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A Little Ice Cream For Your Sunday

by gidget food

mmmmm, strawberries in springtime. We got a delicious bunch of berries in our CSA box last week and I finally made the amazing Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream I’ve been dreaming about. It is so rich and creamy!! I can’t wait to have some tonight… Also, I should have mentioned this a few days ago, but [...]

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food-related lovin’

by gidget food

My daughter has become quite the storyteller. Today we sat together over yogurt and “chatted”- mostly she just told me some nonsensical story full of very grown-up {and improperly used} phrases. It’s very cute. Speaking of yogurt, our new favorite snack is a little plain greek yogurt whipped up with a little all-fruit jam and/or [...]

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Muffins and Felt

by gidget food

First of all. My friend Sarah is so awesome, that upon reading my last blog post, she proceeded to bring me a copy of She & Him’s Vol. 1 CD that very night as we met to hang out/volunteer at Fill-a-Belly. Such a fun surprise! So, on to today. Some sweet friends came over for [...]

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Avogolemeno Soup

by gidget family

This soup was by request by my dad. His mom, my Yaya, used to make it. I had a couple of requests for the recipe when I mentioned making it on facebook a few weeks ago, so here it is… “Yaya” is Greek for grandmother (although I think it is actually spelled differently, this is [...]

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A Few Tasty Homemade Ice Cream Recipes

by gidget food

For my birthday one of things I wanted to do was have a few friends over for some homemade ice cream. I have the most awesome ice cream maker– a bowl attachment for my KitchenAid mixer! My sweet hubby bought me this tool for Christmas a couple of years ago and I recently got super [...]

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My New Favorite Drink

by gidget food

cheaper than a latte and oh-so-good. How do you take your coffee? {click the photo to see what else I’ve been snapping photos of.}

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Happy Halloween!

by gidget food

We had a long, fun day today! Starting with a delicious breakfast (I even baked my first real pumpkin!) … Preparing for the festivities, a la Martha… Party #1 (a birthday party)… Party #2 (a halloween party)… Whew, thank goodness we get an extra hour of sleep tonight! We need it after all that fun.

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Applesauce and Bread

by gidget food

A mellow, sleepy-sick day for my little one makes for a perfect day to… *lay on the couch all morning watching elmo and curious george* *try making homemade applesauce with the apples lingering in the fridge* *bake homemade bread* The applesauce is unbelievable. Just a little sugar, cinnamon, and a potato masher, and much easier [...]

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Housewarming Menu

by Emma food

With the kitchen finished, and the house in a reasonable state we had our housewarming party on Sunday. We decided to have a brunch, because I thought it would be fun to use some yummy recipes I have been saving up. We had tea, coffee and orange juice to drink, croissants with ham, cheese and [...]

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Emma’s Kitchen Remodel – Part 5

by Emma food

As I sit here writing this I feel like I am entering the end zone.  The plumber is in my kitchen as we speak, hooking up our sink, dishwasher and water for the refrigerator… After that we have a few cosmetic finishes (painting and crown moulding) and we will be able to call it offically [...]

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