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AVERY’S BLOOMINGTON BITES – LAVENDER: PUDDING AND HAIR DYE

March 1, 2011

Musical pairing – Days Like This by Over The Rhine I wouldn’t call myself the most spontaneous of people. I tend to plan more than I act on impulse, I (generally…) finish my schoolwork on time, and often I find the idea of “playing it by ear” more stressful than relaxing. So I’m not precisely [...]

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HOW TO MAKE PIE CRUST W/VIDEO

November 18, 2010

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BREAKFAST BREAD PUDDING W/PEACHES & ALICE

August 16, 2010

Musical pairing – So Good by Brian Culbertson So there I was last week sitting in a light-filled room listening to Pam Anderson of Three Many Cooks talk about recipe development; the one day workshop had just started and I had moved from my chair to stand at the back of the room so that [...]

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BIG SUMMER POTLUCK & DOUGHNUT MUFFINS

August 9, 2010

Musical pairing – Taking Chances by Celine Dion I DID IT!!! I flew by myself to Pennsylvania last Friday, rented a car and drove BY MYSELF (with Lilly’s help – I’ve named my GPS Lilly) to the home of ThreeManyCooks and met people I only knew on Twitter; then flew back home on Sunday – [...]

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BLUEBERRY BUCKLE & BETTY

August 2, 2010

Musical pairing – Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino August. It’s now August. And at the end of this week, I’ll be boarding a plane that will fly me to Pennsylvania to meet a group of people I’ve only ‘met’ on Twitter to attend a one-day blogging workshop. And I’ll be flying without The Professor – [...]

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DR. DOM CARISTI & AFFOGATO – NOT YOUR AVERAGE CUP OF JOE

July 19, 2010

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN – Smith Bites Interview with Dr. Dom Caristi I recently had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Dr. Dom Caristi, one of The Professor’s colleagues at Ball State University; Dom and his wife, Kim are also good friends of ours and they fed us a wonderful dinner that [...]

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VIETNAMESE-COFFEE CUPCAKES & A PARTY FOR 2

July 5, 2010

Musical pairing – Just the Two of Us by Bill Withers It was a perfect holiday weekend for The Professor and me; for several years, we’ve hosted a July 4th party at our home with 20+ invited guests. A whole lotta food and many hours later, we’re spent but very, very happy and content knowing [...]

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LET THEM EAT CAKE – LOU’S RHUBARB CAKE!

June 7, 2010

Musical pairing – Lucky by Jason Mraz As a child, I remember having rhubarb plants in my backyard and my mother making stewed rhubarb – I L-O-V-E-D it; but I also remember mother saying that the leaves were toxic and gave me direct orders that I wasn’t to eat them . . . ‘hmmm’ . [...]

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MY IN-LAWS & DORIE’S CARDAMOM CRUMB CAKE

April 15, 2010

Musical pairing – This I Know by Sam & Ruby . It’s been a rough winter for my in-laws. After months of pain meds and limping around with a bum leg, my mother-in-law had hip replacement surgery in February. The surgery required a couple of days in the hospital, home to recover, a wheel chair, [...]

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MY BABY SISTER, EDDIE MURPHY & BROWN BUTTER ICE CREAM

March 30, 2010

Musical pairing – Fever by Beyoncé Knowles . I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM!!!! Did you ever scream those words as a kid? I sure did! Was there an ice cream truck meandering through your neighborhood throughout the summer? As a child, I remember hearing the tinkling of that bell and [...]

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GOING ROGUE – COCONUT CUSTARD TART

February 23, 2010

Musical pairing - Is This Love, Bob Marley & The Wailers . I have a confession to make . . . well maybe two confessions to make . . . first, I’m going rogue on my Tuesdays With Dorie group this week; this should come as no surprise to those of you who know me [...]

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