I totally love and totally hate running. Totally.

September 25, 2009 Running

First, what do you guys think – if your Christmas lights are relatively inconspicuous, is it still tacky to leave them up all year long?  I ask only because last night as I was headed back from my run, I noticed that our neighbor 2 houses down still has their icicle lights up over their […]

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Mmmilk Dud Cupcakes!

September 18, 2009 Baked Goodness

Yesterday, in a fit of hormones, I went on a “must have chocolatey sugary goodness!” rampage, and I am so glad that I did! I combined a couple of recipes from Jenny at Picky Palate and spent the afternoon attempting (and mostly failing) not to eat all twenty-four of the cupcakes that I made.  I […]

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Cupcakes: Not Just For Dessert Anymore! (Meatloaf Cupcakes)

September 17, 2009 Buy Becki's!

I’ve mentioned before that I suspect my parents do not enjoy being my guinea pigs, and this is why they are hesitant whenever I invite them over for dinner.  So last night, I took dinner over to them!  Or I took the stuff to make dinner over to them, if you wanna get technical about […]

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Chai Latte Cupcakes?! Yessir, and they are AWESOME!

September 14, 2009 Baked Goodness

My Mom really likes Chai tea.  So when I came across a recipe for Chai Tea Latte Cupcakes (wow, what a cumbersome name!) I knew I had to make them.  I did, and as I predicted she loved them.  But what surprised me is that I also loved them…and so did my Dad and David!  […]

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Pork Chops ‘N’ Apples – AKA Parent Bait

September 12, 2009 Cooking

OK so I think it was actually the promise of Chai Latte Cupcakes that got my parents to accept my dinner invitation, but whatever.  The point is that they made the trek out to my house, and they found themselves loving not only the cupcakes, but these pork chops, too! I got this recipe from […]

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