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Henside the Beltline: Urban Chickens, Baby!

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Friends, May is shaping up to be Quite Full of fun.  You might remember my post about the Henside the Beltline Tour d’Coop last year.  If not, here is a Refresher .  Having just went back and read the post myself, I see that we were[...]

Guest Post: Jamieson Ridenhour on Food in Literature

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Friends, I am so pleased to introduce you to the amazingly talented and awesome Jamie Ridenhour .  Jamie writes (and poets).  He teaches at the University Level .  He is a musician.  And a film maker .  He also is a wonderful father,[...]

New Cookbook Review: The Fearless Baker, by Emily Luchetti

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Update:  The giveaway is over, but the review still applies. So read on, people! First off, let me begin by saying a couple of Things. Thing One:  I was asked to review this book and was sent an e-copy by the delightful Anna Balasi,[...]

Corned Beef Made from Local, Sustainable, Grass-Fed Beef! Brisket-Palooza (Life is Good)

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I have a confession to make:  we are Fans of lunch meat.  My favorite sandwich as a kid, aside from cream cheese and jelly, was “boney-cheese-mayonnaise-bread-and-chips.”  In real person speak, that was a bologna and cheese[...]

Happy Birthday Webby

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As I was lounging on the divan and eating bon bons the other day, Beekeeper Thomas called me up and asked if I could make a cake for him.  Talking with Thomas is a singular experience.  Experience it for yourself: Me: Hello? Beekeeper[...]

Sunday Suppers: Baked Pasta with Vegetarian ?Meat? Sauce. Or The Pasta I Could Not Stop Eating.

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You know how sometimes it gets close to dinner time and you think, “Oh, poo.  I haven’t made anything, and The Beloved might starve?”  Well, this happens to me on a Frequent Basis.  When this happens, I generally turn to Some[...]

Sunday Suppers (Monday Edition): Baked Eggs. And Bees. But Not Together.

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Yesterday, our neighbor Thomas got his bees!  He raised bees last year, but then sent them Elsewhere for the winter because he wanted to start fresh with a cool new Top Bar Hive .  No more white boxy boxes for him, no sir.  He has a very cool[...]

PMAT Investigates: MilkiLeaks*?From Whence Cometh Sweetened Condensed Milk?

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Photo by Dave Wild It smells like babies.  It creams AND sweetens your coffee in one Fell swoop.  It’s beige.  It comes in a weird sized can.  It’s sweetened condensed milk, and the label would have you believe that[...]

Potato, Rice and Coconut Madness: The TaytoRiCo Round-Up

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Welcome to the round-up, the Culmination of the TaytoRiCo Challenge!  For those of you who open your fridge or pantry and find yourself staring at a coupla potatoes, a handful or two of rice and a loverly bunch of coconuts, this post is for you![...]

Irish Shortbread

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I made these little guys to go with the Irish Coffee Panna Cottas I made a couple of days ago. Shortbread is really a Scottish treat, but my friend, Ireland’s own @DailySpud, said that they Rather Enjoy shortbread there. That was all I[...]