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You know what goes really well with homemade bread? Homemade butter! And it’s really easy to make, especially if you have some bored helpers around. Read More

Did you know January is Bread Machine Baking Month? I didn’t either but I’m apparently aligned with the universe because I’ve used my machine no less than a dozen times since the start of the new year. I can’t give myself too much credit, though — that just tends to happen when our temps dare to dip below the 40 degree mark. Read More

Fried pickles. A year ago I might have given you a face like this at the thought, but then we actually tried them and I looked like this.

They were good, but the restaurant gave us a whopping 12 pickle chips to split between the five of us, which wasn’t so good. (I’m looking at you, Buffalo Wild Wings.)

Anyway, I knew I could easily find a recipe for them online so the next time I went grocery shopping I picked up a jar. And it’s sat in the pantry for months because knowing I can do something sadly doesn’t trump being lazy.

This weekend Mike and the girls have been glued to one football game or another, so I was able to sneak into the kitchen this afternoon and tackle something of my own. (Sorry.) Read More