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Sparkling Blackberry Lemonade (Alcoholic or not!)

March 18, 2012
shellywest

  Some days you have to just let yourself sit out on the porch all day and not feel guilty about i[...]

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Scallion Wonton Bites

March 16, 2012
shellywest

I don't want to elaborate too much because I feel like it's so clique for every vegetarian to have their sto[...]

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Wild Rice Chowder and Open Faced Grilled Cheese

March 14, 2012
shellywest

It's hard to believe with this 80 degree weather that I was craving soup just two days ago. But, putting mys[...]

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Mini Chocolate Chip Pancake Muffins

March 13, 2012
shellywest

It's amazing how productive and relaxed you feel when you don't have hours of homework nagging at your s[...]

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Moody Monday

March 12, 2012
shellywest

Monday, again? Thankfully I have a semi-easy week with it being Spring Break...although I remember when spri[...]

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PB&J Pie

March 11, 2012
shellywest

Hey everyone! If you have a second you should wander over to Samantha's blog and check out my guest post![...]

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Chocolate Almond Biscotti

March 10, 2012
shellywest

This recipe evokes fond memories of when I first started learning how to cook. When I was 19, I moved[...]

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bloglovin’

March 8, 2012
shellywest

I obviously have a lot of love for blogs or else I wouldn't have this beautiful website. I love being inspir[...]

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Guiness Chocolate Cake

March 7, 2012
shellywest

Update 10/29/2012: Don't forget to stop by and check out VV's newest giveaway which ends 11/02/2012! _____[...]

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Moody Monday

March 5, 2012
shellywest

Today was a particularly dreadful day to get out of bed. For one, there was SNOW on the ground! We didn't ha[...]

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Part 3 of 3: In Between//”Twin Peaksville”//The Journey

March 4, 2012
shellywest

For me trips are always half about seeing what you planned the trip for and half about the journey. Maybe th[...]

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Baked Mac n’ Cheese

March 3, 2012
shellywest

I'm going to take a break from posting about our Seattle/Portland trip and post a recipe. This recipe was in[...]

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Part 2 of 3: Portland

March 2, 2012
shellywest

Our other "official" destination on this adventure was Portland; it was just as beautiful as I'd been imagin[...]

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Part 1 of 3: Seattle

March 1, 2012
shellywest

On our four day mini-vacation, we managed to tackle Seattle, Portland, and "Twin Peaksville" (as we liked to[...]

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Remedy Quarterly

February 28, 2012
shellywest

Well I had planned on today's post being some tales about our trip this weekend but then I got the newest ad[...]

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Moody Monday

February 27, 2012
shellywest

I realize I'm stretching this post a little since the whole point of Moody Monday is to pick something that[...]

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Dragonfruit

February 26, 2012
shellywest

Some days you just have to start your day out with some delicious color.[...]

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Marbled Parfait with a Raspberry Brownie Goat Cheese Filling

February 24, 2012
shellywest

Woah, that is a mouthful. It's needed though- all those ingredients stick out so much in every bit that I wo[...]

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Pierogies with Roasted Tomatoes and Artichokes

February 23, 2012
shellywest

I should start off by apologizing for the lack of recipe posts this week but lots of other exciting things h[...]

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Moody Monday

February 20, 2012
shellywest

You know it's going to be a long week when you wake up to frost everywhere and your car won't start. [grumbl[...]

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Baked Onion Rings with Basil Cream Sauce

February 18, 2012
shellywest

I use to have this method (well, I think a lot of people use this method) where if I don't buy junk food at[...]

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Breakfast Special (Orange Waffles topped with Veggie Scramble and pile of Peppered Gravy)

February 15, 2012
shellywest

So, since I started my new promotion at work and have yoga class early on my days off, the idea of making an[...]

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Valentine’s Day Waterfall Picnic

February 14, 2012
shellywest

Valentine's day is kind of a flop around here. I have class from 10 AM to 9:30 PM every Tuesday so making ti[...]

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Moody Monday – February Edition

February 13, 2012
shellywest

In the excitement of the Grammy's (our label won their first Grammy in history thanks to Bon Iver last night[...]

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Polenta Rancheros

February 11, 2012
shellywest

Well, I had planned on spending my day taking a trip up to Indianapolis to visit with my Ma but the fact tha[...]

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