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We're visiting Mother of Food in Vegas for The Holidays.  We are going to be driving a lot this holiday and we wanted to replace our weak battery before we headed to more remote parts,  Since we are away from home and any socket wrenches, we decided to pay to have the battery professionally installed.  We ended up at a Pep Boys. It was in an unfamiliar area and we were looking for a good sandwich place for lunch. After installing the new battery, the guys at Pep Boys pointed us in the direction of Geri's Olde Philidelphia. &lt;br /&gt;
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What we found was a sparse no nonsense kind of place with pictures of Rocky on the wall and all kinds of authentic Philly treats.  I split the chicken cheese steak pizza style with Mother of Food and Husband of Food got a steak and mushroom cheese steak. I was very happy with my pizza chicken steak sandwich, it was like chicken parm in the form of cheesesteak. We all shared sides of fries and onion rings, but after ordering, I noticed that we could have had corn nuggets, tater tots, or sweet potato fries.  Mom cherrily ordered an egg cream in a wave of nostolgia.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The staff were all regular folks, happy to have egg cream drinking types in the joint.&lt;br /&gt;
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Mom shared her egg cream with the uninitiated.&lt;/div&gt;
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Later that night, we went out to try and see the Christmas lights at the Ethel M Chocolate factory, but the car didn't start.  Turns out that the Guys at Pep Boys didn't tighten down the terminals.  With a bit of work, Husband of food got the car started and had to take it back to Pep Boys to finish the job.  They admitted to doing a sloppy job, not doing it right the first time.  We would have been really mad, but they did recommend Geri's. So,&amp;nbsp;my advice is&amp;nbsp;do not go to Pep Boys for work on your car, but do take their recommendations on sandwich places. &lt;br /&gt;
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Today is the day before Thanksgiving.&amp;nbsp; In School, my children made Thanksgiving place mats with some things they are thankful for, and I am inspired.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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I am so grateful for my life right now.&amp;nbsp; Things are a little sketchy financially; freelance money is just not the same as full time money.&amp;nbsp; I can't buy a ton of presents for the Holidays, my clothes are shabby chic to put it nicely, and I haven't been able to afford to renew my membership at the gym, so with my love of food, I'm not exactly trimming down this holiday season.&amp;nbsp; I miss my dog.&lt;br /&gt;
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The thing is, without regular hours I get to spend more time with the kids and that is a true treasure.&amp;nbsp; I can't afford many gifts, but maybe I could get a few, or make some.&amp;nbsp; I am thankful for friends who don't care what gifts they do or do not receive. I am thankful for I have clothes, luckily many from years of plenty, some do not.&amp;nbsp; I can't go to the gym, but I am able to cook delicious meals which I creatively put together in the fashion of Grandmother of Food when she had little, "If we had a dollar, we used a dollar."&amp;nbsp; I am thankful for her wisdom and her recipes.&amp;nbsp; I am thankful for my garden.&amp;nbsp; I am thankful for our water to drink.&amp;nbsp; I am thankful for those who are reading this post.&amp;nbsp;  I am thankful for the years I had with my dog.&amp;nbsp; I am thankful for my Husband.&amp;nbsp; I am thankful for love, and toys, and candy.&amp;nbsp; I am thankful that my Daughter is thankful for her Sister and just like her Sister, my Daughter, I am thankful, very thankful, for my family.&lt;br /&gt;
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Tonight I may have found a cure. It was not expensive, it did not involve needles, and it was not prescribed by the veterinarian. What it was, was the obvious solution, I just was not listening to my inner Jewish Mother before. Tonight, I made chicken soup.&amp;nbsp; Even before I was done with the soup, the Dog came sniffing around the kitchen.&amp;nbsp; I ladled out a bowl of broth with generous hunks of chicken.&amp;nbsp; I cooled the bowl with an ice cube and when I was satisfied that it was cool enough, I placed it in front of my Dog,&amp;nbsp; She licked carefully at first and then chewed the meat with gusto.&amp;nbsp; She licked the bowl clean and looked at me for more.&amp;nbsp; When I asked "More?" she wagged her tail.&amp;nbsp; I got her another bowl, this time with even more chicken, and she finished that one, too. Then she took a nap. When later I went to put the cooled pot in the refrigerator, she awoke from her nap and begged for some more.&amp;nbsp; I ladled out another bowl.&amp;nbsp; She ate it all up.&amp;nbsp; Maybe tomorrow we won't have to give her fluids.&amp;nbsp; I know that tonight she will be spared the forced feeding.&amp;nbsp; If I have to make chicken soup a few times a week to get her healthy again, I will.&amp;nbsp; It seems that chicken soup is truly a cure for everything, or maybe everybody.&lt;br /&gt;
