Monthly Archives: October 2010

Orange chocolate chip Halloween cupcakes

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

I usually wait a few days before posting things I’ve made (sometimes even longer), but I had to go ahead and show you these cupcakes I brought to work for Halloween. They are not difficult at all (though they are … Continue reading →

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Upside-down apple corn muffins

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

The other day, my friend/co-worker Heidi sent me a grilled cheese slide show. She obviously knows me very well. This came shortly after Isabel told me she had received her first copy of Sunset magazine in  the mail and that … Continue reading →

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Food I didn’t make

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

We went to New York this weekend for the Navy-Notre Dame game at the new Meadowlands stadium. Well, actually we went to New Jersey for the game. But we took the train in to NYC on Saturday evening and again … Continue reading →

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Extremely advanced gourmet dessert

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

Sorry that swimming post was depressing. Let’s try something a little more cheerful. As you may recall, I recently made PB&J bars for a Navy football tailgate (or tailgater, as they call it). The midshipmen thoroughly enjoyed them, and apparently … Continue reading →

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Swimmer dies during race

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

In case you haven’t heard: Fran Crippen, an open-water swimmer on the U.S. national team, died this weekend during a 10K race in the UAE. There are still a lot of details that aren’t clear, but apparently the water was … Continue reading →

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Black leotard, pink tights

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

This is not about eating or swimming, but it is marginally about shopping: A few weeks ago, I signed up for ballet at Maryland Hall. Those who knew me in elementary school will not be surprised at all by this … Continue reading →

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Hoecakes

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Whether you call them cornmeal pancakes, hoecakes or Jen & Melissa cakes (I know, hilarious), these are delicious. I first had these around 2003 at Paula Deen’s Lady & Sons restaurant in Savannah with my mom and grandmother. We all … Continue reading →

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Cranberry-apple fluff

Posted on October 17, 2010 by

A few years ago, my mom got sick on Christmas. At that point, I had done a lot of baking and could cook a few dinner items (rigatoni, chicken tacos and spaghetti with tomato sauce, basically), but preparing an entire … Continue reading →

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Mashed potatoes

Posted on October 14, 2010 by

I love mashed potatoes, but I think Toby loves them even more. His default meal for birthdays, homecomings (from deployment, not the high school football game variety) and other occasions is meat, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese and biscuits. Very … Continue reading →

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Tequila roasted pork

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

I had some dried ancho chile peppers left over from making that Esquire oatmeal, and this recipe was on the package. I figured I might as well try it. I halved the recipe because I didn’t have enough chile peppers … Continue reading →

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