Category Archives: Cooking

Cooking, baking, kitchen tips, stories, experiments, successes, and disasters.

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  Vegan Living

  Posted on April 2, 2012 by Merdi in Cooking, Living

  Yup, I’m converting to vegan-ism.  It’s going to take a long time, probably in large part because I LOVE cheese, but I’ve been doing a lot of research and soul searching, and I think I’m ready to take the plunge.   Marty’s mostly on board, but he’s even less willing to give up cheese than [...]

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  Pavlovian Responses

  Posted on March 11, 2011 by Merdi in Cooking

  Now that it’s Lent, as a Catholic its time for me to give up something. Long story short, I decided to give up meat and alcohol, and now I’m super hungry. Fortunately, I’ve found a bunch of great recipes that I’m really excited to try out!

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  Winter Cupcakes

  Posted on January 7, 2011 by Merdi in Cooking, Recipes

  I know, this is a little bit of a stretch for the “winter” theme, but I made some fluffy little cupcakes – they’re angel food cupcakes with meringue frosting and they’re delicious!  The frosting is almost a little marshmallow-y and tastes amazing, although it is a little flatter than I thought it would be. Plus, [...]

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  Music and a Meal – Homestyle

  Posted on September 17, 2010 by Merdi in Cooking, Music and a Meal

  Happy Friday everyone!  I know it’s been a while since we’ve done a Music and a Meal, life seems to be getting pretty crazy out here.  But we’ve got a really good one for you today: Brooks and Dunn’s “Proud of the House We Built” and a homestyle meal from Martha Stewart (because, really, who [...]

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  Labor Day Desserts

  Posted on September 3, 2010 by Merdi in Cooking, Entertaining

  Now it’s time for everyone’s favorite part of the day: dessert time!  Not too much to say here, except that you might want to have a cookie or something sweet to munch on while you’re looking at these desserts, otherwise your stomach might start rumbling so loudly that your neighbors will file a noise complaint. [...]

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