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Conjuring Up Spirits
Read more: Conjuring Up SpiritsKeeping them alive is another story. and.. does a sequel ever lives up to the original. Halloween Express opened a couple of weeks ago. It’s decent enough, but the better one is SPIRIT Halloween. I’m…
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How Do You Like Them Apples?
Read more: How Do You Like Them Apples?One of my dad’s very-used phrases. And generally with a tart, tart, TART green apple in his hand and a paring knife in the other. He’d slice off a wedge, grab the salt shaker and…
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The Good Stuff
Read more: The Good StuffIt’s August. And every August, I think Hot August Night. I know that’s a Neil Diamond album, though not one I actually owned. It came out in 1972, and while I was heading into 9th…
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The Foods That Make Me Nervous to Carry
Read more: The Foods That Make Me Nervous to CarryBut I can’t quit. For the most part, my life here at Food Union is filled with good feels. Every day I hear, “Such a cute shop.” “I love everything in here.” And even more…
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Down a Rabbit Hole for a Dip
Read more: Down a Rabbit Hole for a DipOriginally published a few years ago. With vacation coming up and potato chip season in full swing, this rabbit hole felt worth revisiting. No skinny dipping here. Full fat… and a secret ingredient. I started…
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A life Preserver
Read more: A life Preserveror device or saver With lake beaches opening up and July 4th just around the corner, I started putting together my summer display in the shop. Down came one of my favorite finds from an…
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The era when food looked hand-drawn
Read more: The era when food looked hand-drawnand sounded fancier than it was also perfect for company Really the goal was simple. Cook and write a blog post using something from a book in the Lending Library. Though honestly it’s becoming less…
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EMPTY THE JAR (ETJ)
Read more: EMPTY THE JAR (ETJ)eat it allenjoy the last bite as much as the first It’s no secret that cheese and charcuterie shops tend to land on the pricier side. I’ve seen the IG reel parodies—the raised eyebrows, the…
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Shop Local
Read more: Shop LocalYour Friends Are Already There And Size 10.5 Is Normal(-ish) You hear it all the time: shop local. And yeah, there are the usual reasons—support your community, keep money in town, all that jazz. But…
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Salsa Seca, Let’s Never Part xoxo
Read more: Salsa Seca, Let’s Never Part xoxoBehind the jar with Chef Nacxi Warning: might go on ice cream Falling Hard for Salsa Seca X I L L I is a collection of authentic, traditional, and artisanal Mexican salsas, moles, escabeches, and…
