February 2012
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Arts & Entertainment: Film →
{The most fun you can have with movies…apart from watching them.}
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Quotes of Note
“All artists have something to say, otherwise they’d make shoes. And you are not a cobbler, are you…” -Anonymous {film}
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Food & Family: Recipes
Almond Brownies
STOP! {Unless you love rich, chewy, almond-y brownies.}
1/2cup butter, melted
1/2cup brown sugar
1cup sugar
1tsp almond extract
2 eggs
3/4cup flour
1/2cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2tsp salt
1/2cup semisweet chocolate chips
Mix butter with sugars, extract, and eggs. Sift flour, cocoa, and salt in a separate bowl. Combine wet and dry ingredients, but don’t overmix!...
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Food & Family: Recipes
Peach-Whiskey BBQ Chicken
I have a cute story to tell you. Hubby has been working with the same 5 or 6 fellas for the last few months. Each day, they drop what they’re doing and sit down to eat lunch together. Occasionally, I’d send him with leftover baked goods to share with the boys. Then their wives started sending in stuff. Then they started bringing in things that they...
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Quotes of Note
“Hope it’s right when you die, old and bony.” -The Shins
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Home & Garden: Tips
Jewelry Storage: Necklaces
Valentine’s Day came and went…and now you have another necklace to add to your stockpile. Well, if you ever want to actually wear them, you’re gonna have to figure out a way to keep ‘em from tangling into a ball of shiny disaster. Good thing you stopped by. All you need is a box of straws and boom: problem solved. Wave byebye to knotted...
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Quotes of Note
“As far as I’m concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.” -Neil Gaiman
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Blogs You'll Fancy: Pillar Box Post →
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Quotes of Note
“No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.” -Abraham Lincoln
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Arts & Entertainment: Literature
Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery by Richard Hollingham
Not into spending your Valentine’s Day watching chick flicks and shoveling popcorn? How about you order something naughty for your Kindle? Something dark and exotic and…full of limb transplants. RH’s delicious little book is described as a history of surgery, not the history, as you’ll find it mainly...
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Travel & Leisure: Restaurants
Nearly T-minus zero on the v-day front, fellas.
If your honey has a sweet tooth, you’re going to need to head to Michael’s Genuine {Miami}, no two ways about it. There’s a stack of sugary options for any time of day. How about Housemade Pop-Tarts for breakfast? Filled with gooey pomegranate and apple. Yanno, that good Florida-fresh fruit, not the fake stuffs. Come for...
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Quotes of Note
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train.” -Oscar Wilde
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Food & Family: Recipes
Salted Caramel Hot Cookies
Leftover hot cocoa mix is the mother of invention…or something.
Do you have any idea how tired I am? Teething tots make for sleepy mums. I needed a little morale-booster. I was thinking salty. I was thinking sweet. I was thinking chocolate.
1cup butter
3/4cup sugar
3/4cup packed light brown sugar
1tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2cups flour
1tsp baking soda
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Quotes of Note
“Ideas should be clear and chocolate thick.” -Spanish proverb