Recipes by Erin (Page 4)

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	Risk and Reward by Erin If I had a personal assistant, I would tell her to go ahead and file this Creamy Blue Cheese Chile Dip under “Things the Boss Shouldn’t Like but For Some Reason Does.”I’d also tell her to hold all my calls because my mouth would be too full of the stuff to yell at people over the phone. That is, if there was somebody that needed…	1 vote 257 views
	Girlfriends by Erin In the beginning, it’s all silly secrets and popsicle stained lips. There’s messy french braids and colorful, knotted friendship bracelets threaded up both wrists. Muffled late night sleepover giggles, jungles of monkey bars, and mile after mile peddled on shiny pink bikes. There’s an arm to link after getting off the school bus.…	1 vote 378 views
	A Test of Wills by Erin A common question I get asked as a food blogger is “what do you do with all those cookies and cupcakes and treats you make?”Well. I’m going to answer that right now. And I’m going to be honest. For the most part, we eat them.Gasp! Pearl clutch! Faint!So there you have it. I make my cake and eat it too.You’ll hear a lot of bakers say…	1 vote 226 views
	Firework by Erin Does anyone else think a certain pop song whose name rhymes with, uh…Tire-Jerk….playing during fireworks displays is in fact becoming quite lame?It’s so predictable. Yawn. I mean, surprise me during the fireworks, Whoever’s In Charge. Play Stars and Stripes Forever or something crazy like that.For the record, no, I’ve never felt like…	1 vote 261 views
	Kitchen Therapy by Erin Somewhere in the middle of a nearly deserted interstate highway in rural southern Indiana, I thought I lost my driver’s license. It was intense, purse-clawing panic. You know, the kind where you empty every pocket, unzip every zipper again and again, pick your way through all the old receipts, even the ones with wads of used gum in…	1 vote 277 views
	Bean Me Up by Erin A few weeks ago there was a wonderful gathering of food bloggers in Atlanta for a yearly conference known at BlogHer Food. As the Twitterverse popped and sizzled with exciting tweets from conference goers makin’ friends, takin’ names, soaking in swag and learning from the best, I found myself, as one might imagine, quite jealous.I…	1 vote 283 views
	Summer Roast by Erin The other day, I temporarily lost my mind and decided to try on last year’s bathing suit.I’m not sure what prompted such a crazy idea. Let me tell you how often I put on a bathing suit. Try almost never. Yes, I realize summer is around the corner. Yes, I realize this makes me a bit of weirdo. But I don’t know anyone with a pool or a…	1 vote 362 views
	Take a Break, Get a Book by Erin Giveaway closed as of 8:00 p.m., May 25, 2011You guys. I need a break. I spent a good portion of the day yesterday scraping bumble bee stickers off a bedroom window with my old library card. Bumble bee stickers. As if I needed another reason to dislike bees. Stingy and sticky. We’re not currently not on speaking terms.How about…	1 vote 293 views
	Spring into Action by Erin Spring, we’re dying over here. We need you, man. It’s rough out here!Usually I just suck it up and deal. With winter, that is. In my almost 30 years every single one of them has contained a winter. SURPRISE! By the end I’m usually itching for flip flops and summer dresses but I know good things come to those who wait. I just put on my…	1 vote 300 views
	On a (Casse)role by Erin When someone says the word “casserole” certain things come to mind. I think of church basements. Sweatshirts embroidered with reindeer over candy cane turtlenecks. Bingo nights. Crocheted pot holders. Maybe a Precious Moments figurine or two.These aren’t BAD things. They’re just….not my style.I swore up and down I wasn’t a big…	1 vote 314 views