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Boozecakes “The Irish Car Bomb Cupcake”

The one that started it all folks! Founder of The Modern Day Pirates, and a very dear friend of mine had a birthday 2 years ago. But what to get the awesome foodie/designer/nerd for the big day? A conversation with another friend led to baking and Guinness (one of Brandon’s favorite drinks). But could one [...]

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The Kit Kat Taste Test Challenge

This past weekend, while television sets were tuned to The Black Eyes Peas halftime show, the Lingerie Bowl or even the Puppy Bowl, my house was a bit preoccupied. After a recent trip to Japan where I returned with a suitcase full of Kit Kat varieties, the best way to share the wealth was a [...]

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The Glory of the Great Pumpkin

It is pumpkin season. Personally, I can never get enough of pumpkin. I love decorating with them, smashing them to bits, and eating their delisous gooey innards. Any one who knows me knows that this time of year I go a little pumpkin crazy. There are just so many wonderful things this orange fruit can [...]

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Do Nothing But Read – Episode 12: The Joy of Cooking Woodchucks

In this volume, Amanda and Brandon tackle cookbooks that are good readin’ and eatin’, making meatloaf for your pathetic reserve boyfriend, and cathedral construction.

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DIY Iced Coffee

It’s hot. Like, really hot. So hot that my tropical hibiscus, which has “died’ on me three times in the past two years that I have owned it, thinks it has magically found its way home to the tropics and every branch has at least three blooms on it. Hot. In this weather, it is [...]

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