food
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Last weekend we took a minibreak to DC for a surprise baby shower and Hampton’s birthday. It started off with a bang. Literally. I was washing my hair Friday morning and heard a massive crash of glass. The globe from the ceiling fan on our upstairs landing had fallen and smashed EVERYwhere. Luckily, I didn’t…
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I recently had the chance to check out Coast Protein‘s Cricket Energy Bars. Yes, crickets. Let me start by borrowing some stats from The Manual: Crickets are about 65 percent protein by weight. Full of vitamin B12, potassium, omega 3 fats, and prebiotic fiber, crickets are veritable superfood. According to [one cricket protein bar manufacturer]…
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Christmas looked a little different this year. As it was a Tuesday and Hampton works that retail life and my day job is open 24/7, we decided we would just stay home and have a day to the two of us. Of course, after I committed to an offertory on Christmas Sunday and two Christmas…
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It was predicted that our area of central NC was going to get hit with a whopper of a storm. And for once, “they” were right. Sunday, we got approximately 14.5″. We usually average less than half of that in an entire year. My choir gig’s Christmas cantata was canceled (and our second show at…
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Social media gets a bad rap a lot of the time — but I still love it. One reason I love it is to meet people I never would have otherwise. Eman is one of those people. She is an aerial dancer in Toronto, and I have always been fascinated by the aerial arts and…
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As mentioned, we had a compressed rehearsal schedule for The Addams Family. In order to make good food choices and still fit into my costume, I prepped both lunches AND dinners during those few weeks. It really didn’t take that much longer to do and made me feel so much better in the long run. …I…
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This blog has been a bit lighter on the home cooking than planned… but I did just get to contribute food talk to The Adult Dish, a site started by a fellow Skimm’bassador! For all the details, check it out here. No teaser pics or subject hints! …unless, of course, you follow my Instagram…. (;
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Hampton hates buying presents, which is why we always take a trip for our anniversary. Since we celebrated his 40th in Miami in February, we went slightly more low-key and headed up to the mountains of North Carolina to celebrate #4 in one of our favorite places: Asheville. After getting stuck in terrible traffic (which…
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When we first got the emergency vet estimate, we debated cancelling Hampton’s birthday trip. But when our sweet Louisa didn’t make it and my mother back Home in PA fell and broke her shoulder the same day, we decided we NEEDED a vacation. Like most Flat 493 trips, we had our fancy dinner reservations made…
Ann Davis-Rowe 