I don’t know about you, but I find it tough to locate a great Thai restaurant. My mom is an amazing cook, so we rarely eat out for Thai food. When we do, it’s usually just average or, oddly enough, too sweet. That seems to…
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Thank you for voting
It’s that time of year again—election season. This morning, I did my civic duty by visiting my local polling place on the first day of early voting. Every election feels like a big deal, but doesn’t this one seem especially vital? Maybe it’s because it…
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Self Quarantine Banana Spice Cake/Bread
I had a ton of bananas that I couldn’t finish before they started going brown and spotty. You know what that means, right? Time to bake something banana-y. Well, since we’re not supposed to leave our homes unless it’s to do essential business I needed…
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Overnight Eggnog French Toast Casserole for the Holidays
My brother was curious as to what eggnog tasted like so he bought a quart of it to try. As it turns out none of us really liked it much. I’m sure it’s better with some liquor in it, but it was too thick and…
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Jalapeno Ranch Dip
NFL season openers go down tomorrow. I’m incredibly excited for the Cowboys and Niners game. When you live in Texas, football is a religion. Anyway, I’m not here to talk about football, but if you’re going to a watch party I have the perfect dip for…
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Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie
Earlier this week I made sopapilla cheesecake pie and took it to work. I’m on a wonky schedule for the month of September so it was a thank you ahead of time to my co-workers for putting up with it. THANK YOU! I had quite a…
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Chili Soup
The weather in North Texas has been nothing short of craptastic lately. This has to be the coldest winter that I can remember and we are not out of the woods yet. So, I thought I’d share a recipe that will surely make your cold…
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Best Chocolate Cake EVER
My boss makes the best chocolate cake in the world. He loves to bake, but we don’t let him make anything but this chocolate cake when we have pot lucks or birthday parties. Is it a secret family recipe? Nope. It is actually the “Perfectly…
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Emily’s Pancakes
I got this recipe in 2008 from my ex-boyfriend’s mother. Her name isn’t Emily. She got the recipe out of a magazine like 20 something years ago and apparently it was from a lady named, Emily. I think… Anyway, these pancakes are not like your…