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“I wish I had a nickel to buy a pickle.”

That was an old song my grandma used to sing when I was a kid. I always thought it was the silliest song I ever heard, but sadly I never asked her where exactly she heard it. I know she went to Salvation Army summer camp (which she HATED and refused to go again) one [...]


August 05, 2011

Alright, we’re jammin’, & I hope you like jammin’ too.

I’ll be honest- if these posts weren’t already written and ready, I probably would not be back to posting. But they are, so I figured why not. I don’t think it’s being disrespectful to my grandmother’s memory to keep blogging this soon after her passing, especially since it gives me something to look forward to [...]


July 27, 2011

I got myself in a pickle, again.

Not really, don’t worry. I just made some pickles, that’s all. The only “pickle” I might be in is making too much preserved/canned/jarred items- now that I’ve started, I can’t stop. Before I start talking about pickles, though, I want to wish Jay luck on playing his first official “gig” this weekend with his band [...]


July 23, 2011

Jackson Pollock cupcakes!

Also known as, paint splatter cupcakes! How amazing are they? … I first saw this concept done by Retro Bakery in Las Vegas. I can’t say for sure what they use for their paint splatters, but they come out amazing (view some here & some here). I’ve wanted to do it for a while, but [...]


June 17, 2011

You’re so fresh… you salsa fresca, you.

I mentioned this weekend that I can’t stand to have the oven on in hot weather. I need fresh, cold (or cool, or at least room temperature) food this time of year: salads, etc. Salsa is included in that list of cold foods. A jar of salsa & a bag of chips & I’m all [...]


June 14, 2011