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Shrimp Pad Thai Cups

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Okay so thiiiiis is the last of the Asiany foods for a while. I think. I’m not even going to glance at my planner to double check either. Crap. Now that I said that I HAVE to look at it. I’m nervous. Why am I nervous. That’s silly. Just a quick look-see won’t hurt anything, […]

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Sausage Cheese Dip

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I think we need a moment of silence, yes? Yes. I’m such a stupid lover of cheese dip, it’s stupid. Stupid stupid stupid. I made this last Saturday for the Arkansas/Alabama game (embaaaaaaarrassing) and – oh, did I host a party, you ask? Oh no. The cheese dip was for me. All two pounds of […]

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7 Layer Dip Pizza Cups

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What’s up with all my trans-criss-cross-universalized-worldwide-and-the-third-dimension food the last couple of days? Enchilada lasagna and NOW THIS? Who do I think I am?! You can keep your thoughts to yourself on that one. So what we have here is a sure-fire way to show your mouth a good time. So much fun in fact, it’s […]

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Corn Muffins with Bacon and Parmesan

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I will not say cornhole. I will not say cornhole. I will not say cornhole. Oh hi! Look who’s been getting her little bake on, eeeeh, eeeeeh? Speaking OF, this weekend I have major major major plans to attempt something that ends with cake and begins with pound and has the word chocolate and maybe […]

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Southern Fried Okra

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HEY, Y’AAAAALLLLLL. We’re breaking new boundaries today! We’re covering new territory! We’re broadening our horizons! And we’re using an obnoxious amount of exclamation points! We’re frying okra. But not just any okra! Purple okra. Which, okay you can just ignore that because it’s the exact same as green okra. It totally turns green when you […]

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Roasted Tomato Hummus

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T-minus 48 hours until I go on vacation, y’alls. Okay so what does “T-minus” mean anyway? I always feel like whoever says it needs to be wearing aviators, small headphones and a brown bomber jacket. Teddy bear-minus? Thunderstorm-minus? Tap shoes-minus? Tomato hummus-minus? I’m going to look it up. Hold on real quick . . . […]

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Homemade Ricotta Cheese

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So you know how we went to Arkansas last weekend for the holiday and I got that enormous tree log splinter stuck in my thigh? Well I have good news. We got the splinter out. And then we made cheese. And the cool thing was, the very tools and chemicals we used to get the […]

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