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part of the whole: home is where the heart is
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Part of the whole. Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Home is where the heart is. I stuffed myself silly with fries, a grilled chicken sandwich, Dr. Pepper and a vanilla milkshake from one of my favorite local spots. This place is a stone's throw from my old high school and just a couple miles from where I used to live - if even that far! No trip to Raleigh is complete without a meal from Char-Grill. Oh, Lord. Biscuits, BBQ and sweet tea make me so happy! Back in Philly after the long weekend, and this pup was...
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part of the whole: Whole30: Week 1
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Part of the whole. Monday, February 16, 2015. As part of my new year newness, I decided to challenge myself to the Whole30. I didn't buy the book, because honestly, the program creators kind of sound like dicks. So I've read their website, reviewed the downloads, read wrap-ups and advice and interpreted guidelines from others who have completed the challenge, and sat down to plan my meal and make my shopping list. Something that comes up in every review is addressing the question "is it hard? So, apparen...
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part of the whole: Whole30: Week 3 (March 2)
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Part of the whole. Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Whole30: Week 3 (March 2). I really needed to go through the fridge before even thinking of doing any shopping this week to take stock of what extra vegetables, fruit and meat I had. And it's become a disaster so it needed to be reorganized. There are little bits of this and that, and if I don't round things up every now and then, a lot will go to waste. I'm certain that if I ever do Whole30 again, it will not be during the winter. Given my daily schedule, ...
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part of the whole: September 2013
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Part of the whole. Friday, September 27, 2013. Crafty home style: an autumn wreath. I can't wait until the day when I have my own front porch to decorate with corn stalks and jack-o-lanterns, but for now a few decorations here there will have to work for apartment living. A holiday wreath is perfect for that. I found a tutorial for making felt flowers. To make the flowers. Super easy. You can also use hot glue to glue down the outside end of the felt strand after wrapping it. Monday, September 2, 2013.
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part of the whole: January 2014
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Part of the whole. Thursday, January 23, 2014. A hearty winter meal.and what i think of hunting and modern farming. It's that time of year when hunters are enjoying the fruits of their labor - maybe a venison stew or chili. I'm not a hunter (although maybe some day), and neither is Ashley, but a friend sent him a package of bacon-wrapped venison chop steaks so we enjoyed the fruits of a hunter's labor as well. The cooking recommendation from Hudson Meats. Here's what I prepared:. Rub each side of the ste...
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part of the whole: February 2015
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Part of the whole. Monday, February 23, 2015. So the good news is, I survived Week 1. Some moments I felt like I was barely hanging on. And I'll be honest.there were some cheats early on in Week 2. They came in the form of a handful of pretzels, a bagel with butter, a croissant, and sauteed broccoli with half a serving of white rice from the Chinese restaurant. And I stepped on the scale once. Do I think these things ruined the Whole30 experience for me? When I get to the last week of Whole30. Something ...
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part of the whole: main meal: stuffed peppers
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Part of the whole. Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Main meal: stuffed peppers. I knew I would most likely be starving afterward, so I wanted a dinner that was going to fill me up, both with satisfaction and nourishment. I've never made stuffed peppers before. In fact, I've never even eaten stuffed peppers before. I had everything I needed to make them, so I gave it a shot. They were great! I'm really glad I tried a new meal, and I think it's a new favorite (see what I did there? 1 tbsp olive oil. Stuffed pepp...
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part of the whole: October 2013
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Part of the whole. Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Super sides: crock pot apple sauce. After coming home with nearly 18 pounds of apples from a local orchard last Sunday, I certainly had some work to do. I'm hoping to have plenty of apples for pies in the coming months (we were told at the orchard that if you put the apples in a plastic bag in the coldest part of your fridge, they will last 6-9 months.amazing! But I also wanted to try making apple sauce for the first time. 1 tsp lemon juice. 1/2 cup brown sugar.
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part of the whole: June 2015
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Part of the whole. Wednesday, June 17, 2015. One step forward, two steps back. Yup, those should be connected. What had been a running truck 24 hours earlier now turns over but won't start. So What do you do with a giant hunk of metal that needs lots of new smaller pieces of metal that you don't have ready and waiting to be installed? Rip apart the insides for a deep clean and smaller/simpler repairs. The rust in the cab was another project. The flaking rust was chipped out, and any rusty spots were ...