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I Took Another Drive, Or Two

carrie — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 04:15:57 +0000

I do like a good drive. Driving is so much more to me than merely getting from A to B. It is my nirvana; the only thing that quiets my brain other than yoga. I can drive for hours and hours on end and experience deep peace and happiness. It’s pretty darn beautiful. I’ll road […]

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I Took A Drive

carrie — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 03:40:26 +0000

Last Sunday I took a drive. A *really* long drive over the hills and far away. And back. It made me exceedingly happy. Here’s what it looked like. Whatever makes you feel good – do more of that.

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It Feels Strange

carrie — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:30:15 +0000

New Years Day dawned brilliantly bright and beautiful in the Pacific Northwest. I’d been watching the weather for days, eagerly optimistic that the little sunshiny yellow icon would remain firmly in place on the 5 day forecast over at Weather.com. I’d been feverishly writing recipe posts for days in the hopes that if the weather cooperated, I could […]

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Compelled to Act

carrie — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:10:47 +0000

Welcome to Day # 3 of no writing, pixel-peeping or blog posts. Or anything vaguely taxing. I almost can’t believe I made it this far without starting to twitch, or post things on Facebook to make sure I was still alive. My therapist is so proud. I am still surprised. As luck would have it, […]

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And Just Breathe

carrie — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 01:51:12 +0000

Last weekend was rather unusual. It was also decidedly lovely. I got off the merry-go-round for a few days. I needed to stop doing. And just breathe. On Friday I went shopping. That may well sound like a rather ordinary thing to do – and a normal thing for many most people – but for me it was quite the […]

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Totally Messed Up

carrie — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:15:36 +0000

This week has me totally messed up. Tuesday felt like Thursday. Yesterday felt like Friday. Today felt like Monday. Now tomorrow is Friday; but there’s no Friday Night Dinner, because we did it on Wednesday instead. And then it will be the weekend, but there’s no Big Breakfast Adventure on Saturday. However, there’s two on […]

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An Ice Cream Crawl

carrie — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:34:03 +0000

A couple of months ago I joined the effervescent Jessica from Ricochet Biscuits for an ice cream crawl. This is much the same as a pub crawl except that it is conducted during daylight hours, does not need a taxi to get home and doesn’t involve slurred speech, necessarily. Sadly, because this was a couple of months ago now, […]

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With Baited Breath

carrie — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:06:34 +0000

Saturday got off to an early start. I was so jazzed about some of the goings-on from Friday that I don’t think I could have stayed in bed if you’d paid me. This is where my mind was when I sprung off the mattress: Yes. Yes, I think I will make 4 batches of Cherry Cheesecake […]

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To Draw Me In

carrie — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:06:15 +0000

Last Saturday (wow…was it really only a week ago??) I bought: A kick-a** French mandoline that almost required a bank loan. I am still scared to open the box in case I get it dirty. 5 white, porcelain serving dishes. Because you can never have too many. A meatloaf pan. How did I get to live as […]

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Picked This Morning

carrie — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:59:29 +0000

Oh dear. I went and broke my own rule. I hate it when that happens. Since the advent of the Friday Night Dinners I have restricted my breakfasting adventures to one per weekend; because a girl just can’t write 4 or 5 blog posts in 2 days. These things take time, you know. I’m not fast. […]

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Happily Ever After

carrie — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:27:12 +0000

Once upon a time there was a beautiful, blue-eyed girl named Paula. She loved to go eat breakfast with her girlfriends, although it never seemed to happen all that often. Then, in the space of 1 month Paula managed to eat not one breakfast-with-girlfriends, but two. One breakfast did not go well. At all. But all […]

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I Plunged Right In

carrie — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:02:21 +0000

Nuts. I’ve been obsessed with nuts lately. They seem to have found their way into just about every recipe I’ve cooked since I got back from San Francisco. I’ve thought about them, dreamt about them, bought them, toasted them, chopped them, shot them and eaten mouthful after mouthful of them. And then I’ve written about […]

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There Was Bacon

carrie — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:28:36 +0000

The stork is making a delivery to the Milligan household this weekend. At least, Mrs. Milligan is sure hoping so. She was hoping the stork would come early – like 2 weeks ago early – but Baby Milligan is clearly way too cosy to make his appearance ahead of schedule. We needed to have one last […]

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Bacon Leek Melt

carrie — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:43:07 +0000

In my last recipe post I promised that the Bacon Leek Melt would be up next, and that was totally my intention. How did I know that the whole world would go mad for squash? Specifically my Almond Parmesan Squash. So I blame the squash for the temporary diversion away from a hot, sizzling dish of Bacon and Leek […]

