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Strawberry Rhubarb Fool

As you may have garnered from the tone of my most recent posts, going back to late April, I’ve been a little down. I have been avoiding Twitter and other Social Media time suckers. I haven’t been posting as much as I would like and I haven’t been feeling quite like myself. I’ve been cleaning my house […]

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Strawberry Shortcakes

I want to write something witty today. Really I want to amaze you with my awesome ability to rear to children, wirte and develop recipes, take gorgeous photos and still have time to write amazingly thoughtful prose.

Too bad I have lost half my brain cells this week. Hubby went away. For 5 days. Oh sure, my parents are here to help me, but that doesn’t get me anywhere at night. This little lady you see above has a very low respect for bedtime. Especially mine.

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Better Than Sex Cake

So, it’s that time people. Time for desserts aplenty and no holds barred calorie attacks. For me the holidays start on December 1st. The tree goes up, all the decorations are strung about the house and our giant blow up snowmen go on the roof. (Yes, I’m that person). I’m listening to Christmas music right

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Chocolate Ice Cream Cake

When birthdays make their appearance in my family, there is one thing that has always been a constant, ice cream cake. A family tradition spanning years, it has been there even for births. We were not well off growing up and were only allowed a “party” every two years. This worked out for us, as

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