Chili Princess Redux

Posted by on Mar 9, 2008 in dish | 2 comments w00t! Won third place in the church youth group’s annual chili cookoff again! Last year’s recipe, Not-So-Dumb Blonde Chili, was an outgrowth of a family-favorite white chicken chili I’ve been making for awhile. This year’s entry was a totally new thing. As in, I made it up as I went along this morning and prayed. Looks like everything turned out okay, considering one of...
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NYC Friday: Night at the Museum

Posted by on Feb 22, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Today was an awesome day in the Big Apple! First, we woke up to three inches of snow on the ground! Pretty cool stuff for this Florida gal. I haven’t been in serious snow for years. All the natives were probably annoyed at the snow-eating grin on my face. Got some nice pix, so that was good.Props to my favorite French store, Targét, for sponsoring free Friday night at the Museum of Modern...
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A Little About Talent

Posted by on Feb 9, 2008 in dish | 0 comments One of my favorite cartoons used to be Kudzu, drawn by the wonderful and infuriating Doug Marlette. Marlette, who died in a car crash last year, had a gift for pissing nearly everyone off with his political cartoons, which means that he got it. I was perusing his website yesterday, doing some research for my AP class, and came across this breathtaking bit of wisdom regarding creativity:Practice,...
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