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{slow cooker} honey cranberry pork roast
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Who else out there loves using their slow cooker during the summer? There are so many great summer dishes you can make. They’re so fast to prepare! This one calls for minimal ingredients, and it’s versatile. You can use the sweet, shredded pork as a sandwich topping (as you would pulled pork.) Just toast a…
dishwasher detergent hack
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I don’t usually share tips and “hacks” here on ChinDeep, but this worked so splendidly that I just had to share it with you. It was one of those days that I had done a ton of cooking and had dirty dishes on every available surface in our kitchen. The sink was full too. When…
a scenes post
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David Bowie happy hour at a local pub here in Red Wing Minnesota. More snow in the Mississippi River Valley, quickly followed by a dramatic rise in temperature. It’s sunny, and fresh outside and it seems spring is in the air. The foreboding forecast says differently. Although it’s 46 outside right now, it’s not supposed…
tableside guacamole
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While we were vacationing in California this past April, we visited one of our favorite Mexican restaurants located at the end of Santa Monica Pier. It’s called Maria Sol, and they serve this over-the-top, beautiful, delicious tableside guacamole. Tableside guacamole is prepared right at your table, and it’s as fresh as guacamole possibly gets! It’s…
california travel journal 2015 ~ entry 3 ~ redondo pier & fisherman’s wharf
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We love the sights and sounds of Redondo Pier. It reminds me of the song, Under the Boardwalk every time we go. It’s so much fun to get cocktails at Old Tony’s, lunch at Fisherman’s Wharf, walk through the arcade, and feed the seagulls. For us, a trip to California wouldn’t be the same without…
california travel journal 2015 ~ entry 2 ~ hollywood and american horror story’s murder house
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Our California adventure continues… Hollywood, the Hollywood hills and Griffith Park, the walk of fame, the Chinese Theater, the girls got their picture taken with Iron Man, lunch at California Pizza Kitchen (where I got the worst cobb salad I’ve ever had…), and the famous Amoeba Music store which was rated one of the best…
marbled chocolate chip peanut butter banana bread {regular & gluten free}
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Do you love the combination of chocolate, peanut butter and bananas? It’s a favorite flavor medley in our house and we’re always thinking up new ways to incorporate it into our recipes. You may already know that the King of rock and roll (Elvis) was particularly fond of combining these flavors too. Gracie said I…
country club roast beef & ranch spinach dip sandwich
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Hello, Lovelies! Okay. Before I share the recipe for this AWESOME sandwich, I just have to tell you all some very exciting news. Drumroll….. My blog was viewed by 1 MILLION unique visitors this month (so far) and that number is climbing. The blog has always had a constant, generous flow of visitors, but within…
scenes from the past couple weeks {summer unfurling}
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a panoply of roses swaying in the breeze as the “rose wall” blooms along our deck out back ~ gracie tanning, a trail of hawaiian tropic following her wherever she goes reminding me of our vacations to maui and mexico… me, slathering on the 50 SPF coppertone sunscreen and running for shade wherever I can…