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Easy Peasy No-Lime-Squeezy Key Lime Pie

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in Dessert, Food, Fruit, Gruntworthy for Guys, Vegetarian

The heart of this recipe is from the side of a bottle. It’s one of those things you look at and say, “Hmm. This looks really really simple. It’s either going to be a glorious disaster or gloriously good.” Oh, oh, oh. Most definitely the latter. Usually I love going the scratch path when I [...]

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Batty Shaded String Lights

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 in Crafts, Home

I saw this idea in a magazine forever ago (and I cannot remember for the life of me which magazine it was). I loved it and filed it away mentally – and finally tried it out this weekend. It's so simple: Take some themed cupcake liners (like these orange numbers with bats), punch a hole [...]

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The Craft Office: Part 3

Monday, October 12, 2009 in Decorating, Home

I'm soooo excited about the future craft office. Scratch that. Not the future craft office, the ACTUAL craft office. It's come along so much the past week or so, I think it's time we take the "future" out of the name. Exciting times, right?! A few days ago, my guy was all, "Hey, let's go [...]

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Roasted Squash with Rosemary and Feta

Saturday, October 10, 2009 in Chicks Dig It, Food, Sides, Vegetarian

I picked up a bush delicata plant at Molbak’s Nursery last May, and stuck it in the garden to see what it would do. The plant itself flourished, though I think I should have hand-pollinated, because we only ended up with three of these wonderful heirloom squash. I gave the first of the three to [...]

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When Life Gives You Pringles, Make a Cute Tall Container to Store Stuff!

Friday, October 9, 2009 in Crafts, Home

My mom gives me her castoff magazines, and one of my favorite things in the whole world is coming away from a family visit with a bag full of Country Living, Cooking Light, Martha Stewart Living, and the newest addition, ReadyMade. What a cool magazine. It's grown-up crafting and home decor stuff with a heavy [...]

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Crock Pot Vegetarian Chili

Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Food, Gruntworthy for Guys, Main Dishes, Soups and Salads, Vegetarian

I love, love, love my Crock Pot. I mean, how cool is it that you can throw a bunch of stuff in there in the morning, turn it on low, and come home to a delicious home-cooked dinner, all ready for you to dig in? By the way, have you seen this three-pot Crock Pot? Talk [...]

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The Garden’s Last Breaths

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 in Garden, Home

Now that it's October, I can no longer remain in denial. Fall is here. What a terrific summer it was, though. We had amazing sunny weather here in Seattle, from June on. The gardening season was phenomenal. We couldn't have picked a better year for our rookie garden. But it's time for our little garden [...]

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Apple Pie Muffins

Apple Pie Muffins

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 in Breakfast, Food, Gruntworthy for Guys, Vegetarian

This recipe for apple muffins is pretty popular at The Hazel Bloom house. An awesomely apple-y muffin topped with pie-crust-like crumbs? I do. You should try Apple Pie Muffins so you can, you know… do too.

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Teriyaki Chicken on the BBQ (with Tofu Option)

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 in Adaptetarian, Camping Food, Carnivores, Chicken, Food, Gruntworthy for Guys, Vegetarian

I'd been searching high and low for the perfect chicken marinade for a long time before I came across this keeper on Recipezaar, Teriyaki Marinade for Chicken or Steak. This is good stuff, I'm telling you. The flavor makes it all the way inside the chicken, and the chicken cooks up nice and moist – [...]

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Blender Mojitos

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 in Camping Food, Drinks, Food

I'm sure there are some that would say making a mojito in a blender is sacrilege, but when we're camping, if it's good, it's golden. I firmly believe in putting the "campy" into camping, after all. And when any recipe involves our friggin' awesome hand-crank blender, all the better – not to mention easier. We [...]

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Preserving Parsley

Friday, September 25, 2009 in Canning and Preservation, Food, Garden

Other than the fennel (I have no idea what to do with the fennel, by the way), the big herb garden winner this year has been the italian parsley. Good because I love parsley, bad because the cilantro on its left and the dill on its right didn't fare so well because of it. A [...]

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Finally, Green Zinnias – I’m Practically Jealous of Myself!

Thursday, September 24, 2009 in Garden, Home

After five or six tries over the past 10 years, I've finally found a place where I can grow Green Envy zinnias! I was so excited when the first chartreuse bloom popped out. Look how beautiful! For the last couple of months, it's been a steady flow along with my Thumbelina mix and bachelor buttons. [...]

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The Optimistic Roma Tomato

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 in Garden, Home

It was a normal Sunday morning. I was scoping the garden for ripe tomatoes, and tucked in the back of the Roma plant, there he… hung. I squinted. Could that really be? Umm… yeah. Sure enough – this special little guy was ready. To be picked, I mean. I giggled. And giggled. And then of [...]

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Honey Bear Sunflower – Cheerful, Cuddly Keepers

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 in Garden, Home

They were, for sure, an afterthought. For one, I got started late this year – my guy built the garden for me on Memorial Day weekend (the most romantic gesture ever, I'm pretty sure), and I didn't even direct-sow the seeds until early June. I tucked the seeds behind the herbs and in the last [...]

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