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Continue reading →: little things and tea cookiesOur favorite thing about hosting parties is making little things. Bite-sized cake pops, mini meatballs, handheld tarts, bitty bundt cakes, simple salad skewers – you name it, we’ve probably served it at a party. Sure, these little food items take way more work to prep than, say, an all-out buffet.…
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Continue reading →: elizabash and artichoke dipLast month marked the 10-year anniversary of Elizabash. When this annual escapade began, the three of us — Liz, Liz, and Mallory — were fresh out of college and spread across the Eastern seaboard in D.C., Pittsburgh, and Manhattan. I can [and will!] happily regale you with some of the…
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Continue reading →: clean wine and beef bourguignonWe’re on a French food kick at the moment. It has a lot to do with our recent travels to France. But it’s also because French food is just plain delicious. Contrary to expectation, our November foray in France wasn’t filled with Michelin starred dining experiences. We were too busy…
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Continue reading →: game night and musselsSo this is it. This is the goodbye we always knew would come but never wanted to accept. After years of “threats” and “delayed forecasts”, Pete and Whitney have finally moved to Texas. And with their departure comes a slew of empty Monday nights and an irreplaceable hole in our…
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Continue reading →: ONE and carrot cupcakesJason and I were recently asked to give the reflection at our church’s annual Marian Lessons and Carols service. Our task: talk about what we expected pre-baby versus what we got one year later. [HA!] We doubt they expected us to be so blunt and irreverent toward parenthood, but we…
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Continue reading →: harvest fest and chai cookiesWe gathered in the snow. It was one of those random early October snowfalls. The kind that rolled in overnight and begged everyone to cancel their Sunday plans and stay inside, away from the winter that had disrupted their autumn. The fact that we still made the effort speaks volumes…
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