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10,000 Tables: The January Wrap-Up
This year, we’ve decided to embark on the 10,000 Tables challenge, with a goal of sitting down to 2 homecooked meals together per week. Here’s our wrap-up of how January went! Continue reading
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Living And Learning As We Make Restaurant Meals At Home
With Restaurant Week just on the horizon (omg omg omg I can’t wait), I thought it was time to update everyone on where we are with regard to our cooking Achievement. As you may recall, we set out to try … Continue reading
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Homecooking: Bourbon Salmon & Asparagus
Well, we’re nothing on this blog if not overly-ambitious, and this year, in an attempt to both save money (so I can buy a pool table and make a Steeler bar out of our basement) and lose weight (so I … Continue reading
A Night Of Misadventures Featuring Dave Matthews
So, to round out our DMB-Inspired Achievement, we decided to pair it up with #36, our Dave Matthews movie night. If you weren’t aware, Mr. Matthews is quite the versatile guy, and when he’s not writing and performing the best … Continue reading
Feats Of Strength: The Hulk Hogan Movie Marathon & Drinking Game
If you were reading our blog last year, you probably remember our elaborate Van Damme Movie Marathon, complete with different foods to match each movie, and super creative Photoshop works of art that I made to make my husband look … Continue reading
The Great Crème Brûlée Fail Of 2011
If you’ve never done a wedding registry, I sadly must inform you that you’re missing out. Of all of the parts of planning a wedding that happen, doing the registry is one of the most fun. It’s certainly more fun … Continue reading
The Elaborate Monthly: Salmon & Shrimp Scampi
I feel like the entire month of September has been a long string of elaborate meals, but I only documented one of them for the blog. You see, Michael has been trying to do a low-carb diet again, and I … Continue reading
The Elaborate Monthly: Pork Chop Sauté With Peaches
Funnily enough, we made our August meal waaaaaaay back in the beginning of August… and it took me until September to post about it. My bad! However, this August, I decided to make a homecooked meal not only for my … Continue reading
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The Elaborate Monthly: Mahi-Mahi, Corn On The Cob, & Homemade Hush Puppies
Well, when you’ve got a stormy summer night preventing you from using the grill, what do you do? If you’re me, you go, “Let’s look in the freezer!” Yep, that’s how this story starts. It was dismal all day, so … Continue reading