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Thank you Spring for finally getting here. It’s been a long hard winter.

I picked up a copy of <a href=”http://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipehome.asp”>America’s Test Kitchen</a> at the Pioneer Food Co-op in Iowa City last week. I have been so uninspired with food lately. When the boys are here we make frozen dinners or anything convenient. I am so tired by the time I work 9 hour days that I just [...]

My favorite Easter candy.

Color will be added tomorrow!

Fantastic nachos prepared by my friend Carolyn. Margaritas prepared (from a premixed bottle) by me. Good times! This one is for Dan because I know how much he loves the LOL Catz.

Homemade Apple Pie. I have never heard of this. I don’t know all the details except that it is STRONG and it tastes GOOD. If anyone knows how to make it, please forward instructions to me!

I was shopping for dinner and suddenly had a craving for Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp. Ok, not suddenly. I went to the frozen section and saw it and wanted it. This frozen treat was surprisingly good and an added bonus  is that rhubarb always reminds me of my Grandma Starks.

I was set to make Guacamole but got distracted with the cracks in this seed. I spent so much time taking pictures of it that the other avocado that I had previously cut started to brown. Whoops. It still tasted good though.

Hotel coffee the morning of a photo shoot. I am really looking forward to going up to NW Iowa again this summer. Even with the lakes covered in ice it was beautiful and interesting, but I imagine when it’s nicer outside it will be even better.  I had a great time during the photo shoot [...]

The kids and I made berry lemonade slushes. They turned out really good even if I did buy the wrong kind of lemonade. The recipe I had called for powder Country Time. I bought concentrate. We decided to try pretzels this weekend. That should be interesting, I mean, fun!