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  • Recipe My Raw Story
    My Raw Story
    Everyone has a story, raw or not! I feel the need now to share my rawfood story. Watching a downloaded Avatar? made me think about the connection issue. The subject seems to pop everywhere. I feel now connected enough[...]
  • Recipe Boiled: One Woman?s Story of Working Out Regularly
    Boiled: One Woman?s Story of Working Out Regularly
    I had an epiphany this morning.  It occurred to me that I’ve become the proverbial “Boiled Frog.”  Are you familiar with the reference?  The story goes something like this:  Boiling a frog is tricky business.   If you plop[...]
  • Recipe The Story of the Cherry Hog
    The Story of the Cherry Hog
    Once upon a time there were 3 sisters that grew up in the city of New Orleans with their 2 older brothers and parents. They were not exactly poor, but things were very tight, as they were living on one modest accountant's salary. Melba, the mom,[...]
  • Recipe Yes!
    Yes!
  • Recipe Hot Toddy
    Hot Toddy
    I like to tease Johnny that he has the weakest immune system in the world. Although it's not really a laughing matter, the truth is he would catch something from somebody rumored to be sick. Usually this means the winter is a cyclical journey from[...]
  • Recipe Sweet Treats
    Sweet Treats
    My mom sent some jars of sweet treats in the Christmas box for Johnny. (I'm a little late in posting this, and some of the jars were already dug into at the time of photos.) Each one was in a jar that I can reuse later. She labeled the tops to[...]
  • Recipe Birthday Eats
    Birthday Eats
    Johnny took me out to dinner at Big Tuna , a local Japanese restaurant. I'd eaten there once before, but this second time really won my heart! First thing to hit the table was the edamame. We started with the usual ginger salad and miso[...]
  • Recipe iPhone Recaps
    iPhone Recaps
    Ok, so I've been a horrible food blogger the past few weeks! But, deep in my veins I was still a food blogger at heart. Something in my DNA would make me whip out my iPhone and snap some pics of note-worthy meals I had for you guys. A[...]
  • Recipe Frontera Grill
    Frontera Grill
    Johnny and I aren't much for celebrating Valentine's Day. There's a sudden frenzy at restaurants which means inflated prices, long reservation waits, and over-crowded dining rooms. What we've decided to do is instead have Valentine's quietly at home[...]
  • Recipe The Big Two Six
    The Big Two Six
    In honor of my birthday, a very close family friend (and mother of my God daughter) made me a special cake from afar and shared it via Facebook. Thank you Lyn, Marissa, and Cecelia! I love you guys!!! I thought I'd share it with you guys too,[...]