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Just a little lovin' for my kindergarten kiddos, inspired by a trip to the local farmer's market.&lt;br /&gt;
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This box includes:&lt;br /&gt;
A collection of small heirloom tomatoes,&lt;br /&gt;
fresh strawberries,&lt;br /&gt;
frozen green grapes&lt;br /&gt;
carrots carved into heart shapes&lt;br /&gt;
romaine lettuce&lt;br /&gt;
heart shaped PB&amp;amp;J&lt;br /&gt;
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That's right, this box contains peanut butter!&amp;nbsp; New school, new rules.&amp;nbsp; The kids are happy about the change.&lt;br /&gt;
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My kid started Kindergarten and already she has come to me with one of those I-knew-the-other-kids-were-going-to-be-a-bad-influence-on-you-questions, "Mom, can you get this thing that is in the grocery store near the salami and it has cheese and crackers and it is in a box..."&lt;br /&gt;
"Are you talking about a Lunchable?!"&amp;nbsp; "Yes!," she says,"Get me that!"&lt;br /&gt;
Sigh...&lt;br /&gt;
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I made snails instead.&lt;br /&gt;
May my children forgive me. &lt;br /&gt;
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These bento include one Turkey and Cheese Sandwich as a snail body&lt;br /&gt;
a Vanilla Wafer for a head, detailed with sparkly green icing&lt;br /&gt;
Carrot antennae, also detailed with icing&lt;br /&gt;
Lettuce as a meadow background&lt;br /&gt;
Grapes as the mossy floor&lt;br /&gt;
Carrots topped with Raspberries make the mushrooms on which the snail likes to snack&lt;br /&gt;
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The other day, my husband and I went to Solly's Deli to celebrate a milestone.&amp;nbsp; It was the first day of Kindergarten for my sweet twins.&amp;nbsp; To celebrate I tried to order a "Cleveland Bar" for dessert, as mentioned in the post &lt;a href="http://familyoffood.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-of-atonement-night-of-plenty.html"&gt;Day of Atonement, Night of Plenty&lt;/a&gt;, and to my chagrin (falls) they no longer carry them!&amp;nbsp; Cost cutting they say.&amp;nbsp; Cleveland Bars, or as we say in Cleveland, Coconut Bars, are why I go to Solly's.&amp;nbsp; I have to say that they are clearly going downhill.&amp;nbsp; Our Turkey Pastrami Reuben had only Turkey, not Pastrami-ed Turkey.&amp;nbsp; Our fries were not curly or skinny, but plain old Steak Fries.&amp;nbsp; I am pretty sure I was drinking Diet Pepsi, not Diet Coke.&amp;nbsp; Why should I go back?&amp;nbsp; And furthermore, where am I to find Coconut Bars!?&lt;br /&gt;
I needed a fix so I did what any self sufficient Cleavlander would do... I made them myself. &lt;br /&gt;
I found a guide at Rosa Raskin's Cooking Blog, Precious Cooking.&amp;nbsp; Here is a link to her fabulous post:&lt;a href="http://preciouscooking.blogspot.com/2009/12/easy-coconut-cake-or-bars.html"&gt; Precious Cooking, Coconut Bars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Turns out, coconut bars are surprisingly simple.&lt;br /&gt;
You make a vanilla or yellow cake (box variety is fine), cut them into squares,&lt;br /&gt;
Roll the bars into slightly watered down Hershey's Syrup, and then roll them in coconut.&lt;br /&gt;
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The hardest part is keeping the outer coconut from getting "dirty" from the chocolate sauce as they are rolled.&lt;br /&gt;
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For the Cake I used a modified Vanilla Cupcake recipe from the &lt;u&gt;Hello, Cupcake!&lt;/u&gt; recipe book.&lt;br /&gt;
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2 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour&lt;br /&gt;
2 tsp Baking Powder&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 tsp Baking Soda&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 tsp Salt&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 Cup Milk&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil&lt;br /&gt;
1 tsp Vanilla Extract&lt;br /&gt;
1 Stick (8 TBSP) Unsalted Butter, softened&lt;br /&gt;
1 Cup Sugar&lt;br /&gt;
3 Large Eggs&lt;br /&gt;
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Let eggs and butter sit out to warm up a bit before you begin.&lt;br /&gt;
Preheat Oven to 350°.&lt;br /&gt;
Spray Oil&amp;nbsp; (Pam) or Butter the bottom of two 8" Square baking dishes, then coat lightly with flour.&lt;br /&gt;
