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Wednesday Whatsits (20)

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Hi Everyone. Welcome to Wednesday Whatsits! This past weekend we had Otto’s birthday party. Earlier today we announced the winners of the Unique Sweets Dessert Challenge and I shared my awesome Foodie Pen Pals box from Rachel. Tomorrow I’m guest posting at Passionately Artistic and Thriftary. Whew! I thought July was CRAZY. Oh wait. It’s still July. [...]

Foodie Pen Pals – July

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It’s no secret I’ve fallen in love with the idea of getting mystery packages in the mail.  It all started with the Covert Robin gift exchange.  After that, I was hooked.  Who would I be paired with?  What would come in that unassuming box?  WHEN IS IT GOING TO GET HERE??? I’m better now, I [...]

Unique Sweets {Winner Love}

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  It all started with an innocent email from Sophie.     Now it’s become a big ol’ challenge with celebrity judges and hundred of dollars in prizes.   Today, we find out who the winners are!! Each winner will receive their own prize pack valued from $100 to $180, a spot on the radar [...]

Thing 1 is 3!

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I can’t believe my baby is already 3.  What happened?  I swear he just learned to walk the other day.  Oh wait, maybe the was Eddie.  In any case, We had a party for Otto this past Saturday and now you have to look at all the haphazard picks and act like you care.  Go!     [...]

Chocolate Lava Muffins

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Hi everyone.  Meet Joanna (another Joanna), she works with me.       {Joanna was worried about getting dirty since she knew I was whipping out the camera any minute.  Okay, and maybe when I got cocoa powder on my shirt she got a little extra nervous.  I get dirty when I bake, it proves [...]

Seared Scallops with Ginger-Lime Beurre Blanc and Milanese Risotto

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I LOVE scallops.  They belong to that group of food that I covet when I’m in a restaurant.  It’s almost unavoidable that I order them if they are on the menu.  But, I’ve never made them myself.  How hard can it be?  Hot pan, some oil, happy shellfish, seared food perfection. After my first attempt at [...]

Unique Sweets {Sponsor Love}

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  You’ve entered the contest. You’ve met the judges.   Are you ready to see all the awesome prizes up for grabs? I’m so excited to be introducing you to all our wonderful sponsors who so generously gave to the Unique Sweets Challenge.  Baking is always fun, but prizes always kick things up a notch. [...]

Wednesday Whatsits (19)

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Hi Everyone. Welcome to Wednesday Whatsits! So much going on this week!’ Monday, you all got an up close look and to the Unique Sweets judges. Tuesday we announced the winner of Get Your Chef On ~ Coconut Today you get to meet all the sponsors for the Unique Sweets challenge and find out what [...]

Get Your Chef On ~ Coconut: Features & Winner!

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How fun was this round of GET YOU CHEF ON?!?!? I swear the recipes shared get better and better every time. You ladies really are the best.     Since I’m pretty much drooling over every recipe that was shared last Tuesday, I figured it was about time to make sure all my wonderful readers [...]