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Breaking news…

By Queen of Quirky | Published: August 26, 2010

Are you ready for it? It’s a big darned deal. Ok, here it goes. I, Queen of Quirky, poached my first egg with great success. <crickets.> I just don’t understand why no one is as excited about this as I am. I even took the little guy, all dished up in a bowl, to Mr. Quirky, [...]

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My buddy cooked dinner for me

By Queen of Quirky | Published: June 21, 2010

I really liked Rick Moonen on the 2nd season of Top Chef Masters. I loved the way he took himself seriously without taking himself too seriously. He joked a lot, but made fun of himself as much as he made fun of others.  He seems like a guy you could have a glass of wine [...]

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Queen of Quirky: not the coolest kid at the Vegas pool scene

By Queen of Quirky | Published: June 21, 2010

You can take the Queen out of Kansas City, but you can’t take the Quirky out of the Queen. Even when I try to be kind of cool, I fail. Take my first day in Vegas.  It was 3 p.m. and I decided to hit the pool with my laptop and work for a while. [...]

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The Quirkys: Weighing In

By Queen of Quirky | Published: May 17, 2010

It’s no secret that weight gain is common during the first year of marriage. So I wasn’t surprised when my clothes started fitting a little more snug, and even my mom jeans were hard to pull on. Mr. Quirky has been on me about the laundry because it turns out, he only has two pairs [...]

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Worth-the-wait duck ragu

By Queen of Quirky | Published: April 26, 2010

Two melt downs and several glasses of wine later, I produced this culinary masterpiece. My Italian grandfather would have been so proud. But getting here was not short of sweat and tears. On Wednesday night, I had stage one of my pre duck ragu melt down. It was over the parpardelle pasta. In my mind [...]

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