25 Things…

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Feb 12, 2009 at 3:47pm

OK, if you’re on Facebook (FB), you know all about the 25 Random Things About Me lists that everyone is circulating. If you’re not on FB, it’s basically a semi-viral exercise where people write 25 things about themselves and send it around to their friends, encouraging them to do the same. There are those turning…

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The Spice of Life

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Feb 11, 2009 at 5:13pm

I hit a monster pothole at high speed this morning and after I gratefully realized that I had escaped a flat, I started chuckling. I’m now figuratively and (almost) literally stuck in a February rut – how perfect. Man, it is time to switch things up a bit, bust out of the house, this cozy…

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Parmesan Cream Crackers

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Feb 8, 2009 at 9:16am

Parmesan Cream Crackers These homemade crackers look so delicious – with a glass of red wine, by the fire, good Sunday to you…  (And while you’re there – click on the link above to see video – check out all the other addictive NYTimes Magazine food videos, great fun.) Then, if you need something more…

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Love New York

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Feb 2, 2009 at 8:50am

                Whew.  John and I are back from a whirlwind trip to NYC, boy did we have a great time.  There’s always way too much to do, of course, to the degree that I go a bit blank trying to decide.  Do I want to shop?  Go to…

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Hi Honey

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 28, 2009 at 8:51am

Man I love honey-crisp apples, still tasting mighty fine. As much as I’m enjoying the frozen berries and cherries I mentioned yesterday, I still need something fresh to sink my teeth into, if for no other reason than to remind me that plants were once alive in Minnesota. Sigh. And honey-crisps are particularly Minnesotan, as…

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Uninspired

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 27, 2009 at 9:41am

Hello there. I am still alive – and apparently in a bit of a mid-winter slump. I’m going to New York over the weekend, that ought to get the creative juices flowing. And oh, I’m seeing Maud, the most productively creative person I know, perhaps her energy will rub off on me a bit. Yeah,…

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Canned

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 12, 2009 at 10:33am

Unlike Mark Bittman*, I think canned beans are fantastic. Especially at this time of year, when produce is a bit blah, and a pan of rib-stickin’ beans is exactly what I’m hungry for. And talk about a fast, nutritious meal – abracadabra, lunch is ready in 10 minutes, and yay! It’s not yet another sandwich….

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Happy New Year!

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 10, 2009 at 9:41am

Yikes, look at that, it’s 2009. Oops, there goes half of my life, wait, come back… No? Well then, Happy New Year (sigh). We rang in the New Year in relatively quiet fashion – just what the doctor ordered after Christmas festivities followed by feverish flu. Despite feeling a bit wobbly, John and I enjoyed…

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Uh Oh

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Dec 29, 2008 at 10:38am

Well.  Nothing will bring a days-long holiday celebration back ’round to moderation faster than a stomach virus.  BAM.  So long caviar, hello saltines.  So long fish soup with croute and rouille, hello baby sips of water.  So long comfy bed, hello toilet.  (Sorry.) So long 2008, hello 2009.  Hmmm, a seemingly inauspicious start to the…

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We’re Still Celebrating…

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Dec 27, 2008 at 12:36pm

Holidays still going strong here at the Levy Hacienda…  Let’s see, we’ve pretty much been celebrating since Sunday when my bro and sis David and Etta accidentally arrrived – flying from NYC to Billings, MT, through Minneapolis, they missed their connection and couldn’t secure another flight until Wednesday morning.  Woo hoo!  Well, not for them,…

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