Let me start out with full disclosure: I am not Irish. I am American mutt, of course, but probably couldn’t come up with even a teeny-tiny bit of Irish in my heritage to save my own life. Matt doesn’t think he has any Irish background either (although if anyone would know it would be Aunt...
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Gala. Ever since I was little I have loved the sound of that word. It seems larger than life, starting great words like “galaxy” and exotic words like “galapagos”. Look at the definition: Gala n. A festive occasion, especially a lavish social event or entertainment. Sounds fabulous, right? Mostly, it makes me think of a...
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Leeks have been my 2009 food obsession. I have to admit, before this year, I had not really been exposed to them, and definitely had never cooked with them. But we went to Paris this past spring on our anniversary, and let me tell you, leeks were everywhere! And they were so delicious. I’ve spent...
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Whew! The holidays are here, aren’t they? Things have gotten busy, busy, busy… and we’re not complaining. We are printing, printing, printing! We still hope to have our Etsy holiday shop open up over the weekend – so stay tuned!
In the wonderful meantime, I’m sure a lot of you are making (or have made) your...
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Happy new work week to all of you! Surviving last week at all was a grand feat for me: the whole family is still going through a massive cold, Matt’s still working at the ranch seven days a week (I miss him!), and Cameron has decided naps are for suckers. But here we are, a...
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We went to our inaugural Taste of Chico last week, as I think I mentioned previously, and let me tell you – Chico does taste good! So good, in fact, I decided I had to devote an entire post to the event. If you’re a foodie or a local, you’ll love it, if not, then...
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