A Southern Grace: March 2014

March 31, 2014

time well spent

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If you have the time and resources, I think it's absolutely worth it to make your own bread. Other things that are worth the time it takes to do them, at least in my eyes, include coupon clipping, washing your dishes in the sink (unless you've had a party or something), and shredding cabbage for pepper slaw.

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March 27, 2014

presto change-o avocado (and a little disney magic)

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Are you as fascinated by magicians as I am? I want to know all their secrets, but at the same time, I don't want to have my awe spoiled by some simple explanation.

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March 19, 2014

sloth love chunk

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I think I've tried every recipe for apple cake known to man, and here's the thing: They're all good. Bringing together moist, tart apples and crunchy nuts and surrounding them with cinnamon-scented cake batter simply can't ever be a bad thing.

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March 14, 2014

where have you been all my life?

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I went a long time without playing with tomatillos in the kitchen, over 30 years, to be more exact. I guess I was intimidated for some reason, but I always enjoyed dishes that featured them.

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March 6, 2014

pop pop!

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I never really questioned how the corn kernels I gnaw off a cob could be related to the ones that come in that handy bag and microwave up into fluffy, delicious popcorn.


Plus, it was only this year that I realized my grandpa can and does grow popping corn and that a person can pop popcorn without the assistance of Mr Orville Redenbacher.

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March 2, 2014

die Kartoffel ist gut

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Well, as is often the case with my hobbies, my dedication to learning German has waned.

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