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We joined a CSA this year - bags of fresh vegetables, that are grown literally one mile down the road, have made my family very happy. Most of the time I simply roast, steam or saute them. Some days I break out a small kitchen appliance and put William up on a chair next to the counter to "help" me.  Exciting things happen in the pink kitchen - basil houses are constructed, my keyboard gets

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So...it's been quite some time since I've written anything here and I've missed it. In the last 2 years lots of things have gone on in our lives and I'm not going try to do a recap or anything. Let's just say that we moved into a new house and are now a family of 4. WFR is getting ready for pre-school to start in a few weeks and Henry is perfecting the art of running. That all being said, it's

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Those are the steps to my attic. Sitting on them are 3 different batches of boozy goodness - Raspberry Liqueur, Double Raspberry Treat and Righteous Raspberry. The kitchen counter has a few small stains and a couple of wooden spoons and towels were sacrificed (no worse than making jam) but the process was simple and so far everything is going smoothly. I have to swirl Righteous for 20 seconds on

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I have to admit that I am a teeny tiny bit jealous of Pillsbury Bake-Off winners' monetary prizes and kick ass ovens. Also, that I usually pride myself on making things from "scratch".This past week I picked up a copy of their book from the library and found it had 2 raspberry recipes. Did you know that I am scouring the internet and cookery shelves for raspberry recipes? Lucky me it had TWO! And

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Last week my sister-in-law and 2 nieces came into town from Colorado. We had a great time visiting with them. Many trips were made to Starbucks and the ice cream stand. We all helped my mother-in-law get ready for the Brooklyn Heights Garage Sale on Friday and did the selling on Saturday. Unfortunately, it was SUPER HOT and there were not many customers.Then on Sunday my parents took WFR and I to

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We have a new tenat on our front porch but it took her a few days to choose btwn the left and right units. I'm afraid to water the hanging baskets so they're turning a yellowish brown color and looking quite crispy. The neighbors probably think that I've just been negleting my plants (which is normally the case) but I am actually trying to save her nest. And I figure if I've stopped watering one

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We have a TON of stuff going on this week which is exhausting me. So much, that I played hookie from WFR's swim class last night and fell asleep on the couch by 9pm.Tomorrow I am taking our new teenage babysitter (and her little sis) on an outing to get to know WFR a little better. I want her to come over and see the apartment and we can discuss his bedtime routine. Which is not much more than

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We had a very long drive but a nice visit. I wished we could have stayed in NJ another day. WFR was a trooper and did pretty well in the car and sleeping in the pack-n-play. Saturday we went to a playground, farmers market , Jersey City for dosa and IKEA. In the evening we had a family dinner full of carbs and stories from India and Vietnam. The stories amaze me and make me

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Tomorrow we are leaving for New Jersey to see a set of WFR's grandparents. We've made a similar trip once before but I am not remembering it that clearly (except the part where we were driving around in the dark, lost, looking for a hotel where we were supposed to meet his parents). So, it was either so bad that I've blocked it out completely or a piece of cake!I finished all the laundry

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worked chat reference a ton, earned the title of biggest "answerer" in May!celebrated lots of birthdays - parties, cake and ice cream :)met up with some old friends via Facebookalready paid for our zoo pass in visitshad a Mother's Day pedicurewent on a picnicate a Monte Cristo at Meltbecame a little obsessed with Crocsattended baseball games - Indian's and the kids' coach pitchedate tons at a

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An entire year has gone by in a flash. On one had I can barely remember WFR as a newborn, it seems so long ago. On the other I can't believe he's already walking, starting to talk and getting into a lot of trouble. On to the birthday....Since our apartment is pretty small we only were able to invite our families. This ended up being about 20 adults and 6 kids - the place was packed! The menu:BBQ

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We left our cold, snowy, Cleveland last Friday. The three of us hopped on a plane and went to Tampa to visit the sun and the Schweiterman Family. They are great hosts!Friday - Got up early to make our 8:50am flight. WFR refused to nap and was a little cranky on the plane. Gregg picked us up and the boys quickly got the car seat installed. We went to their house, regrouped, did some prep work for

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Tuesday my friend had the day off so we went to the Children's Museum. I can see us spending many days there over the winter, especially when William gets a little bit bigger. He enjoyed playing with the musical instruments and having Sadie drive him around town.