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I Like Surprises

carrie — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:41:22 +0000

I like surprises. Not bad surprises so much, although it is true that usually even bad surprises turn out to be really good. In the end. But I love good surprises. Like going out for what you figured would be a fairly ordinary meal and having your mouth end up being so spectacularly happy you drive home […]

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One Called a Tiger Tail

carrie — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:18:54 +0000

Last week, a beautiful, sweet friend of mine passed away unexpectedly. Lourdes was one of those people who touch everyone they meet in such an uplifting, positive way that you immediately want to be a better person yourself. Her warmth, her genuine loving nature, her beautiful soul and her amazing smile will never be forgotten. Lourdes […]

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Because Mushrooms Are Proof

carrie — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:12:32 +0000

While I’ve been shuffling things from one domain over to another, and generally fiddling with things that make other things work but that no one actually sees, I’ve also been secretly out eating. I just haven’t told you. It’s been all techie stuff and no blogging lately, but I’m nearly straight again. There’s been a cacophony of eating […]

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Winner Winner Chicken Birthday Dinner!

carrie — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:12:02 +0000

In the last 3 weeks I have had 2 invitations to birthday dinners where I was the only person invited who was not an immediate relative of the Birthday Boy. Both dinners ended with cupcakes, but that, and the fact that both the Birthday Boys were male, is where the similarity ended. In March, Sam […]

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A Tropical Stampede

carrie — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 04:53:15 +0000

Lately, there’s been a lot of invites forthcoming. Given my introverted nature, I can feel a bit overwhelmed when too many roll in. Except when they involve cupcakes. I don’t seem to have any reservations about accepting invitations to go eat cupcakes. Who could possibly be overwhelmed by a cupcake? They’re all pretty colors & swirly frosting. So […]

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In A Retro, Tatty kind of Way

carrie — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:31:43 +0000

I had a particularly scary run-in with a vegan brunch the other weekend. After that, I needed meat. And since I’ve developed a bit of a burger fetish this year, I figured this was the perfect time to go get my hands around a Uneeda Burger. I really did need a burger. A great burger. I’d heard, repeatedly, […]

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All Kinds of Tart Going On

carrie — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:12:57 +0000

While I was pitter-pattering around, immediately after falling out from under the blankets this morning, a few thoughts whizzed in and out. ‎1. Snow. 2. FB spat out yesterday’s photos back onto my wall. 3. FB ate today’s photos. 4. Had an absolute blast at a Beer Tasting Dinner last night. 5. Snow? Really? 6. So […]

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Dangerously Slippery

carrie — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:52:18 +0000

This year isn’t very old, but it’s already been quite a doozy. Extraordinary things have happened. Extraordinarily bad things, like one of my favorite people being killed in a rock-climbing accident. And extraordinarily good things, like Belinda. Yes, Belinda was an extraordinary thing that happened. After my friend’s death, Belinda packed me off to Penterra Spa […]

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We Couldn’t Possibly Go

carrie — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:36:36 +0000

Polly Pitt, Mini-Me and I, we like to eat out, every once in a while. We like to have The Nugget’s Mother with us, but sadly, The Nugget’s Mother wasn’t keeping anything down, so she certainly didn’t want to put any more in, at this point. Polly Pitt & Mini-Me had been getting excited about […]

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Sunshine, Sunroof, Sunglasses

carrie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:34:53 +0000

Yesterday, in Seattle, was amazing. Blue, blue sky & that big yellow ball in the sky. A most glorious day. Glorious, I tell you. I had a crepe date with a cute gal I had previously only communed with on Twitter. Ah, Twitter – I still don’t know quite what to make of you. It seems […]

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Fred, Ginger & the Budgie Smugglers

carrie — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:08:30 +0000

It’s the Holidays. Like we needed an excuse to head downtown for a slap-up meal & a few hours of laughter. The slap-up meal we definitely got thanks to El Gaucho. As for the laughter…between Nitzi’s tales from her recent trip to Syria where she was almost recruited as wife #3 to Abdullah, & Gary’s penchant […]

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Fred, Ginger & the Budgie Smugglers

carrie — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:08:30 +0000

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Graduating With Sushi

carrie — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:36:02 +0000

Today was a BIG day. Miss Michaela Van Putten graduated with her degree {magna cum laude} in Business Administration. After her jaunt across the stage wearing her flowing robes & bright blue mortarboard to the wild cheers of her family & fans, Michaela wanted to eat sushi. And if Miss Mic wanted sushi, sushi she would have. We […]

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