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Penne Pasta Recipe with Capers & Olives


So I was shopping the other day and found some capers – I haven’t had capers in years and thought, “Hey! I wonder what I could do with these!?” So I bought them and brought em home. My Mom used to make some kind of fish dinner with capers, but that still grosses me out to this day, so I…

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Spicy Vegan Squash, Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Soup


I haven’t become vegan by any means, but the last few weeks I’ve been making a hearty effort to eat healthier (and workout more!) This recipe was passed on to me by a friend and it was so delicious! It’s a perfect warm and filling treat for the upcoming winter days. It features pumpkin, sweet potato and even tofu. Now…

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Caramel Apple Cupcakes


It was one of my best friends’ birthdays this past Friday, so I baked her some cupcakes. This recipe is certainly not finalized yet, so I’ll throw in some suggestions along the way. I kind of winged it initially, and ran out of time so I didn’t make the actual cupcake part by hand. 🙂   Ingredients White cupcake mix,…

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Hairy Stockings Meant to Confuse Predatory Men?


Not sure if this is real or a joke because it’s coming from a Chinese website, but someone supposedly invented “hairy leg stockings” to fend off male advances.   I guess we can file this one under “things that scare the living crap out of me” and perhaps “most brilliant idea ever.”

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Happy Mother’s Day


When I was about 7 or 8, I remember playing outside in our family’s driveway, right after a rain storm. It had rained buckets, and when that happened in Massachusetts, hundreds of earthworms would be forced out of the ground, onto the sidewalks and grass. To most people, this would be like some kind of horror movie, but I was…

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