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Blog posts February 2017

Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon

Cooking looks so easy when you have these fast motion videos on FB.  This was a recipe my Mom posted and I quickly saved.

Courtesy of The Recipe Critic.com
Ingredients
  • 5 slices bacon, finely chopped
  • 3 lbs. boneless beef chuck, cut to 1 inch cubes
  • 1 cup red cooking wine
  • 2 cups …

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Out of work Part II

Some people can go their entire life without experiencing a job loss (layoffs or firing) and then there are lucky people like myself who have gone through it five bloody times.

#1 started off in 2000 when I worked at a Receptionist for a Leasing company on the Island.  I wasn't there that long a…

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Fluffy Swedish Pancakes

I stopped drinking milk ages ago and my son isn't a fan of eating cereal in milk so an easy breakfast is not really a theme in this house.  When I was a kid, I made breakfast for myself and it was usually pancakes from an Aunt Jemima mix.  My Mom is an awesome breakfast cook and makes the best frenc…

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Tester Chocolate Cake

Mason is 3 weeks away from turning 8 and he requested a chocolate cake.  I'm not doing a theme this year because it usually looks like a Pinterest fail by the time I'm done.  So this year, simple but yummy.  I found a recipe from Foodess that looked good and am going to attempt an icing from a 19…

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