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With the warmer weather upon us, we’ve been outside exercising more and not really into the heavier meals we enjoyed during our winter hibernation. What we’ve been digging is a well-made salad for a meal, but salads can get really repetitive and boring if you’re not careful.
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In the wintertime when it’s cold I love to make a pot of chili and let it cook all day. Just as much as Dallas and I like to make chili, a comfort food from my childhood, we also love to make Japanese curry stew, a comfort food from his childhood. It’s just as much [...]

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Last fall (yes, this is an OLD photo!) I was making my acorn squash with apples on the inside. Adds a nice sweetness. See additional photos and instructions on baking acorn squash here and here.

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And also drank a lot of sake at a tasting. My favorite sake was the one with the angry-looking Japanese man on the label. Jon’s sushi turned out very nice. One of my rolls was really loose and one was exploding at the seam, but they both tasted good!

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The last time I was in New Orleans was in December 2006. Dallas was there for work and I tagged along and did fun stuff while he worked. I had a great time and always wanted to come back. He had work to do in New Orleans again last year but I was traveling at [...]

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