Whisk together Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt in a medium bowl.&lt;br /&gt;
Combine the Milk, Oil, and Vanilla Extract in a large cup or small bowl.&lt;br /&gt;
In another medium sized bowl or in a mixer bowl, with an electric mixer set to medium, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
Add the Eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.&amp;nbsp; Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture alternatively with the milk mixture in batches, beginning and ending with the flour mixture and beating until just blended.&lt;br /&gt;
Split the batter among the cake pans and smooth down with a rubber cake spatula.&lt;br /&gt;
Bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.&lt;br /&gt;
Remove the cake from the pans to cool completely on a wire rack.&lt;br /&gt;
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In small glass bowl or larger Pyrex measuring cup,&lt;br /&gt;
mix 1 1/2 cups - 2 cups of Hershey's Syrup with a few Tablespoons of Water.&lt;br /&gt;
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On a plate, spread out shredded coconut.&lt;br /&gt;
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With one hand (and a fork) dip the cake bars in the chocolate mix.&lt;br /&gt;
With the other hand, roll the coated cake bars in the coconut trying to keep the coconut clean.&lt;br /&gt;
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Place on a plate or platter, rinse hands if needed and repeat until the bars are done.&lt;br /&gt;
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I found it good to add clean coconut as I went and also noticed that the chocolate sauce got cake debris towards the end, so splitting the chocolate sauce batch might also be a good idea. &lt;br /&gt;
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Make them now and enjoy your taste of Cleveland!&lt;br /&gt;
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This is not a sad story, although, by the look of the picture above it should be.&amp;nbsp; I have a particularly good brioche recipe that I can make in my breadmaker.&amp;nbsp; It is light and slightly sweet with the texture of a fresh challah.&amp;nbsp; My kids love this rich white bread.&amp;nbsp; Unfortunately, I learned about one thing that can destroy a particularly good breadmaker brioche recipe; a pan or paddle that is not seated properly. When the paddle is not spinning properly, the ingredients do not mix well.&amp;nbsp; After digging through about two inches of flour at the bottom of the bread pan, I discovered what was left of my brioche. So, what do you get when you take half of the flour out of your brioche?&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nbDnkavG9Rk/TmmdV9gTqMI/AAAAAAAAAyg/OyfQIvbUFWA/s1600/IMG_7899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nbDnkavG9Rk/TmmdV9gTqMI/AAAAAAAAAyg/OyfQIvbUFWA/s320/IMG_7899.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Cake.&amp;nbsp; Surprise!&amp;nbsp; See, I told you it wasn't a sad story.&amp;nbsp; If there was a bit of lemon in the recipe, it would have been a perfect lemon cake, moist and buttery, very sweet.&amp;nbsp; I may try to make a cake in the breadmaker one day, but I have enough cake.&amp;nbsp; For now I want to try that brioche again.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here is the Recipe for the bread.&amp;nbsp; You can try less flour for the cake if you want to recreate my accidental cake.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Breadmaker Brioche&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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3 1/4 Cups of All Purpose Flour&lt;br /&gt;
1/3 Cup of Sugar&lt;br /&gt;
1 tsp Salt&lt;br /&gt;
3 Large Eggs&lt;br /&gt;
1 Stick of Unsalted Butter - Melted and Cooled&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 Cup Water&lt;br /&gt;
1 TBSP Yeast&lt;br /&gt;
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Add these ingredients to the breadmaker.&amp;nbsp; Mine works Dry ingredients first, but some machines use the wet ingredients first.&amp;nbsp; Make sure the paddle and pan are well seated in the breadmaker.&amp;nbsp; Set to Basic or White Bread and push start.&amp;nbsp; Hopefully you will get brioche, but if not, enjoy your cake.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;Visit www.familyoffood.blogspot.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9116107930266963775-4631969225590156618?l=familyoffood.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;When you have kids, there are certain things you can't wait to try.&amp;nbsp;  This project was one I have been waiting to do for 3 years.&amp;nbsp; We tried an  uncooked recipe a while back and now... at last, we made cooked Play  Dough from scratch.&amp;nbsp; Both recipes are listed below.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;This is the pre-dyed dough. