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Bourbon Marinated Flank Steak
I am so excited! I have raised $360 so far for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure walk! According to my site I am 16% done with my goal ($2,300) only 2 weeks in. I am so overwhelmed with how generous people are being, even some of you fellow bloggers out there have donated for me. I cannot thank you enough for all your support!! It is an amazing cause and I really hope that I get to walk in it this summer. If you haven’t checked it out, see what it is all about by visiting my site here —> Help Raven Walk for the Cure! As…
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Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes
Happy Mardi Gras everyone! I have to say I don’t have any exciting Mardi Gras recipes to share. I have been seeing all sorts of awesome King Cake recipes, that just look delicious! I do however have my beads on today at work! Welcome to my small little cube that I work in everyday…hehe, don’t laugh…you gotta have fun a little even when you are at work! 🙂 Or at least I try to, otherwise I would absolutely go crazy! I am a little bit of a dork and I like to say and do silly things. While I have to try and control that a little in the office…
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Nutella Brownies
Good Monday Morning to you all! I hope you all had a great weekend. My weekend was rather rainy so I spent most of my time cooking and cleaning. I actually don’t mind that either! I am a rather clean person, some might say a neat freak. I however just like to call it organized, haha. I do tend to have a little OCD with certain things. For example, I am a “clean as you go” kind girl. My mother taught me this motto when I was younger as I would watch her bake the most delicious cookies and cakes. As she balanced a bowl and pan in both hands…
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Blackened Chicken Salad
Happy Friday! Lots going on today!! First order of business…I finally got myself a Facebook Page for my blog, visit it here. Please drop me a line and say hello! I always love hearing from you all! Second order of business…today I decided to join a team that is going to the Susan G. Komen 3-day for the Cure walk. It is a great organization that is designed to help raise money for the fight against Breast Cancer. I need to raise $2,300 to be able to walk in it this(60 miles!!). It is in July and located in Boston, so if any of you want to donate please visit…
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Almond Crusted Chicken
Happy Wednesday everyone! Hope you are all enjoying your start to your week. We have been having a slight glimpse into spring here in Connecticut, but it appears that it is going to change back to rather bitter cold by tomorrow :-(. As you all know I love snow and the cold, but there comes a time right around March that my body flips a switch and says “OK, I am done, ready for some warm weather and flip flops now!”. I really don’t think I could live in a place where the seasons don’t change, I think I would go through withdrawal. I enjoy having that switch of cold…
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Nutella Banana Turnovers
I made it! 14 days on the detox and I made it. WHEW! What an experience that was! Thanks again to all of you out there that supported me the whole time. It was so very much appreciated, I cannot even express my gratitude. Although the detox is over there are some things that I learned from it that I really feel like I am going to keep with me. The eating small meals every few hours I think I am going to stick with. That really helped my body stay alert and full of energy, which I really liked. Another thing I want to keep doing is eating breakfast!…
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Coming down to the wire…
Yesterday I had one of my favorite suppliers for work come visit from Chicoutimi, Canada. Marc has been one of the people that I have really become friends with since I started with the company almost 3 years ago. He speaks French and has a very European “way” about him, which I really enjoy. I always love to talk to people who are from different places. I went to visit him in 2009 in Canada and it was such an experience. It was literally as far North as you can possibly get in Canada. A whopping 10 hour drive from where I work in Connecticut, but well worth the trip!…
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Pretty Pepper Pasta
First off, congrats to CakeWhiz on the Top 9 with my recipe for water cake! I have to give thanks because I got a lot of traffic on my blog yesterday because of that. So a big thanks for featuring my recipe and another congrats for making it look so awesome! 😀 To all of you hummus haters out there…I don’t get you. I really don’t. I love hummus! Put it on a pita, put it on veggies, put it on chips, use it as spread for a sandwich….I lik’em all! Since I have been on the detox my snack in the afternoon is some veggies with hummus (which is…
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Stuffed Peppers
Hello all! I am on Day 8 of the detox! I am trusting you are having a grand start to your week. Mine was not so grand, I have to admit. Work has been less than desirable for the past 2 days. Lots of issues and stress that has been really keeping me very very busy. I wanted to update you all on my progress! So far so good! We are still going strong and it is Day 8. I can’t believe that things are still going so well but they are. This weekend was very hard for me. I am used to baking on Saturday. That is normally my…
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Day 5 of Detox and Awards!
First off, a big thanks to Chris and Amy at A Couple in the Kitchen for awarding me with the Stylish Blogger Award! I am so honored that you guys gave it to me, means the world to me it really does! There are some rules that come with acceptance of the award, and I am happy to follow them. They are: Thank the person who awarded it to us and link up to their blog. (Many Many Thanks!) Share 7 things about yourself (see below) Pass the award on to 15 recently discovered great bloggers Contact those bloggers to tell them about their award Seven things about Raven: I…
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Steak Pita
I am officially on Day 3 of my detox and I feel awesome! No, I am not being sarcastic and yes, I am totally shocked! Before I started I felt so lethargic and just weighed down. I cannot tell you how much more energy I have in just the first few days of doing this. What a difference! Not only that, but my mood has gotten better since I have been on it. SHEESH! If I knew it was going to be this awesome, I would have done it a long time ago! My first 2 days looked a little like this: It was really easy actually. I have been…
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Red Velvetine Cupcakes
Happy Valentine’s Day!! I hope you are all having a wonderful day so far and that your honey is treating you well! 🙂 I am currently on Day 1 of my Detox and it is going well so far. I am really excited and really focused so we shall see how it goes. I wanted to make some yummy treats before I went on this detox because I knew that I wouldn’t be able to enjoy candy on Valentine’s day. So I made Red Velvet Cupcakes with buttercream frosting. HOLY MOLY! What a way to kick off my detox. They were absolutely delicious! I was kind of scared that they…