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Archive for Food

Love Letter: Month 12

Monday, May 12th, 2008 at 6:23 pm by Diane

Happy Birthday Rylee!!!
I can’t believe it’s time to say that already. This past year has just flown by for me. I have had so much fun with you and Daddy. It’s hard to believe that just one year ago you were a mere 5.5 pounds and now you’re just about 25 pounds [...]

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Guess What….

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 8:39 pm by Diane

We had for dinner tonight?
Pasta, how fun!!!

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Shepherd’s Pie

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 7:38 pm by Bill

Made my too-easy Shepherd’s Pie last week. It’s basically a beef and veggie mixture, topped with mashed potatoes and baked.
Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
2 cups of vegetables (carrots, corn, peas — whatever you have available; thaw if frozen)
1½ lbs potatoes, quartered (if you don’t want the skins, peel them too)
3 tablespoons butter
1 can [...]

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3½-way Cincinnati Chili

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 at 7:01 am by Bill

People have been asking for some of my recipes, so I figured I’d start posting them.
Last night, I made Cincinnati Chili for the first time in a while. If you’re ever at a Cincinnati chili parlor, then you know you can order your chili one of three ways:

3-way Chili: Chili served over spaghetti, topped with [...]

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Love Letter: Month 8

Sunday, January 13th, 2008 at 5:00 pm by Diane

Rylee, I cannot believe that I’m a day late posting this month’s letter to you. It has been one crazy month so I really have to sit and think about what all has happened for you.
I guess the most exciting thing was that you had your very first Christmas and that meant a bunch of [...]

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