Christmas with TILTE 2011.

Despite knowing that every other blogger is posting millions of holiday pictures and really, nobody cares about holiday pictures unless they're featured in them, I'm still going to post a shitload of my own Christmas pix.I can't promise they're going to be entertaining. But since this is my blog and I call the shots around here, I'm just going to do it anyway.Christmas 2011, Featuring TILTE and Family.Decor...My favorite wrapping paper this year: Purchased at the $.99 StoreHoliday cards on displayOur treeWintery decorations at Boyfriend's...

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Christmas 2011.

My life has been super hectic lately, as I'm sure everyone else on the planet's has been. This year, Christmas has been creeping up quickly on me, much like a ghetto thief hanging around the parking of the local Wal-Mart.Just so we're all on the same page here, this is what I've been busy with.We had a "Cookie Decorating" party at my mom's house. As you can see, the kids went crazy with the sprinkle shit. By round two of cookie decorating, all the supplies were gone.They also made a really easy candy-type recipe my mom found, called...

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Snickerdoodles.

The other day, I woke up from a nap in a Snickerdoodle frenzy. After a short Google search, I made up my mind on this recipe.SOFT SNICKERDOODLE COOKIESINGREDIENTS:-1 cup butter-1 1/2 cups sugar-2 eggs-2 3/4 cups flour-2 teaspoons cream of tartar-1 tsp baking soda-1/4 tsp salt-3 tbsp sugar-3 tsp cinnamonDIRECTIONS:1. Preheat oven to 350.2. Mix butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, and eggs.3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Blend dry ingredients into the butter mixture.4. Chill dough and ungreased cookie...

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A Funny Story About My Dog.

I know what you're saying.YES, it's another post about Biscuit. And YES, this blog is supposed to be about food. And YES, I am looking great today.I'm still a little burnt out from the Thanksgiving fiesta, so I don't really have much to share on the food front.Which means you get another story about my dog.And before you get too involved, BE FORWARNED: This story has to do with poop.On the December 24, 2008 (two weeks after we'd adopted Biscuit), my boss called an in-office meeting even though we all had the day off. It was going to...

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What's New with Biscuit?

Many* of you have been asking how Biscuit is and what she's been up to these days.Here are some updates:She had to go to the vet a couple weeks back for a mysterious gaping, oozy wound on the side of her neck. Thankfully, it was just a "hot spot" that had gone awry. The vet gave her a shot of steroids and sent us home with a daily ointment (and a nice little $160 bill).Since her hot spot was in just the right positioning that a funnel collar was pointless, and bandage wrapped all around her torso slipped off within minutes, the vet advised...

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We Hosted Our First Thanksgiving.

When it comes to cooking a Thanksgiving meal, I've heard some horror stories. Everything from forgetting to thaw the turkey, to forgetting to take out the giblets, to overcooking, to under cooking, to putting the thermometer in the wrong part of the meat, to the thermometer not working, etc.That, coupled with my not-exactly-stellar cooking abilities meant the potential for things going wrong this Thanksgiving was in a zone I'd like to call "EXTREMELY HIGH".Did I mention, neither Boyfriend nor I had ever made a turkey before...?So Boyfriend...

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