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I made a casserole the other day. It sure is casserole, crock pot, dutch oven weather around here. The leaves are starting to cover the ground. We turned on our heat and took our fleece jackets out of the closet. My nose and feet are cold when I go to bed.This casserole surprised me. Honestly, I chose it because of the name and the fact I could use my food processor to slice everything up. It's

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Over the past week we have had some big milestones. Not only did William start eating solids he also got his first tooth! So far he's eaten rice cereal and pumpkin. You're supposed to wait four days before introducing a new food so that if the baby has an allergic reaction you'll know what it's from. Tommorow he gets to try something new...apples? bananas? avacado? It's so much fun watching him

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I ordered My So-Called Life from the library weeks ago and it finally came in! I know what I will be doing for awhile - reliving junior year in high school.

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We went on vacation over Labor Day to Savannah, Georgia and stayed at probably the greatest, biggest beach house on Tybee Island. We have been planning this trip since before William was born and the anticipation was starting to get ridiculous.The trip consisted of 5 couples from...Tampa, Charleston, St. Louis, Chicago & Cleveland. Each had a baby in the past 6 months and St. Louis also has a 2

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I made these beans for William's Baptism and a few people have asked me for the recipe. My mother-in-law cut it out of the Plain Dealer a few years ago. The only thing that we do differently is cook the bacon seperately from the ground meat. If you don't, you just end up with some chunks of bacon fat in the beans.Calico Beans1 pound ground beef1 pound bacon, chopped1 cup chopped onion2 cans

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"Rick the Butcher" talked us into buying a 10lb pork loin. That's a lot of pork. I hacked it into 8 pork chops and 2 roasts. The chops were grilled and a roast was put in the crock pot last Sunday. The roast came out DRY but was turned into pulled pork sandwiches on Monday and tacos on Tuesday. One roast left in the freezer. More pork dishes to come.

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William was Baptized last Sunday. We had lunch for our family and friends afterwards at our house. The skies were grey that morning and looked like it was going to storm. Luckily it cleared up and all our guests were able to sit in the very sunny backyard. I have no idea what we would have done if it rained. There's no way 40 people would have fit in our apartment. We ordered chicken and

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Erin, William and I drove down to the Peninsula Farmers Market on Saturday. We didn't get there till 11am so there wasn't much left to buy. I did get a bar of ginger & grapefruit soap from Lazy Bee and a peach apple pie from another vendor. Unfortunately, the pie crust wasn't baked all the way through and the middle was raw :( Next time we have to get there when it opens, bring a cooler and

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During the last 3 months I have... changed many, many diapersordered lots of take outread "A Walk in the Woods" by night lightbeen spit, peed and pooped onstopped using an alarm clockrealized that a trip to Target is now considered going "out"felt very lucky to be married to my husband (if you're reading this...I love you!)started wearing a glow in the dark watchwanted to pull all my hair out in

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William FrancisMonday, April 7, 20089lbs 6oz 21.5in

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Very cute onsies for food lovers at Fig Leaf Baby

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How often do you go through your fridge and throw away condiments? I came across this today. Off the top of my head, I see that I need to throw away a bottle of fish sauce that I bought when I tried to make pad thai. The smarter me now goes to Siam Cafe when I have a craving.Aren't you supposed to replace dry spices after 6 months? I feel like I need to pitch them all and start from scratch.