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Add some food coloring to make many variations of color. This is a great project for teaching color mixing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bGQdczpQPTg/TlrOk_fym3I/AAAAAAAAAyE/SCNTE4OAQe4/s1600/Headshots+205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o7pu1SUBRU8/TlrP5alXldI/AAAAAAAAAyM/VM86Q0YeKd4/s1600/Headshots+207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o7pu1SUBRU8/TlrP5alXldI/AAAAAAAAAyM/VM86Q0YeKd4/s320/Headshots+207.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;By the end, many balls of dough were coming out a mossy green.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;We experimented mixing decorating sugar into some of the balls of dough.&amp;nbsp; This looked pretty at first, but after a few hours, the sugar broke down the dough and made a slimy concoction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The project was fun to make and generated hours of fun after the completed dough was made.&amp;nbsp; This recipe made a dough that is still perfectly pliable and sculpt-able a week later. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;From &lt;a href="http://www.creativekidsathome.com/activities/activity_8.html"&gt;Creative Kids&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Cooked Playdough&lt;/b&gt; (flour and salt)&lt;br /&gt;
3 cups flour&lt;br /&gt;
1.5 cups salt&lt;br /&gt;
6 tsp cream of tarter&lt;br /&gt;
3 tbsp oil&lt;br /&gt;
3 cups water&lt;br /&gt;
Dissolve salt in the water. &lt;br /&gt;
Pour all ingredients into a large pot.   &lt;br /&gt;
Stir constantly over medium heat until a ball forms by pulling away from the sides.   &lt;br /&gt;
Knead the dough mixture until the texture matches playdough (1-2 minutes). &lt;br /&gt;
Store in plastic container.  Should last for at least 3 months.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
NOTE:   This recipe is made from edible ingredients and not toxic in small  amounts for children.  However, a dog got sick after eating a batch of  playdough.  It is not intended as a food item.  Please be sure to put it  away after your children have finished playing.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PccOVIr9_qQ/TlrR38MTKiI/AAAAAAAAAyY/l9K4ta3Zn_o/s1600/Headshots+211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PccOVIr9_qQ/TlrR38MTKiI/AAAAAAAAAyY/l9K4ta3Zn_o/s320/Headshots+211.JPG" width="213" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Uncooked Recipe:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt; From Master Cook&lt;br /&gt;
Recipe By     :&lt;br /&gt;
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00&lt;br /&gt;
Categories    : Kids&lt;br /&gt;
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Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method&lt;br /&gt;
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3      c             Flour&lt;br /&gt;
1 1/2  c             Salt&lt;br /&gt;
3      tbsp          Oil&lt;br /&gt;
1      c             Water&lt;br /&gt;
1      tbsp          Food coloring&lt;br /&gt;
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Mix all ingredients in a big bowl. May be seperated into 4 to make 4 different&lt;br /&gt;
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My twins are soon to go on to kindergarten where who knows what the lunch situation will be. I wanted them to have one last special bento box lunch made with love from Mommy before their next big adventure.&lt;br /&gt;
Here is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.&lt;br /&gt;
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Seedless Grapes&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 Peach&lt;br /&gt;
1 Peeled Carrot&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 Banana&lt;br /&gt;
1 Celery Stalk&lt;br /&gt;
1 Turkey, Bacon, and Cheese Sandwich on Wheat, cut into quarters&lt;br /&gt;
2 Hand Cut Green Pepper Stars soaked in blue food coloring for extra blue hue&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;Visit www.familyoffood.blogspot.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9116107930266963775-8981065745437728731?l=familyoffood.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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This rocky desert landscape should fold nicely into two soft tacos.&lt;br /&gt;
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I used these ingredients to make this sweltering bento:&lt;br /&gt;
The Hot Sky - Soft White Corn Tortillas&lt;br /&gt;
Winds of Heat - Cheddar and Monterrey Jack Cheese&lt;br /&gt;
The Desert Rock and Sand - Cold Rotisserie Chicken&lt;br /&gt;
A Wisp of Cloud in the Sky - White Rice&lt;br /&gt;
