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let’s talk about gemelli with asparagus and mozzarella
let’s talk about gemelli with asparagus and mozzarella

I’ve previously mentioned my obsession with magazines. I’ve also previously mentioned my admiration of Martha Stewart. So it goes without saying that I have a backlog of Martha recipes that I pull out in a pinch. Except when I can’t find them. Anywhere.

This may have happened to me recently when I found myself at the grocery store completely uninspired and staring at the produce section. I had decided on swordfish for supper and could not for the life of me think of a side. Can we interrupt this blog post for a minute so that I can point out that there was no meal plan? None. I believe this was day three or four in a row that I found myself in the grocery with absolutely no plan for supper. Isn’t that why you started this darn blog in the first place? To be more organized and spend less time in the grocery store and less time thinking about dinner? Why, yes. Yes it is. This would be what we call a complete fail.

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kids, reviewsadrienne robideauxpasta, fish, asparagus, simple, kid friendlyComment
let's talk about stitch fix (round 1)
let's talk about stitch fix (round 1)

I’ll admit to being in a bit of a wardrobe hole. I want to dress like a grown-up, really, I do. Can we talk about how hard that is to do when you are either doing dishes or at the grocery or shuttling kids to lessons or cooking? You know what I’m talking about. I know you own more than one pair of yoga pants. And when was the last time you actually did yoga? You see what I’m getting at?

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explore, lagniappe, reviewsadrienne robideauxcloset, stitch fix, exploreComment
the review: monster cookies
the review: monster cookies

I spent a good portion of my formative years in Eugene, Oregon, or as I like to call it, Granolaville. It’s cool, though, because I have some good memories of eating tiger stripe ice cream at Prince Puckler’s (even the President ate here but he definitely could have made better choices in the flavor department), pizza and Mrs. Pacman at Mazzi’s, and of course, cookies at the Cookie Monster Company. So when I saw this post by I Am Baker on Instagram a week or so ago, I was smitten. (P.S. You really should follow Amanda. Good looking photos and a sense of humor. Kind of a girl crush going over here.)

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kids, lagniappe, reviewsadrienne robideauxbaking, cooking with kids, cookiesComment
the review: broccoli pesto potato skins
the review: broccoli pesto potato skins

When I was a little girl, let’s go with eight or nine or twelve, my grandmother used to take me into the city for lunch and a day of shopping every summer. I am now going to admit something downright disturbing. One of my favorite places to go was (wait for it) TGI Friday’s for potato skins. I thought I had died and gone to heaven when we stopped there. For real. Did I mention “the city” was New Orleans? That’s right. In the city of gumbo and red beans and Mother’s drip beef po-boys with debris and shrimp po-boys and fried catfish, I was excited about potato skins at TGI Friday’s. I know now that I am an adult that my grandmother either loved me more than life or hated food to suffer through that culinary disaster not once but mulitple times. I loved me some potato skins.

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kids, reviews, snacksadrienne robideauxpotatoes, vegetablesComment
the review: cinnamon bread
the review: cinnamon bread

I’m not a baker. I pretend for the sake of this blog that I am the best baker ever, but let’s get real. I’m not very good at it.

Despite this fact, I’ve been baking a lot lately. Sugar cookies for two hockey tournaments and a Nutcracker performance, gingerbread cookies and muffins for post-church coffee hour, and of course the twelve (!!) gingerbread houses that aren’t going to make themselves while I write this post. That may not sound like a lot, but I’ll bet I’ve made 10 dozen cookies and 4-5 dozen muffins in the last month. Oh. And I also made this bread.

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reviews, lagniappeadrienne robideauxbaking, breakfastComment
the review: french bread pizza, salmon, pad see yew
the review: french bread pizza, salmon, pad see yew

Dear Diary,

It's been over two weeks since my last food review. People are probably going to think that I don't cook anymore. The truth? I'm cooking all the time but can't seem to get photos of my food that make any sense at all. Am I in a photography rut? Should I just throw my hands in the air and give up? Or maybe rename the blog to something like "susie makes supper without proof"?

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reviewsadrienne robideauxfish, pizza, simple, vegetablesComment
the review: (fancy) italian night
the review: (fancy) italian night

So you know how it goes. The kids go back to school and maybe you are feeling a little guilty about the fact that you are SO EXCITED that they are back in school or maybe you are just an over achiever and you decide that you want their first day to finish with an amazingly tasty meal. You start early. You prep, you sauté, you cook. You show up to the table with a beautiful meal and everyone is all smiles. Does this sound familiar to you? Yep. Me neither.

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reviews, kidsadrienne robideauxitalian, beefComment
the review: slow-cooker chicken with fall vegetables
the review: slow-cooker chicken with fall vegetables

We have had several meals lately that I swore I was going to review and now I can’t even remember what they were. If you recall, one of the reasons for starting this blog in the first place was to remind myself what recipes we have tried and liked and which failed or needed modification. It helps to actually use the blog for its purpose, you know. No matter. I’ll probably make whatever they were again and hopefully remember what I was supposed to say next time.

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reviewsadrienne robideauxchicken, slow cooker, winterComment