It’s Super Bowl Sunday. I’m sandwiched between Husband and our soon-to-be ten year old son watching the pre-game commentary. We are a united house and have our fleur-de-lis, #9 jersey, and NOLA mojo all goin’ on.
But really, you didn’t stop by The Cafe to talk about football, did you? In between the anticipated commercials I’ll [...]
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Last night was somewhat of a fairy tale for me…
I can’t wait to tell you all about our dream dinner with Emeril, but I have to digest it all first. Oh, and get the Littles to school, go to bible study, do twelve loads of laundry, and hit the grocery store. But, as soon as [...]
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It’s New Year’s Eve! While the rest of the world celebrates the dawn of 2010, Husband & I will quietly (well, four Littles quiet) toast 12 years of marriage tonight.
New Year’s Eve looks different for us every year. Some years we celebrate with friends, once (maybe twice) we’ve stolen 24 hours away alone, and on [...]
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As luck would have it…
With those first words, four years ago today, The Schell Cafe was born. I remember the night well and the first menu I blogged.
Sea Bass Sauteed with Leeks & Red Pepper
&
Mixed Vegetable Tian
At the time, I had only seen two blogs. I followed one written by a family who successfully [...]
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Do you have a secret family recipe? You know, a tried and true dish that is such a crowd pleaser you just can’t bring yourself to share. I have several recipes that fall into this category.
1) Corn Dip. I have to admit the recipe for corn dip is sadly not mine to share. We are [...]
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One of the countless tips I’ve learned from Mia is to always have a tasty treat to offer friends who stop by for a visit. Of Mia’s many talents, the Lord gave her the gift of Hospitality (x2!). She is the most gracious hostess I have ever known.
Since this is clearly the season for friends [...]
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Truth is we’re still strung out on a high-fructose corn syrup high. You can imagine the mother load of candy four Littles rack up on Halloween. I’ve heard some mother’s offer to pay their children a coin or two for each piece of candy in an attempt to rid the burden. Friends, I’m not that [...]
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I really hate to share this Halloween concoction with you. Go ahead, try it if you dare…
A dear friend updated her Facebook status last week extolling the virtues of candy corn mixed with peanuts. Ha! I’ll escape that one. I don’t even like candy corn!
Unless they are mixed with peanuts apparently.
I’m sorry.
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We’ve been home a week and still at the top of my to-do list is to read Mark Bittman’s 101 Salads. While I haven’t found time (yet) to devour each of his 100 + 1 suggestions, I have had time to make my own favorite summer salad. Twice.
A while back, Mia’s BFF gave me the [...]
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We’ve been home from the beach for 3 days. Should we still be leaving trails of sand everywhere we go?!?
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