Snack

Two-Toned Eyes

March 31, 2011

I loved your fill-in-the-blank responses on my Facebook wall earlier today. Fill-in-the-blanks remind me of Mad Libs! Did you guys ever play those? I think I had at least a dozen all filled out at one point in time. My sister and I used to do them on road trips all the time…until we got [...]

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Hooking Hubby on Oatmeal

March 11, 2011

I loved reading everyone’s guesses on yesterday’s tease-post! You guys are so creative. If you’re my Facebook friend, then you already knew what flavor of nut butter I made. But if you aren’t yet (though I think you should be), then read on for more dets… After my morning coffee, I still wanted a pick-me-up, [...]

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Creative Quinoa + Stawberries ‘N Cream Oats

March 3, 2011

Wasabi! I hope everyone is having a great week so far. We only have one day left now so make it count! I returned to an old fave for breakfast today. I started by cooking up a medium sized batch of plain quinoa. I made a Breakfast Quinoa Bowl (similar to this one) to enjoy [...]

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Spring Tease

February 18, 2011

We had another glorious day of pre-spring weather today! Bailey enjoyed basking in the sun. It’s really such a tease of spring. I know cold weather will be back before spring, but I’m enjoying this heat while I can! And did you figure out my latest secret baking ingredient? It’s MACHA GREEN TEA! I can’t [...]

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Wontons + Turkey Soup

November 27, 2010

Finally, the beautiful fall weather has returned! It was quite brisk outside, but the brilliant (almost Duke) blue sky was gorgeous against the fire-colored leaves sparsely covering the trees. I hit up my favorite Durham coffee shop, Copa Vida, to get some blog work done. I love Copa Vida because they use many local products [...]

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Back to the Dining Room

November 1, 2010

So, I know it’s November…buuut…I got a little carried away blogging yesterday: Foodie Halloween Party – 2010 Ninja Sister Black and Red Halloween Eats One Year in the House …and neglected to share some last Halloween photos with you. Here are our “tombstones” at night – the result of our hard-work on our Halloween crafts. [...]

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How to Dress Up Your T-Shirt and Jeans

October 21, 2010

Feeling MUCH better today! Must have been the bear claw…hehe…jk. Thanks so much for all the Wednesday night TV suggestions. The most popular show is obviously Modern Family. Must be good for so many people to like it! Your fave Wednesday night TV Shows: Modern Family Cougar Town Hellcats Criminal Minds (I do like this [...]

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Time for the Space Heater

October 18, 2010

It’s that time of year folks! Fall? No…space heater time! I’ve been using my space heater like it’s going out of style. My little space heater has so many fantastic uses: keeping me warm when I blog (like right now…yes, it’s actually on) keeping me warm when I work (from home) helping me fight off [...]