Espresso Braised Spring Onions

  It’s not often that I have the honor of playing with another in the kitchen. It’s not often at all… What an honor it was to have the company of one of my dearest friends for this creation. …and so special to savor in the sensational, silky bites of these babies together once we…

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Soft Boiled Surprise

Friends are so great. Surprises are wonderful. I love gifts too, what can I say? So, when all three are together ~ life is just magic! What I treat to be blessed with my little friend, her generous heart, and the simplicity of soft boiled eggs. I simply cannot wait to allow the subtle and…

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Awesome Ending Fridays

Let’s be honest, folks.  This week has been less than awesome in any and all estimations. I suffered a tremendous deal of sadness, pain, hurt, frustration, and fear. Life is hard. Life is overwhelming. Life is unfair. Yet, through it all, I must persist, and life can still show us some awesomeness. Through the surreptitious…

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Awesome Ending Fridays

This week was certainly interesting for me, but awesome nonetheless. 1.  Incredibly macho men playing the cello.  Yes, Jason, that’s you.  You’re pretty darn awesome! 2.  Hump Day.  For those of you who don’t know about this term – Wednesday is “hump day,” as you overcome the mid-week “hump.”  Wednesday actually happened to be my…

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Play Dates

Life has been rather crazy for me lately.  The last year, really, has been crazy challenging.  If it’s not one thing, it certainly is another, it seems.  And that ONE THING is something big, bad and ugly, and appears to be it for a while, at least. As a consequence, “play” has definitely gone by the…

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Slow Roastin’

As I sometimes feel lost in the whirlwind of life, entirely too busy with my own thoughts and worries to entertain or receive support and friendship, I am finding myself both embracing and snuggling into the arms of the friends around me this time.  In fact, these days (this weekend to be exact), the encouragement…

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Awesome Ending Fridays

Oh boy, this was another week that did not quite feel so awesome.  It started off great – I was told that I have an “embarrassment of riches.”  This IS so true.  Mid-week, though, Humpday Wednesday, brought some disappointing news, to top off the other worries and frets surrounding my spirit. I sure am glad,…

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