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BLOOMINGTON BITES: TRIPLE BERRY POPS

July 25, 2011

Musical pairing – Popsicle Toes by Diana Krall Innovating . . . Popsicle Style – In my life outside of writing for Smith Bites, I’m a summer babysitter. Day in and day out I calm tantrums, make snacks, run for paper towels, and shuttle back and forth from the swimming pool. Now that swim lessons [...]

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SUMMERTIME RHUBARB CREAM SLAB PIE

June 22, 2011

Musical pairing – Rhubarb Pie by John Fogerty I love pie. Let me back up and say I love a great pie. I love everything about a great tasting pie . . . the crust, the butter, the spices, not to mention that a pie in the oven makes the whole house smell like somebody [...]

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CAN’T JUDGE A BOOK SIGNING . . . & CANTALOUPE

August 19, 2010

Musical pairing – Missed Opportunity by Hall & Oates Last March, The Professor and I took our first trip to Charleston, SC and absolutely fell head-over-heels in love! Instead of staying in a hotel, we rented a house about one block from one of the prettiest beaches I’ve ever seen and spent the entire week [...]

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I’M NOT DUTCH, BUT THIS BABY IS!

July 22, 2010

Musical pairing – Easy by Commodores Twitter is full of comments about life being crazy busy right now and I must confess, I find myself in the same boat. Where are the lazy days of summer that songwriters wax poetic about ‘cuz they sure ain’t hangin’ around here – we are running from one forest [...]

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4TH OF JULY WATERMELON SALAD

July 1, 2010

Musical pairing – Bang Bang by David Sanborn Well here we are, 4th of July weekend . . . also the end of the week and you’re either having guests for the holiday or you’ve been invited to someone’s party. And you’re supposed to bring something to share . . . problem is you just [...]

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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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