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F&W Night Shrimp Coconut Curry and Show & Tell

By Queen of Quirky | Published: December 11, 2009

I loved show & tell as a child. It was probably my favorite day of the week. Any opportunity to have all eyes on me and my object, no matter how menial… I’m an attention whore. What can I say? Do you know that I still do show & tell? Usually when I have a [...]

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F&W Bag Ladies

By Queen of Quirky | Published: December 4, 2009

Fire & Wine night was replaced with Wine & Packing & Pizza night tonight. For Roomie. Who is moving into her very own little 1 bedroom this weekend. It’s the same layout as the 1 bedroom I lived in after my divorce. Walking into her new place brought back so many memories. So did enjoying [...]

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F&W: Portobello Mushroom Stroganoff and hellooo officer

By Queen of Quirky | Published: November 13, 2009

Fire & Wine night is back to “no boys allowed.” Or, rather Dungeons & Dragons has been moved to Thursday night so the fiancé won’t be around. Oh well. Girls are cooler than boys. We knew that. What a perfect week to cook up another meatless dinner. And trust me – you won’t be asking “where’s [...]

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F & W: The roasted garlic & Bitch edition. (Read it, you'll see.)

By Queen of Quirky | Published: November 8, 2009

Have you ever roasted garlic? I highly recommend it. It’s so delicious, and it gives oldie but goodie recipe from Cooking Light – Roasted Garlic Potato Soup a rich flavor. It’s so good that you do not in fact, miss the fat that is left out of this recipe, and traditionally found in most potato [...]

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Staples

By Queen of Quirky | Published: October 28, 2009

I used to think cooking cost more than some out-to-dinner meals.  And when I first started cooking regularly, it did. And that sucked. But as my cooking became more habitual, my ongoing supply of staples began to pay off.  Soon, recipes became less and less costly as I already had flour, chicken broth, onions, garlic, [...]

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