Monthly Archives: June 2012

Carrot cake!

So as I’ve mentioned, I cook when I’m stressed. But sometimes I also cook just because I love love love to bake. I’m generally the go-to dessert person for family holidays, because I take joy in it. For last Thanksgiving, … Continue reading

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Pasta Salad, Today & Tomorrow–Gluten-Free Style

Hi Chicklets! Today I’m going to talk about pasta salad. Whether you’re in Florida battening down for Debby or in the Outer Banks on vacation or in Canada battling a heat wave, this pasta salad is right for you. And it’s … Continue reading

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Posted in Fruits & Vegetables, Gluten-Free, Mary, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

Dinner at the Supermarket

My teenage sons and I have a new favorite place to eat: Wegmans. Previously on Friday nights, I’d get fast food. They loved it, and it gave me a break from cooking. They’d choose from between the usual suspects: BK, … Continue reading

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Guest Chick Lynn Cahoon and Barb’s Best Banana Bread

Yay, I’ve got Lynn Cahoon as a guest on Chicklets!  Her debut novel, The Bull Rider’s Brother, is waiting for me on my Kindle and One Lucky Commenter will win a Kindle copy, who-hoo!  Lynn is one of my Lalala … Continue reading

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Experimenting in the Kitchen

It’s been one of those weeks. You know…the adventurous kind. I see all these fabo recipes on Pinterest and want to try them all. Right now. This very minute.  But I rarely have the exact ingredients on hand and I’m … Continue reading

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Copycats!

Okay, I know that I’ve mentioned before my obsession with recreating delicious things I’ve tasted in a restaurant. Usually this is some sort of specific meal. Or a cake or cookies. And I will often try to get the recipes … Continue reading

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Gluten-Free Girl and the Sandwich

I miss bread. It’s been a year since I went gluten-free. For the most part, it’s been a wonderful experience. I’m no longer wracked with massive stomach aches after every meal. For the first time in my life, I’m my … Continue reading

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Copycats: Pudge’s Spinach Sub

I live outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and there’s a local shop here called Pudge’s. They have some amazing cheesesteaks that I promise you, you can’t finish in one sitting. The one in Blue Bell, near my office, recently renovated and their … Continue reading

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Cooking, Writing, & Blogging

I’ve intended to post this recipe every Friday for the past two months, but I’ve been a little caught up in rewriting book #3, Sweet Satisfaction, of my Castle of Dreams Series.  Book #2, Sweet Liberation, will be here soon … Continue reading

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The Lunch and Summer Camp

This is the fifth year the Things are heading to summer camp.  For the first couple of years, I made their lunches every day.  The third year I told my husband he had to make lunch one day a week.  … Continue reading

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