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What’s the Dilly, Yo?

August 14, 2009
What’s the Dilly, Yo?

One thing I remember about the fridge in my parents’ old house, aside from having to constantly refill the ice trays: there was always KoolAid and Sweet Tea. Which is why we had to constantly refill the ice trays. Also, I blame my incredible sugar urges on those two things. I can’t tell you how many times my lips, teeth, and tongue were stained blue and red from the KoolAid. Just like I can’t tell you how many cups upon cups of sugar went into that tea pitcher. I just know it was a hellah-lot. Shoot, sometimes we’d just take a ziploc bag of sugar and mix in the KoolAid flavor powder and stick our fingers in the bag and lick every. last. drop. out. Remember lick-a-maid? Sorta like that, without that fancy sugar stick. But fingers worked well too. Another fridge memory: in the door, there were always...

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Culverization + Fried Walleye = Quinoa Salad

August 4, 2009
Culverization + Fried Walleye = Quinoa Salad

Remember how I talked about a busy couple of months? Yeah, they’re here, and so far it’s been a bushel-load of fun. It started with the weekend in Madison, then the in-laws’ visit, and most recently a trip to the hustle and bustle of Rochester, Minnesota. You may wonder, besides the Mayo Clinic, what in tarnation is in Rochester? I’ll tell you. Two of my favorite people, that’s what (or rather, who). I know I don’t talk much about my ‘professional’ life here, but there’s good reason behind it. This is a food blog. Plus, I spend 40 hours a week at work and feel that that’s enough work talk. There is a point here. One of those two favorite people I visited is a fellow genetic counselor (though she too is very into the work-is-work-and-that’s-it mentality) and grad school classmate. If you read my recently posted bio, you’ll...

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The Gut Buster

Eating good, healthy food is an admirable goal. It’s a really good goal. Sometimes though, it’s just. so. dang. hard. Ya feel me? Exhibit...

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