Growing up Catholic, Easter was always a big, big weekend for us; the end of 6 weeks of Lenten fasting and denial, given over in a huge feast. Ham, jello salads, deviled eggs (gotta do something with all those dyed Easter eggs), jelly beans, and more chocolate bunnies than you could shake a stick [...]

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Look at what Santa brought this year:

Lodge Enameled Cast-Iron 3-Quart Dutch Oven, Island Spice
I’m not entirely sure I was that good, but I’m taking it and running!
I have a lot planned for this site for 2009, including weekly recipe postings.  January will be Dutch Oven Month as I experiment with new recipes as well as [...]

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Have I mentioned that I love fall foods? I think I might have. Pumpkin is one of my very favorite fall flavors. I love a spicy pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, roasted pumpkin, grilled pumpkin (yes, we grill even in the fall and winter), pumpkin in all it’s forms.
So when I came across [...]

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