52 sundays; december 25, 2011

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While Mr. & Mrs. Smith Bites are spending time with their family and enjoying their gifts, we get to play in the aftermath…one of our favorite times of the year. “Meowy” Christmas and Happy Holidays!!! – The Smith Bites Cats

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SALTED-CARAMEL SIX-LAYER CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Human by Jon McLaughlin on Grooveshark Musical pairing – Human by Jon McLaughlin When I asked The Professor for his advice on which angle to write this post . . . his reply was, ‘What about how much of a struggle the recipe was?’ To which I said, ‘Oh, you mean from the point of [...]

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52 sundays; december 18, 2011

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When we started ‘The Barn Project’ we really had no idea if anyone else would be as excited as we are about barns . . . turns out other folks share that same love! And in fact, we had enough beautiful submissions to complete our very first calendar . . .

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PEPPERMINT MARSHMALLOWS

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If you’ve never made marshmallows at home, you’re in for a treat! And the best part? You make them with five ingredients, they come together in less than 30 minutes and while you’re waiting for them to set up, you have plenty of time to work on other projects . . .

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MEATLESS MUFFULETTA

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It wasn’t all that long ago that I was a ‘newbie’ blogger and in fact, still considered myself a ‘newbie’ until I realize that Smith Bites is nearly two years old . . . wait . . . huh? As in how . . . what the . . . and when . . . [...]

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SPICY ASIAN BRITTLE

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Musical pairing – Thankful by Kelly Clarkson Every Christmas my mother moved heaven and earth to buy a gift for my father that he wouldn’t be able to guess or find out about it before December 25th. And nearly every year she failed. He took great pleasure in the taunting and tormenting . . . [...]

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52 sundays; december 11, 2011

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The Professor and I took a moment during our Holiday errands to visit a new friend at the side of the road. Our temperatures didn’t make it above freezing yesterday, but he didn’t seem to mind.

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52 sundays; december 4, 2011

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Congrats to Karen McMillon, this month’s Barn Project winner! We both love how large this barn is; the weathered red and white paint make it a standout against the blue sky and the mountains behind this beauty.

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SALTED CARAMEL VANILLA CHEESECAKE

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Musical pairing – My Favorite Mistake by Sheryl Crow You’ve heard me say many a time that I am not a baker . . . meaning I can follow a recipe and bake cookies, cakes and pies but understanding the science of baking or understanding the math of ratios . . . well, that isn’t [...]

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52 sundays; november 27, 2011

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‘Twas the week of Thanksgiving and not a single thing was ready . . . but the sun was about to rise . . . still in our pajamas, we grabbed the cameras, jumped in the car and headed down the road . . .

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ROASTED GRAVY

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A few weeks ago I asked Smith Bites Facebook fans to tell me what, if anything, freaked them out about cooking on Thanksgiving . . . outside of worrying about no leftovers, people said ‘making the pesky gravy’ was their number one fear . . . so for anyone with ‘gravy phobia’ we’ve put together [...]

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