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Nancy Pearl is coming to Cuyahoga County Public Library next week. Details can be found here. Yes, I do have her action figure - it was a gift! Film Fest update - films I have actually seen:Return of the CuyahogaJumpThe Planet (I napped a bit during this one)Ben XGone with the WomanAnd I will see American Teen on SundayBaby update - I am 37.5 wks today. My doctor said I could have this baby any

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The Cleveland International Film Fest has started! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to volunteer for the opening night festivities. Last night was also my last day of work at one of my jobs. I'm going on maternity leave till fall. How crazy is that? People were asking me if I was sad. Heck no..I am thrilled! I will continue working at my other job till the baby comes - but that means I'll only be

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Douglas Trattner describes your first experience at the Market Cafe perfectly in his Free Times article..."Where do we start? What do we do? Help!" That's exactly how my friend E and I felt when we walked in yesterday at about 11:50am. It was already very crowded and a bit overwhelming.We decided to both get our lunch from the same station so we wouldn't lose each other. The burger/grill station

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My dr's appointment was good on Friday. I felt the baby's skull with my fingers by pushing down really low on my abdoment. Sutherland said that's how they used to figure out if the baby was head down, before u/s. Very odd! She aslo went over when to go to the hosp: 1. water breaks 2. heavy bleeding 3. intense contractions. Stay home for as long as possible! I need to pack some things in a bag to

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Wow, time has been going by quickly. I have been so busy lately and haven't updated this blog at all! I feel like I have just been running on auto for the past few months. Between work, baby classes, doctor's appointments, celebrations, social events, eating and trying to sleep I've barely had time to breath. Here's a few of the big highlights of the past few months....My birthday party at

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Last weekend I spent walking, eating, shopping and people watching in New York City with my friend Erin. We drove out on Thursday and stayed with my in-laws for the weekend. Here are some highlights...Friday:Noah's Bagel giant breakfast sandwichessome stroller research at Buy Buy Babydrooling over bolts of fabric in the Garment Districteverything at the Momofuku Noodle Barshopping at Pearl River,

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This may come in handy for people after the holidays.http://www.candygenius.com/letter.html

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Found at the Unusual Life...a toilet themed-restaurant! Would you eat there? I am curious about the menu.

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I participated in this swap last year and received some really fun things in the mail. Sign-ups end tomorrow - click here to get all the info.

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Masumi shows are up at the Akron Art Museum, CSU, MOCA and (next weekend) Spaces.Next Tuesday John Waters is speaking at EJ Thomas Hall.Articles like this in the Plain Dealer are annoying. I know it's the travel section but shouldn't the local paper be urging us to spend money in our city?Alton Brown's meatloaf recipe is good but next time I would cut down on the garlic cloves.Last night I was

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Last Saturday night we had our Pumpkin Carving Party - about 40 people came, lots of pumpkins were carved and my little brothers' band performed their first live gig. I was so nervous for them, and proud at the same time. Oh, they were so cute! I think the guests had a good time but what the heck is with people leaving before 11pm? Are we just getting old or boring? I know some had kids to

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I've had a really star studded week so far. Last Sunday night my husband, brother and his girlfriend went to Lolita to have dinner and watch The Next Iron Chef. Michael Symon was there...just walking around, chatting & laughing with people. How hard it must be for him to keep such the secret of who is the winner! We sat at the round table, directly in front of the t.v. and had a really fantastic

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Apartment Therapy : The Kitchen linked to some PD articles here in their food roundup this week.

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Last night Dr. Roizen gave a lecture at Tri-C East Corporate College. It was probably the closest thing I'll ever get to being on an episode of Oprah. The doctor was very charming, a great speaker and was happy to inform the audience that his real age is about 20 years younger than his 62 - he looked great! He talked a little bit about his website Realage.com -which just informed me

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Why have I not blogged in ages (again)? I've been working a ton? No, that's usually not kept me from blogging in the past. I've done nothing interesting in the past month? Um, what happened during that weekend in Chicago? I've discovered something that's consumed a lot - no ALL - of my thoughts? Yes..I've found out that I am pregnant!Due to morning sickness, lack of energy in the evenings and the

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and not much has been going on. We're going to Chicago this weekend so I'll surely have some good pictures next week.I could post about beautiful CSA veggies but they would just be my depressing reminders of wastefulness. Poor veggies! I am thinking of not joining next year - it's just too much.

