Like my pumpkin pie disaster, my chocolate covered strawberries didn't work out very well. I have never used the quick-melt-candy-stuff, you see. I had always used a double-pan with boiling water underneath and chocolate chips melting in the top pan. This time I thought I'd take the easy route, which should always be a red flag.Everything was going fine. As I was cooking...

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Before I get to the promised famous chili recipe, I thought I'd make something else that's a tradition in my family. Though it is a Christmas Eve tradition, Clark and I are moving it to New Year's Eve this year since we partook in his family's Christmas traditions.Some people think Wild Rice Soup is a required taste. I have personally always loved it...

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It's New Year's Eve. Time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the next. Resolutions are being made, preparations for parties are underway, and even though Christmas was only a week ago, it is considered "so last year."I have never had a big New Year's Eve since I was younger. For some reason I always got to go to parties...

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Dinner Christmas Eve.'Twas the Night Before Christmas and The Nativity Story.Christmas Morning.Christmas Night.December 26th. ...

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After two days of being snowed in we are finally heading home. Though the roads may not be as clear as they should be for us to travel, I'm not sure it's wise for us to stay another day. We've been here for 2.5 days extra... and it's just time to head home.I don't know how everybody is, but I'm a person who...

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Well, Christmas has come and gone. Wrapping paper has been discarded of, new presents are still the center of attention, and everyone feels as though they've gained five pounds from all the good food and sweets. Now comes the week of going back to work, still trying to spend time with Christmas presents, and attempting to start a diet that's going to crash...

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Another Muppet classic from "The Muppet Christmas Carol," Bob Cratchit (played by Kermit) and the "book keepers" close up Scrooge's office and prepare for Christmas Eve and, ultimately, Christmas Day. Have a wonderful Christmas Eve, everyone. Merry Christmas! ...

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We are finally in the midst of Clark's family. Though it is very different from hanging out with mine, considering how much larger it is because everyone is in semi-close proximity of everyone, we are having a wonderful time. To start the holiday right, Clark's little sister, Laura, and I took nearly four hours of yesterday putting together an edible house.I had never...

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This is an all-time favorite of everybody who I have ever cooked it for. It's the first thing I cooked out of my first cookbook gifted to me by my older sister my senior year of high school. Now, it's the thing that everybody wants whenever I offer to cook. It's what I cooked for Clark's family the first time I cooked for...

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The only other time I've made a cake from scratch is when I contributed to making my Mom's German Chocolate Birthday Cake. Well, this year Clark said he didn't want a funfetti cake, he wanted a "real" chocolate cake. So, I made a REAL chocolate cake. The treat, though, is the icing. Mixing up some Coconut icing to stick in the middle and...

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