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Is there a similarity to the &lt;a href="http://familyoffood.blogspot.com/2008/09/settlers-of-catan-in-cake-form.html"&gt;Settlers of Catan&lt;/a&gt; cupcakes we made in 2008?&amp;nbsp; Comic-con is this week, I sense a geeky cupcake fest in our future.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;Visit www.familyoffood.blogspot.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9116107930266963775-8644497942567586912?l=familyoffood.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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I may have to make some &lt;a href="http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/05/butter-me-up/"&gt;toast purses&lt;/a&gt; for my wee ones, and maybe a &lt;a href="http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/22/fauxstess-to-the-extreme/"&gt;Cupcake Hat&lt;/a&gt; for myself.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://familyoffood.blogspot.com/2010/12/pastry-based-dinners.html"&gt;1 Pastry Crust (link)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1 Tomato, chopped&lt;br /&gt;
1 Cub Broccoli, chopped&lt;br /&gt;
2 Cups of Fresh Spinach, chopped&lt;br /&gt;
12 slices of cooked Turkey Bacon, crumbled or chopped&lt;br /&gt;
2 Eggs &lt;br /&gt;
3 Egg Whites&lt;br /&gt;
1 Cup Milk&lt;br /&gt;
1/3 Greek Yogurt&lt;br /&gt;
1/4 Cup of Parmesan&lt;br /&gt;
3/4 tsp Salt&lt;br /&gt;
1/4 tsp Fresh Ground Pepper&lt;br /&gt;
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Preheat oven to 400° F&lt;br /&gt;
Lay the pastry crust into a pie pan.&lt;br /&gt;
Combine filling ingredients in a bowl.&amp;nbsp; I crack the eggs in first and beat them slightly before adding the other ingredients.&amp;nbsp; Pour mixture into pie shell.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bake at&amp;nbsp; 400° for 1 hour.&lt;br /&gt;
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Don't be afraid to experiment with the ingredients... don't have broccoli, try spinach, don't have Greek yogurt, use plain yogurt or milk.&amp;nbsp; Are you ready for your quiche?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;Visit www.familyoffood.blogspot.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9116107930266963775-5557331321860097020?l=familyoffood.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The Family of Food had a great lunch of chicken fingers with Raising Cane's special sauce, crinkle fries, and texas toast.&amp;nbsp; They do catering too, so you can pick up a tailgate box for your Fourth of July picnics.&lt;br /&gt;
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http://www.raisingcanes.com/&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_285265870"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Raising Cane's&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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1120 E. Flamingo Rd&lt;br /&gt;
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broccoli to create a background and to hold everything in place, &lt;br /&gt;
celery and dip,&lt;br /&gt;
Laughing Cow cheese wedges for the ears,&lt;br /&gt;
hummus in a nice round sealed pack,&lt;br /&gt;
crackers, both as the face of the cat and underneath the cheese and broccoli as a base,&lt;br /&gt;
tomato slices for the mouth,&lt;br /&gt;
shelled edemame for the nose and eyes,&lt;br /&gt;
and carrot slivers for the whiskers.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bm3R0d8VOEM/TflA1wVuA0I/AAAAAAAAAwU/wJIlZaP01ag/s1600/CornBread.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bm3R0d8VOEM/TflA1wVuA0I/AAAAAAAAAwU/wJIlZaP01ag/s320/CornBread.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;These muffins are more cake like than the regular recipe and as you can see from the picture, they are also more melted together, like monkey bread.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here is the new recipe:&lt;br /&gt;
1 1/2 Cups of All Purpose Flour&lt;br /&gt;
2/3 Cup of Sugar&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 Cup of Corn Meal&lt;br /&gt;
1 Tbsp Baking Powder&lt;br /&gt;
1/2 tsp Salt&lt;br /&gt;
2 Large Eggs&lt;br /&gt;
1 Cup Skim Milk &lt;br /&gt;
1/3 Cup Plain Lowfat Yogurt&lt;br /&gt;
1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil&lt;br /&gt;
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Preheat the oven to 350°&lt;br /&gt;
Spray muffin cups with spray oil&lt;br /&gt;
Mix Flour, Sugar, Corn Meal, Baking Powder, and Salt in a large bowl or mixer.&lt;br /&gt;
In another bowl, beat Eggs lightly, add Milk, Yogurt, and Oil.&amp;nbsp; Mix well.&lt;br /&gt;
Add liquid ingredients to dry and stir until just blended.&lt;br /&gt;
Pour into muffin Cups.&lt;br /&gt;
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Husband of Food and I picked up the twins from a long day of outdoor play and headed to Pasadena.&lt;br /&gt;