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I wasn't able to post anything about weeks 2 & 3 but you can read about the deliveries and some good book revies at The Atomic Librarian Book Review Blog.Week 4broccolired potatoespatty pan squashcucumbersflat italian beansyellow tomatogreen pepperbeetspecansWhat have I been doing with all of this produce? We've been just snacking on a lot of things - especially the cukes and pickles. The yellow

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From the CPL Fine Arts Blog....Look for the Roving Reference Librarians working the crowds next weekend at the Ingenuity Festival from 12-6 on Saturday and Sunday. We'll be easy to spot with tablet PCs and bright blue t-shirts emblazoned with the slogan "Ask a Librarian." The Cleveland Public Library table will be in the CSU College of Urban Affairs building as part of the Family Pavilion. More

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Due to the hot/dry weather the Covered Bridge Gardens CSA started 2 weeks early! A little newsletter called The Nibbler will accompany our produce each week - it has farm news and recipes in it. And starting next week we will be getting everything in cloth bags.So what did we get?Red Butter Head LettuceGreen OnionsBeetsShelling PeasSnow PeasPecandoarosa Pecans (from their trees in Arizona)

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Anthony Bourdain meets Harvey PekarUploaded by TravelChannelTV

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Since I have been working a lot of evenings, I have also been putting together a lot of late night dinners (that require a very small amount of time, effort and imagination). That being said, I have been totally bored with our food options. Most nights we eat veggie burgers, bowls of pasta, tuna/turkey sandwiches, cereal or something grilled. I don't remember the last time I even used a recipe.

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My friends Erin & Matt have been especially good friends lately. Why? They have a huge cable tv!!! More importantly they have invited us over the past week to watch the Cavs games and the season premier of Top Chef on it! Hopefully this will be a weekly invitation ;) My favorites are Micah and CJ.Very much looking forward to tomorrow. I don't have to work so in the afternoon I'm seeing Oceans

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I just talked to Gloria Ferris and reserved my tickets to the Brooklyn Centre Garden Party—“Magic, Mystery, and Millionaires.” That glass of lemonade sounds really refreshing.Info from her website....What do a librarian, a magician and a Broadway playwright have in common? They all lived in Cleveland and they’re all featured in this year’s Brooklyn Centre Garden Party—“Magic, Mystery, and

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Over Memorial Day weekend we met up with one set of my in-laws in Scranton, Pa. No, not to visit Dunder Mifflin, but to go to an architectural salvage yard called Olde Good Things. This is the warehouse...they also have stores in NY, LA and Chicago. The amount of stuff there was overwhelming - rooms of furniture, doors, windows, hardware and sinks. Outside there were yards full of bathtubs, iron

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from the Art House website...Support local farmers and local arts at Art House this summer!Dates: June - October, 2nd & 4th ThursdayTime: 3-7 p.m. Price: FREE Art Workshops$20- Regular Share Bag (Family & Couples)$10 Half Share Bag (Single)($10 for Low Income Regular Share Bag & $5 for Low Income Half Bag)From June to October, Art House will partner with Councilman Brian Cummins' office and Fresh

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I am tagging myself on a meme from Hot Coffee Girl.My Five Favorite Places to Eat Locally - the Cleveland Version...Nate's Deli (1923 W. 25th St.) We usually go to Nate's at least once a week. Their rolled pita sandwiches are great and they have THE BEST hummus I've ever eaten. What' s nice is if you take someone there who's afraid to eat anything "new". They can order a good deli sandwich and

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My friend and I are going to split a family share from the Covered Bridge Gardens CSA this summer. Another option, set up by the Lakewood Earth and Food Community (LEAF), is City Fresh. I had a hard time choosing which one to join and now I'm thinking I should have gone with City Fresh. Mainly because they're going to have a "fresh stop" at Art House, which is only minutes from my house. Oh, well

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Last weekend was spent in Charleston, SC where we attended a beautiful wedding, visited with friends, sat by the pool and enjoyed the sun for a few days. What am I going to try to do this weekend?Friday - Twilight Hike in the “Natural Flats” or help someone work on their nursery.Saturday - art show at Bela Dubby and then the Art Extravaganza!Sunday - the LAST school open house at my (and my mom's

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I always remember college as being fun. Yes, I worked a lot and missed my boyfriend but generally I thought it was a great time in my life. After reading an old journal that I kept as an undergrad (unfortunately, I believe it's the only journal I ever kept) I realized that's where I vented a lot of my frustrations. Apparently, I either forgot how hard it was or I was a drama queen with a pen.

