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Happy Birthday Papa Bear!
To celebrate my husband’s birthday we went on a quick getaway to Palm Springs. It was so hot. Hotter than hot. Triple digit hot. We spent most of our time swimming but since Papa Bear loves to eat,...
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Fruit Flavored Simple Syrups
I grew up drinking a lot of sweet tea. Pop Pop (as Baby Bear affectionately calls my dad) is from Louisiana so when he and my mother got married, his mother made sure to teach my mom how to make sweet...
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Globetrotting in Los Angeles: Persian Square
There’s a scene in the last season of Sex and the City (my favorite show ever!) where Carrie talks about dating her new boyfriend, Aleksandr Petrovsky. “My Russian,” she says in the episode, Out of...
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Compound Butters
Last year around this time, I found myself with an abundance of fresh herbs from my mom’s garden. Not wanting to waste a single bit of my bounty, I ended up making a compound butter. My sister went...
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The Secret to Juicy and Flavorful Fried Chicken
Baby Bear takes after her daddy and adores fried chicken. It has become an unofficial ritual to pick up a small batch most Sundays after church and both she and Papa Bear are very discerning about...
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Mexican Street Corn
I’ve seen so many amazing corn recipes this summer. In magazines, on Pinterest – the possibilities are endless. I’ve been dying to try to replicate the delicious Mexican Street Corn I had with my...
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“I Swear I’m not Drunk” Nachos
I’m almost embarrassed to write this post. Almost. I know people like to share pictures of and tell stories about culinary triumphs consisting of local and organic food so artfully composed that...
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Chocolate Chip Cookies with Dark Cherries
Note to self: Next time I make chocolate chip cookies, make sure my two year old doesn’t actually see the bag of chocolate chips. Do you have any idea how hard it is to explain to a toddler that you...
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Bacon wrapped Herb and Butter Roasted Chicken
This is a post about roasted chicken. Bacon wrapped roasted chicken slathered in butter, olive oil, herbs and spices to be exact. Please wipe off your drool and just keep reading… I’m pretty sure...
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Buffalo Chicken Dip with Homemade Tortilla Chips
I come from a sports loving family and our favorite, by far, is football. My dad is a die-hard Oakland Raiders fan and my siblings and I were raised to cheer for the Silver and Black every season. I...
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