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A culinary good omen... The Nom Nom truck was in the Vroman's parking  lot on the way in.&amp;nbsp; We had never before tried Bahn Mi, a Vietnamese  Sandwich, so we figured we would stop by.&amp;nbsp; The girls were excited to get food from a vehicle.&amp;nbsp; We ordered a Pork Bahn Mi and a Lemongrass Chicken Taco to share.&amp;nbsp; Both were quite good and we agreed that the best part was the sweet marinated carrot and daikon radish topping to the sandwich.&amp;nbsp; If I see the Nom Nom truck again, I'd like to explore the menu further. &lt;a href="http://nomnomtruck.com/"&gt;http://nomnomtruck.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I was excited to get to the reading, so I popped upstairs while the family finished off the Nom Nom.&amp;nbsp; To review; in case you haven't been following every FOF post,&lt;i&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.biggirlssmallkitchen.com/"&gt;Big Girls Small Kitchen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; is a food blog for young people who are interested in cooking. Daughter of Food (me) is distantly related to one of the Big Girls.&amp;nbsp; The Big Girls, Cara Eisenpress and Phoebe Lapine, shared stories from the book such as how their Magazine club started a regular dinner party and spawned many recipies found in the book.&amp;nbsp; They answered questions about how they took their blog to book form (something Family of Food was interested in) and what kind of equipment they use - a good chef's knife was one piece they treasured, but no specific brand was recommended. Then the authors passed around homemade chocolate chip cookies and signed copies of their cookbook.&lt;br /&gt;
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After the reading, I introduced myself to my cousin Phoebe and we chatted a bit about our family and their obsessions with food and cooking.&amp;nbsp; My kids who had been shopping the bookstore with their Dad came over and tried some of the cookies.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am looking forward to making some of the recipes out of my new signed copy of the cookbook.&amp;nbsp; I almost made "resignation brownies" for this post, but then Mother in Law of Food brought brownie bites over. Ah well, another chance to cook a BGSK recipe will present itself soon.&lt;br /&gt;
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I don't know if this 3rd (?) cousin remembers me, but I am going to try and stop by Vroman's Bookstore next Wednesday to check out the Big Girls, Small Kitchen book signing to say hello to Phoebe and get some great cooking tips.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cara Eisenpress &amp;amp; Phoebe Lapine present and sign In the Small Kitchen&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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USA!&amp;nbsp; USA!&amp;nbsp; Are you in the mood for the 4th of July yet, how about Memorial Day? You could pack a few of these boxes on your weekend camping trip, or your all day beach outing.&amp;nbsp; I made it for lunch.&lt;br /&gt;
If you're worried about the twins, don't worry, I made two of these, I just didn't like the picture of the second flag sandwich that much.&lt;br /&gt;
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"The best of the würst."&amp;nbsp; I love a place like this: classic comfort food with a modern twist, funky atmosphere, friendly staff...&amp;nbsp; It's all good at "The Dog Haus" in Pasadena.&amp;nbsp; Specializing in hot dogs, sausages, and sliders, this restaurant is sure to please the nearby college crowd.&lt;br /&gt;
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We ordered a Cowboy dog pictured at the top and an Italian Chicken "würst" with grilled onions and cheddar cheese with added BBQ sauce from the condiment bar.&amp;nbsp; Both were served on their signature Hawaiian roll buns.&amp;nbsp; My biggest complaint was that these buns make for a messy lunch.&amp;nbsp; One knife and fork later and my problems were over.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thumbs up to this one.&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh boy. Los Angeles I hope you can handle  this and I think you can… &amp;nbsp;20 local cooks, 20 monumental Avocado recipes  - TRY EACH ONE AND VOTE THE WINNER TO FAME AND FORTUNE!!! We all know  you make The Best Guacamole. &amp;nbsp;What else can be done with this, the  sexiest fruit in all the land? &amp;nbsp;(FACT! Avocados are a  PROVEN&amp;nbsp;aphrodisiac! FACT!)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;April 10 2PM at &lt;a href="http://www.bootlegtheater.org/music.html" target="_blank"&gt;The Bootleg Theater&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;2220 Beverly Boulevard&lt;br /&gt;
Los Angeles, CA 90057&lt;br /&gt;
(213) 389-3856&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt; TODAY!&amp;nbsp; 10$ a person.&amp;nbsp; I am tempted to go; let me know if you do. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;Visit www.familyoffood.blogspot.com&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9116107930266963775-5058869350961272646?l=familyoffood.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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