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I would love to eat this cat food on my next flight!

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I met up with my friend Tricia in Chicago a few weeks ago - she is currently in Florida but moving to Chicago this summer! We had a really great weekend that included lots of fun stuff - massages, French food (escargot & rabbit), sangria, more drinks, a bit of history & some groovy pictures of Cloud Gate. One toddler was so mesmerized by his reflection in the bean that he ran his head right into

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I just ordered a "hungry" mail monster.

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My new niece, Addison Mary, was born Feb 23rd!The Cleveland International Film Fest started - so far I've seen 4 movies. A Map for Saturday was really great - it's playing two more times this weekend.St. Patrick's Day was fun. We went to a movie in the morning, the parade, Otto Moser's, Lincoln Park Pub and then came home for a nap. Later we went to dinner (for Mexican!) with some other

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Cupid at Home in the Kitchen, Michigan Stove Company, ca. 1910s, 32 p. I found a really interesting project at the Duke University's Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. It's called the Emergence of Advertising in America 1850-1920. It's basically a database of over 9,000 rare & historic advertising images. One part of the collection is called the Nicole Di Bona Peterson

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I have a lot of things planned for this weekend. Probably too many to actually get done, but we shall see.Tonight : I'm going to see Matthew Barney : No Restraint at CMA. Some of my friends declined my invitation after reading the synopsis. Personally, I don't know how you could not be interested in seeing what Barney actually does with Bjork and 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly. I viewed most of

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I made reservations on the Megabus to visit Chicago in March. If you've been on the bus I would love to hear about your experience.My husband (then boyfriend) lived in Detroit for a year. Since my car was unreliable and I was in love I took the Dog every other weekend to visit him. For as bad as it was, I did come away with some interesting stories.

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The Amateur Gourmet made these and posted the recipe with tons of photos (he attributes it to the Babbo Cookbook). I followed his lead and used a Chianti but made the full recipe that calls for 4 ribs. The only issue for me was the cooking time. After 2 hours in the oven the ribs were done, but they were not all falling off the bone. This may have been because the ribs were not all

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This past week I got emails from both of my blittle brothers, A & K, telling me they're going to be at the Beachland Ballroom tonight to see Uncle Scratch's Gospel Revival. K just called me to ask if we were going to be at the show. I found the communication very odd...my brothers don't really talk to me unless we happen to be at my parents' house at the same time. I sometimes think A took a

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Laura Rebecca has her own blog full of recipes and in addition she hosts a Retro Recipe Challenge every month. This is the month for me to take on the challenge!

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My husband took our friends and I out to a fabulous dinner at Lolita for a birthday last Saturday night (my real b-day was the 22nd). We had oysters with "love" sauce and boards of seafood, cheese and meat for appetizers. A warm spinach salad with a fried egg on top also arrived. Honestly, I had a very difficult time choosing my entree because they all looked so delicious. I happily ended up

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I see it's been almost a month since I posted anything. The time just flew by. My vacation became an enjoyable break away from computers and work. I still managed to read some blogs over the past few weeks, but there are still many unread posts left on my blog roll.I was afraid it would be difficult to start posting again. Should I try to do a recap of the last month? Post some pictures from

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I had a really great time in Columbus. We stayed up past 2am talking both nights. By the time we rolled out of bed, (couch or air mattress), got dressed and drank coffee it was almost 3pm - it was great to be able to relax and do nothing. Most of the weekend we spent visiting but we did venture out to the North Market for Indian buffet and scoops of Jeni's, Easton, North Star Cafe, Adriatico's &

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It's already Friday and I didn't get to post anything about last weekend in NJ or my Christmas tree and now I will be leaving tonight for Columbus! One reason for no posts is that the home computer has gone all wacky - like those technical terms? I'm hoping that the computer issues will be resolved by the time I get home on Sunday and all my photos will have been safely retrieved off of the hard

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You Are Japanese FoodStrange yet delicious.Contrary to popular belief, you're not always eaten raw.What Kind of Food Are You?

