Nutella Churros {Fried Dough Love}

July 20, 2012
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Are you a doughhead? You know, someone who loves all the myriad flavors, sweet and savory that soft dough can shelter. Even stirring it and kneading it brings you joy, basking in the heady aroma as it bakes. What about fried dough, does it push you over the edge from simple joy to ripples of […]

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Password Mania

July 18, 2012

Password Mania by Tickled Red on July 2, 2012 How often do you forget things? You know keys, wallet, your best friend’s birthday, {cough} kids at swim practice. No? Can you remember the bazillion passwords that you have now for all of the miscellaneous fun you are having online? Oh my goodness I have post it […]

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BBQ & Beyond ~ Side Dish Roundup & KitchenAid Giveaway Winners!

July 18, 2012
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Well guys the BBQ & Beyond Side Dish Giveaway closed on Monday and it’s time to announce the lucky three KitchenAid winners but how about a little Side Dish Roundup first. Hanging out with y’all at a BBQ would truly be a treat not to mention mouthwatering! You guys had us salivating with all of […]

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Salad Love In Monterey With Dole

July 17, 2012
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Lately I feel like we are surviving each day on borrowed time. Rushing from contests, to work, to swim meets and back home again. Our meals even feel like they are sacrifices to Father Time, thrown together boring repeats that get us out the door in a pinch. Last week though I ditched the rat […]

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Surfing Community- Chris Crocker Surf Contest

July 16, 2012
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A surf contest is all about the ideal location and good waves. The majestic views, friends and good times just happen to be the added bonus that comes along with being a part of the surfing community.

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Connecticut Beginnings & A Breakfast Recipe {Pizza Treat}

July 10, 2012
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Mom sitting by the dock circa 1980’s Mom is in the throes of renovating the beach house that we grew up in this of course has had me reminiscing about when we first moved from the mountains to the beach. You see my mom was the catalyst behind our trek from one end of North […]

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Creamy Yogurt Vinegar Coleslaw

July 9, 2012
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Welcome to Part Two- Side Dishes in our Summer Braise~ BBQ & Beyond Series where Meredith, Kristen and I share our love of barbecue and beyond as it means to us in our various regions of the US. Cookouts wouldn’t be the same without a helping of crisp fresh slaw. How could you not have […]

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Good Morning From Monterey Bay, CA

July 9, 2012
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“We’re not in Kansas anymore Toto!”. Would you like to know how I know that? There is a fireplace in my room. Let me say that again, there is a fireplace in my room…in July. Can I tell you guys how mind boggling that is for me!?

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Blueberry Lemonade Granita

July 6, 2012
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It’s hot! I’m talking Dog Days of Summer hot! Even the early morning air has gone from cool to tepid to thick. No more deep refreshing breaths when you walk outside. There is only about an inch of breathable space enclosing you in a slick, sticky cocoon. Everything is dripping these days us, the dog […]

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What’s Better Than Fireworks?

July 5, 2012
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What’s better than fireworks, dad. Worn out and knocking on July 5th’s door daddy being home makes brilliant bursts of red and screaming streamers of white shooting through the night sky seem no better than snap pops on the drive way. Three weeks without this fella is a mighty long time for all of us.

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