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A few lemony things

A few lemony things by Kenzi Wilbur

A few lemony thingsFirst off, I’d like to apologize. For those of you who have been checking back faithfully and have noticed that I’ve been slacking, I’m sorry. Between working all weekend, first beach trips of the season, and wedding receptions complete with 19th century bonnets, I’ve been a busy girl. But I’ve still been cooking,…

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Red velvet cupcakes, bribe-style

Red velvet cupcakes, bribe-style by Kenzi Wilbur

Red velvet cupcakes, bribe-styleAs of late, I’ve been bribing people with cupcakes. Red velvet cupcakes. And as you would imagine, people are much more susceptible to bribes if they include scarlet-red food coloring and copious amounts of cream cheese frosting.It’s a strange event, really, the kind of event I usually survive by fixing…

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Small-town, 19th century France

Small-town, 19th century France by Kenzi Wilbur

Small-town, 19th century FranceI’m fantastic at procrastinating. Really, I’m one of the best. Like right now, I’m supposed to have my head buried deep inside Evelina, reading about seductive eighteenth century London, but instead I’m here, writing to you. I could also be reading about Dominican border frontiers, but that is beside the…

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Officially up and running

Officially up and running by Kenzi Wilbur

Officially up and runningIt seems that I've had my head buried in books too long to notice that fall has officially arrived. All of the sudden, the temperature warrants sweaters and most of the leaves are turning that cozy, familiar mix of orange and yellow. I happen to love fall, with its colorful leaves and its colder weather,…

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Busy spells

Busy spells by Kenzi Wilbur

Busy spellsSighs are definitely in order. Big, yawning, from-the-core sighs have been happening around here a lot lately. There’s just so much going on. I find, too, that if you take three times longer than normal to inhale and exhale one breath, you get to slow down for just a moment – think, reorganize, maybe remember to tie a shoe,…

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Homage to the egg

Homage to the egg by Kenzi Wilbur

Homage to the eggIt's so good to be back. My taste buds are finally back in working order, but let me tell you, I was scared there for a minute. I find that when you're sick, you spend more time thinking about what you wish you could be eating. It's not totally abnormal for me to daydream about food, but I was even more taunted this…

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The first real recipe

The first real recipe by Kenzi Wilbur

The first real recipeWhen I was younger, breakfast was by far my favorite meal of the day. Pancakes, waffles – especially Belgian ones with strawberries on top - anything, really, I was up for, anytime of the day. All of the starchiness, I guess, really did it for me.On nights my brother and I were feeling adventurous, or rebellious,…

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20 pounds of produce

20 pounds of produce by Kenzi Wilbur

The tomatoes may be slacking this season, but you can be sure, the blueberries certainly aren’t.I went blueberry picking with my mom just yesterday, and I can tell you, they are more than pulling their weight around here. The picking made for a small time investment, a lot of sweating, and pretty sore arms the next day, but we made it…

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Anything but turn on the oven

Anything but turn on the oven by Kenzi Wilbur

Anything but turn on the ovenIt’s has been hot lately. H-o-t. The kind of sticky-hot that makes you want to stand with your head in the freezer, or compels you, in your non-air conditioned upstairs apartment, to sit smack on a cold pack while watching a movie. This is the kind of hot that makes you want to do anything but turn on the…

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On finals, snow, and Christmas-scrambling

On finals, snow, and Christmas-scrambling by Kenzi Wilbur

On finals, snow, and Christmas-scramblingWell, oh my. Finals are (finally!) over.Now that I’m prepared to discuss, in some measure, the African Diaspora, women’s conduct literature, and how our Renaissance predecessors theorized on the ending ends of earthly learning, I’m prepared to start cooking; and more importantly, I’m prepared…

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