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December is going fast, isn't it? I love how the weather changes throughout the day. One minute it's snowing so hard I can barely see Terminal Tower. I turn my head away for a few minutes and then the sun is shining and the salt is helping it turn the white flakes to dirty brown street slush. I need a new pair of boots, a hat and some gloves - asap.Quick notes on what's going on...We put our tree

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This geoGreeting site is a fun way to send messages.

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Sunday we drove from St. Augustine 3 hours north to Savannah, Georgia - one of our favorite towns. Our friends KC and Gina drove down from Charleston to meet up with us. We went out to lunch and then for drinks and then dinner (are you seeing the pattern of our gluttony here?). We ended the night giving away our table keg to some other people at the bar because it was just too much...Monday the

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Our vacation was awesome. We had a great time at our cousin's wedding and visiting with friends. The weather wasn't the best, but at least it wasn't snowing. I happily ate my fill of crab, oysters and shrimp for 6 days!St. Augustine...Friday we arrived in St. Augustine. The beach front room is not really the bomb in November - VERY windy out there.Saturday, before the wedding, the sun came out

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I just finished cleaning up the kitchen from all my Halloween cooking.Tuesday night we all planned to meet over my sister-in-law's house to celebrate the holiday in addition to my father-in-law's birthday. The only thing I had to do when I got home was make 5 lbs of mashed potatoes. So of course I got stuck in a traffic jam and we ended up arriving to the party very late. But our family doesn't

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This international Holiday Ornament Swap has over 220 participants already. There's only one more week to sign up - send them an email by November 1st.

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Do you feel like once you get done with one thing you are immediately onto the next?I'm done with the Pumpkin Carving Party. The next event on my list of things to think about every minute of every day is our upcoming vacation!November 3rd we will be flying to St. Augustine for a wedding. Then heading up to Savannah (to relax) and Charleston (visit some friends) for a few days. Not exactly sure

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During the day I watch and listen to many people. Sometimes quite close and sometimes from across the room.Today I heard a regular "patron" named Ricardo compliment a woman on her earrings. She absolutely lit up with a smile and said "Thank you, my mother made them for me." Then she actually sashayed out the door. He's made me smile many times - by enthusiastically telling me about his new job

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The party was a blast! We had about 30 guests and 15 pumpkins in the contest this year. The winning team brought a drill with them...this is a serious competition!****I played around a bit with my template - do you think these images too big?****

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This Saturday we're having a Pumpkin Carving Party. Last year's was such a blast that we had to do it again. This year we're co-hosting which means more guests, more pumpkins, more food, more drinks = more fun! It rained and the wind almost blew us away last year - this year it may just snow!Menu:2 kinds of chili (I'm using turkey & chorizo, Erin is making a Nigella recipe)raspberry barsbrats on

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Friday - we saw David Sedaris & ate delicious fish fry at ProsperitySaturday - feasted at Soul Hot Pot. I am very upset I didn't bring my camera because it was ridiculous the amout of food and dishes we had on a table for 3 people.Sunday - Breakfast at Jigsaw Saloon and dinner at the in-laws.FYI -the banana bread I made last week turned out great!

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Just a quick post...Yesterday I scoured the internet for a slow cooker recipe that used chicken thighs and/or legs and no cans of cream of chicken, mushroom or celery soup.I found Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken on allrecipes.com. The recipes from that site have been hit or miss for me. Reading all the comments and ratings does not help either. They are all over the place and everyone tweaks the

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On Tuesday my friend Erin brought home some dinner from India's Cafe & Kitchen Inc. This is a little Northern Indian place on Ridge Rd. in Parma.Last night I was on my way home from work (starving) and thought I would drive by to see if they were open. I walked in about 9:45pm and they were happy to whip me up some some very fresh samosa, chicken pakora, vegetable curry, shahi paneer and cucumber

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Over the past few weeks there has been a team Amish men running around our house tearing stuff down, hammering, sawing and nailing thing back up. It's been pretty exciting coming home each day to see how far along they've gotten. Here's a few pictures of the progress.This is an example of why we needed a new front porch.Some demo. Nothing between the two floors!The beginnings of new ceilings.

