Spiced Peach Plum Compote

It all started with the idea to make homemade applesauce in the slow cooker. I woke up early, peeled and spiced the apples, and left them in the slow cooker with the plan to return in the afternoon to a fresh pot of applesauce. After returning home much too early, due to a canceled class, it pained me to watch the apples cook so slowly. They say patience is a virtue,...

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Moroccan Stew

The leaves begin to turn, mornings become chilly, boots and scarves make their way to the front of the closet, and pumpkin takes its place in coffee houses across the nation. It is officially my favorite season. Soup season.  Creamy, or brothy, as a starter or a main course. There is nothing like a steaming bowl of soup on a crisp fall day. It’s a hug in your...

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Seven Layers to a Boy's Heart

Six days of living in our house. Six days of settling, unpacking, bonding. We decided it was high  time to test the place out. So, we invited over some guests. We invited three of our closed guy friends to come for a small low key party Sunday afternoon. With food and cooking ever on my mind, I naturally volunteered to cook the main course. I needed our houses first...

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DIY: Fold Over Elastic Hair Ties

It’s as simple as tying a knot. Welcome to the easiest DIY ever. By now you have probably seen these elastic hair ties just about everywhere from the shelves of Target to the delicate displays of Anthropology. If you’re like me, you fell in love with the multitude of colors available and the promise to leave your hair dent and tangle free after use. With prices as high...

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Meet The 7 Girls Next Door

"Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious." - Brendan Gill Seven girls living in one house, five of which must endure the basement. Seven girls, one house. A brothel, perhaps? Sorority is the next logical guess. But no, we are just seven girls caught in the awkward transition between the years of pent up teenage angst and true adulthood, the glorious figure of 21. We have a few who have traveled to the great...

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