2010 In Review, Part 1

As 2011 approaches, I've been reflecting on all that's happened in 2010. It's been an interesting and busy year for us- here's what we were up to in the first six months of the year. January Memphis skyline Late in the month, we traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to see the Grizzlies play the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was a exciting game...

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Merry Christmas (now with strata!)

I wish this was our Christmas card. Next year? Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you're all having as much fun as Johnny and I are; I'm at work and he's on a 3+ hour ModNation Racers bender. I also hope everyone got what they wanted. We received candy and toiletries overload from my mother! Best Christmas ever, amiright? For those of you...

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Monthly Cheese Roundup

It's the third week of the month, and you know what that means! It's Cheese Roundup time! As you may have heard, Johnny gave me a cheese-of-the-month club subscription for my birthday. I received my first cheese pack in November and totally meant to write about it, but forgot. (To be fair, they were pretty boring cheeses- Parmigiana, Gouda, and Gruyère.) So, from now on, you'll be treated to Cheese Roundup on a monthly...

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Barbecue Chicken Pizza

Pizza dough recipes haunt me. They seem to take an extraordinary amount of time to prepare (24+ hours of chilling/proofing), require ingredients I don't have (I bought instant yeast in bulk, oops), or never come out tasting right (I'm looking at you, Cook's Illustrated). That's why I'm super pleased to announced I've found an excellent...

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Giving

The holidays are all about giving, right? (And receiving, and sometimes religious celebrations, and frequently obnoxious radio stations that play nothing but Christmas songs for a month.) After you take care of all the people on your list (see gift guide post!), consider adding someone else. I was excited to find the Salvation Army has partnered with JC Penney to offer an online Angel Tree. You can find it here. You can search...

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Gift Guide, Stephanie Edition

Hello, hello, and season's greetings! I can't believe Christmas is nearly upon us; where has the year gone? If you're like me, you didn't head out for Black Friday and found the deals on Cyber Monday to be relatively lackluster. And your mother just informed you that you're responsible for getting your family gifts this year because...

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