Month: January 2010

In the Name of Charity

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When Jodi emailed looking for donations for Cookies Without Borders, I immediately knew I wanted to tackle these Double Chocolate Crinkles.   Judy, a close friend of my Mom’s, made these at every family event when I was growing up, and she was happy to share her delicious recipe for such a great cause!   Thanks Judy! DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CRINKLES 4 oz… Read more →

“The Husband Stitch”

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Well, Hello.   Today I’m guest blogging over at the illustrious Heir to Blair. Don’t know Blair?   (SNORT.   OF COURSE YOU DO.)  She’s a lovely Southern gal with a taste for profanity, who’s a dynamo in both the kitchen and the sack, so y’know, your basic nightmare.   (Okay, so I’m speculating about the sack part…and the kitchen part too, since she… Read more →

Cookies Without Borders

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Hey, Los Angelinos (and those willing to drive to LA for some tasty eats…) the lovely (and philanthropic) ladies of No Cookie Left Behind are banning together yet again to raise money for a great cause: Cookies Without Borders:  A Bake Sale for Haiti. Here’s what they had to say: We will be featuring a dizzying array of sweets from… Read more →

UPDATED: ATTN: BREASTFEEDING MOMS

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There are orphans in Haiti who may need our help.   Clean water is scarce and many infants are left vulnerable to disease. You can donate your milk to the nearest Human Milk Bank Association of North America. Please call 1-866-998-4550 or visit: http://www.hmbana.org/. Logistical infrastructure is still being set in place, but by being proactive, we may be able to… Read more →

Milkstars; A Love Story

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Uh huh.   That is a picture of me breast feeding my child.   On the internet.   With my boob out of my shirt.   And I’m not even campaigning for anything. Look closely.   See that shirt I’m wearing?   That is a Milkstars nursing top.   Can you see my nipple?   [No, thirteen year old boys googling breastfeeding hoping for pictures of boobs and… Read more →

I *may* be seriously deranged.

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The Holidays were rough on Dee. It’s not easy being the adorable new baby at family functions – everyone wants to cuddle you, and love you, and that can be really exhausting, y’know?    Christmas brought our first MAJOR meltdown, and New Years served to further overstimulate our little social butterfly.    My once snoozy easy baby has realized that the waking… Read more →