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I just finished making jam this morning. I picked the berries on Monday at Rosby's and crushed them yesterday. Now I'm listening to the sweet sound of the jars popping as they cool. I love it!

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I started my new additional part-time job last week. It's super busy there and I don't have much time to eat, check my email, surf the net or write blog entries while I'm there. Very different from my other pt job.Working 3 nights a week and every Saturday is forcing me to use all my free time for laundry and cleaning the house. Boo! In an effort to get some healthful food into our bodies during

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I think the small things inside the card catalog drawers are the biggest fun at Big Fun...

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I read an article in Time Magazine called Cupcake Nation - it's about how obsessed the "yuppie-under-40 set" has become with designer cupcakes and places like Magnolia Bakery and Sprinkles. In the article the author said "when no one was looking, I'd shove the paper in my mouth and chew it like cupcake gum." I didn't know other people did that too!So where are the designer cupcakes in Cleveland?

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The past few days have been uncharacteristically good!Last weekend was the Polish Festival at Saint John Cantius. We happened to run into some friends there and enjoyed a few Polish beers and pierogies. Oh, we also nibbled on a small bowl of cabbage & noodles and split a kielbasa & sauerkraut sandwich . The rest of the evening was spent at The Treehouse and revisiting the kielbasa. So much garlic

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and it only took about a month! I wonder how long the front will take. We must have everything painted before winter. This sounds like trouble to me.beforeafter

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We were in bed and watching the news on Thursday August 17, 2006. I was in that in-between sleep and awake phase, eyes fluttering open with the start of each loud commercial. My husband startled me by asking "Are you watching this? Is that Masumi's apartment?!?"Oh my God. Yes, it is. But that can't be her. No, that's not possible.A woman and man were shot to death in a condo on W. 75th St. and

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I'm back from Florida and still recovering from a ridiculous sunburn. I don't understand how 2 grown, educated women do not know how to apply sun screen. I guess it could be due to lack of use? All I know is that I'm totally embarrassed by this burn and am shielding all parts of my body for the rest of my life!Let's get on with the story of my friend T's move...Day 1 - we drove (13 hours) to

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Feels like I have not written anything in a long time. Things have been pretty crazy lately. My sister-in-law and her family came to Cleveland for a surprise visit (they live in Colorado), I got a huge job rejection, construction started on our house and I'm leaving tomorrow morning for Tampa. One of my good friends GOT a job there - hooray! I will be accompanying her and one very tightly packed

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My husband found a praying mantis hanging out on our cooler last week. He carefully moved it over to the hydrangea bush.Can you see it?According to OSU "They do not bite humans, damage household furnishings, nor spread disease. However, when handled, their spiny-like forelegs can be readily felt as a "sharp pinch." Mantids are most commonly seen in late September and early October either resting

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With all of this heat lately, I can barely stand to be in our upstairs apartment (no a/c) and have absolutely no desire to turn on the stove. We've been grilling out a lot, but yesterday I was just too lazy to go to the grocery store and then cart all the groceries and grill stuff up and down the stairs a million times. So my husband, friend and I went out for dinner.We really liked the pad thai

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Friday - girls' night out at Stan Hywet Hall. We saw a performance of Much Ado About Nothing. It was a really great way to spend a summer evening. Next month they're putting on the musical Always...Patsy Cline.I have been wanting to put a picnic basket together all summer so I ran to the market at lunch and picked up my "supplies". I made 2 types of sandwiches on a french baguette - turkey,

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There is so much to do around here!This weekend:July 13 - Movie Under the Stars (Wallace and Grommit)July 13 - 16 - Cleveland Ingenuity Festival (made it onto the ReadyMade Blog!)July 12-16 - HarborfestAnd next weekend:July 22 - Bloggapalooza

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