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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Dec 16, 2011 | Cooking, Food, Memories, Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about my annual cookie baking spree that I usually go on before Christmas. My mom used to do it, and, well, it is a family tradition bordering on something sacred. And, you don’t mess with sacred. Right? Right. So,...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Dec 7, 2011 | Cooking
The other day I was doing that clicking thing that happens when I look at blogs. I read a blog, click on the links to read another blog, and another. Pretty soon, I’ve read a couple of dozen blogs and find myself forgetting what it was I was doing in the first...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Dec 5, 2011 | Cooking, Parenting
Until about three years ago, I wouldn’t eat a fried or poached egg. It had to be scrambled or hardboiled, and the hardboiled yoke bit had to be mixed with something to make it less chalky. If I was served a fried egg, I would cut the white part carefully free of...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Nov 26, 2011 | Cooking, Uncategorized
I sent an email to my aunts about our family gift exchange as I couldn’t remember who I drew or, actually, if we drew names. I seem to recall something at our family reunion, but I’m not really clear on it. My mind turned toward Christmas and getting ready...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Nov 25, 2011 | Cooking, Uncategorized
I mentioned in my last post that I was making two lemon pies this week. The one reserved for Thanksgiving day dinner is the Shaker Lemon Pie. I was disappointed in how mine ended up looking this year, though it still tasted terrific. While using a microplane to zest...
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