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Yesterday was the Superbowl, and although I'm 100% uninterested in sports, I do love a good Superbowl party. So after R and I discovered we could get basic channels through out internet cable, I made a Facebook event and scored a sweet last minute Su (read full article)
With Julia Child's "beef stew" - or at least my first attempt at it - in the oven simmering, I feel I've almost reached a home chef's nirvana. For now, at least. As it turns out, french cooking is a lot of work! I love the food it produces, but I don (read full article)
I have a few disclaimers to make. One, that I'm sorry that I've not posted in a while (mostly because Google probably stopped spidering my website two weeks ago) and I'm going to blame it on the holidays. I had a cooking marathon and not many photos (read full article)
Show and tell!The weekend before Christmas my husband and I bustled out to Bellingham, Washington for the wedding of two friends of ours. Bellingham is my college town, and if you haven't heard me extolling the many virtues of the 'ham, you haven't m (read full article)
So much cooking, so little time for blogging. Reagan and I are wandering around our favorite Puget Sound city today: the infamous Bellingham (home to Death Cab for Cutie!), and I had the chance to snap some pictures of some of the local wonders. But (read full article)
No pretty pictures this time, Lindsey asked me for a recipe on Facebook and rather than post a comment there, I'll put the recipes here where everyone can read them (and Google can see them!).You said dinosaur-shaped sugar cookies Lindsey, but sugar (read full article)
Ok, indulge me in a little family history. My mom's mother, Marjorie (my namesake), was a queen of hospitality and traditional cooking. She grew up third in a family of four girls (like Jo and the Marches!) farming through the Great Depression, and - (read full article)
So I realize this may be a little late, but I'm sure you know how busy the day before Thanksgiving can be for household cooks. Since the turkey is in the oven as I type, I won't have my usual pictures until later this evening or tomorrow.Mom and I ta (read full article)
I know what you're thinking. Gross, right? I'm no fan of liver myself, but there are several factors that drive me to this post.1: Having grown up on 40 acres with a father who hunted for sustenance made venison heart and liver a yearly tradition. It (read full article)
Just because pizza is party food doesn't mean it has to be saturated in grease and come from a cardboard box. Making pizza for parties is a tradition my mom started when I was in middle school, and it's become a staple for birthday parties, holiday p (read full article)
A girlfriend stopped by last week on her way to have dinner at my mom's house up North. We had tea and talked about pies, and it inspired me to make pumpkin pie. This is my favorite recipe; it's is based on the tag of a sugar pie pumpkin I bought yea (read full article)
"But I don't have any squash blossoms to fry," you say. Well, this is also a tempura recipe, and tempura can be used on just about anything. So keep reading even if you don't have squash blossoms.There's a delightful little man at Fulton Street's Sat (read full article)
If you live in the Grand Rapids area, you probably know that the Fulton Street Farmer's Market is a homegrown haven for cooks during the summertime. With vendors covering every food group, from whole grain breads to cheese, sausage and eggs. The vege (read full article)
I've had a crappy day. But even as I write this, I feel better (even if it's temporary). Why? Because just thinking about food makes me happy. Like Keri Russel's character showed in Waitress, food is therapy - and making recipes? That's taking contro (read full article)
As many of you know, crocheting is one of the many domestic activities I love. As many of you may also know (sorry, Gretchen, that I gave you a half finished rug for Christmas; I swear, I'm finishing it), I struggle with finishing projects.Which is w (read full article)
So, a few months ago my friends Matt & Val asked me to make the cake for their wedding. Why would they do this? This isn't an ordinary request. It requires fearless courage, a critical eye and perfect chemistry. They asked me because they know I' (read full article)
Ok, so I actually started this post a month ago - shortly after this film came out. I've probably lost all my readers by now, but today's post marks a big change for the Mojo. I'm now working from home and plan on making my posts at least bi-weekly - (read full article)
I knew that when R and I bought our house and I decided to save money by making most of my accessories, it would be a lot of work. None of the windows - of which there are 14 - had curtain rods, so we put the curtain rods up while we were installing (read full article)
Reagan and I went to Bellingham in the Puget Sound last weekend for the fourth. My girlfriend was getting married, and we had fun playing in the town we lived when we first got married. The town is truly amazing - it's an art, film and music lover's (read full article)
When American elections go wrong, Florida residents get media coverage they never dreamed of and the man who invented the internet gains 50 pounds and gets endorsed to release a glorified power point presentation on global warming.When Iranian electi (read full article)
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