After scrolling through my Instagram feed, reminiscing through past memories, I stumbled upon my beloved #farmboxgoodies. What are "#farmboxgoodies"?, you might ask. They were my beautiful, colorful creations I used to make when I was getting a farm box back in the day ( 7 months ago) when I lived with my best friend in Carpinteria. You probably can figure out what a farm box is, but I'm going to explain anyway...
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Fall Recipes: Mashed Potatoes to Start
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I figured it's time to conquer some new fall recipes, beginning with phase one of course – mashed potatoes. Starting small is always the better method for me. Although I hope to be a legendary cook one day (in my own household at least), I'm realizing cooking is not one of my born talents. It will be a long while till I combat Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". I looked up an easy recipe, with lots of butter of course, which landed me with Paula Deen's Garlic Mashed Potatoes...
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Camping Tips: Meal Planning
How do you successfully take a long camping trip without running out of food? A simple thing called Meal Planning.
Growing up, my family would go on ten-day summer trips, every year, into the High Sierras. My mom would make a meal plan for the week and we'd buy a huge load of groceries at the base of the mountains before heading up. I never realized how brilliant and organized she was. She had a meal planned for each night and all we had to do was buy what we needed...
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You Win Some, You Lose Some
Well, there's no pretty way of saying it: I had an epic fail last night while attempting to perform my first ever soup operation...
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