pouring into the pan

what do you do when someone you love is having a birthday, but can’t eat much sugar? find a dessert that’s low on the glycemic index!

unsweetened chocolate

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sweet potatoes go in

i love cooking and baking, and most of the time this hobby completely enthralls me. i love the routine mike and i have created of working, going to the gym, then coming home and preparing a delicious dinner together. i love taking photos as we prepare the meal, and thinking about how i’ll present the recipe to all of you.

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sue's fries fixings

happy st patrick’s day, everyone! to celebrate mike’s and my irish heritage, we decided to make two easy dishes with traditional irish staples: oven roasted potatoes and coleslaw.

slicing potatoesslicing potatoespotatoesinto the pan

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veggies and tomatoes

i feel like i start most posts by professing my love for some type of food, and i’d like to start this one differently….actually, no, i don’t think i can begin without speaking of my love for minestrone soup. it’s one of the first soups i can recall eating, and it brings back memories of cozy rainy winter afternoons, steaming soup bowls, and crunchy sourdough toast that i ate alongside and dipped into the broth.

minestrone soup ingredientsvegetables

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ready for that oven

i love all things with fruit and butter and sugar – crisps, tarts, pies, cobbler – you name it, and i’ll bet that i love it!

ingredients are out

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