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A Long Overdue Dinner Party & a Lot of Bacon

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Wednesday night, I finally made good on a deal I made 361 days prior. You see, at Friendsgiving last year, these guys went in on an auction item: a three course dinner for six. However, after several failed scheduling attempts I still hadn’t made good on my end of the...

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Girls’ Night In: A Tapas Feast at La Casa de Laurita

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Saturday night I had a craving for Spanish food. This isn’t particularly unusual, seeing as manchego with olives and a Spanish tortilla are comfort food for me in a way that mac and cheese never has been. I had a date to catch up with Laura who was happy to eat...

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Four Day Weekend for the Win! {Plus Cheesy Brussels Sprout Lasagna}

There’s nothing like a three day weekend… except a four day weekend! That’s right: snow day! So right now I’m sitting here in my pajamas under a pile of pit bulls that are not making typing an easy task. Did you know that my very first post on the Messy...

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Monday Morning Meet-Up: A Busy Week It’s Been

So much has happened in the past week. It’s amazing how it’s flown by, yet last weekend seems so long ago! Last Saturday, Dad arrived talking about all of the travelers with their shoes strapped to their bags headed to Boston. Last week at this time, the Boston marathon bombing...

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A Messy Kitchen Dinner Party, Please Have a Seat!

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No, that’s not my table. But isn’t it lovely? Formal dinner parties might be dying this generation, but they won’t be going anywhere anytime soon in our household. I dream of long wooden tables with runners and chargers and decorative fruit! With candles and centerpieces and serving utensils that actual match!...

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UnBook Clubs and Comfort Food

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I’m sure I do myself no favors in advertising an Achilles’ heel, but if you give me enough wine I’ll probably join your book club. Well, apparently I really like wine, and not too long ago I found myself in three book clubs. I quickly found that three was alot to balance with planning a...

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