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When we were kids my mom never let us have Little Debbies. At the time, I thought that she was just punishing us, but as it turns out, she was right to not buy them for us. They are not very good for you, chemicals and such, but oh do they taste delicious. I...

I really want to be Irish. Like, real bad. I am not Irish at all, but I am still hopeful. I think that maybe if I pretend that I am Irish long enough, I can be an honorary Irishman. In the spirit of being Irish, I always make some St. Patrick’s Day treats. I...

When I think back to how I learned to love food and cook, I often am reminded of working at a restaurant called The Hatteras. It is no longer there, but when it was, it was before its time. The menu changed seasonally, the meats, seafood, and produce were sourced as locally as possible....

When I'm not feeling too lazy on my weekly walk into campus, I detour a few extra minutes to scope out the large chalk board wall in the Coor Hall breezeway at ASU. I feel its ever-changing drawings give me a glimpse into the undergrad psyche--the comp...

TweetThe new lens that I ordered for my Canon SLR just arrived today. I thought I was excited to begin taking pictures again. But, I wasn’t nearly as excited as Julia was! She took pictures made photographs all afternoon! “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” - Ansel Adams   “Beauty can be seen...

This month Lazy Susan is tackling the idea of slow cooked. I stumbled upon this recipe in Southern Living Magazine, and even though it has quite a few parts, I knew that it would be worth making. I was right. If you just make the chicken component, you will have found a great recipe...

You know that I am a big fan of meal planning, right? It has made my life so much easier now that I do not have to answer the “what is for dinner” question every night at 5pm. A few weeks ago, the brilliant girls at E-Meals asked me if I would like to...

A few months ago, Eric from Quirk Books asked me if I would like to be a part of a Marshmallow Madness contest. Marshmallows and some healthy competition? I am so there. The idea was to take the Classic Vanilla Marshmallow from Shauna Sever’s new book Marshmallow Madness and do a bracket similar to...

My mother is a fantastically talented woman. Her creativity shines through painting, photography and hair artistry. She runs a successful business, cooks to-die-for meals, grows beautiful flowers, cans the most delicious peach jam in the world, and on ...