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Wisconsin Peanut Squares

Ilinap · November 12, 2013 ·

  Every time I come home from visiting Mac Daddy's family in Wisconsin I need to detox. I eat my weight in kneecaps and peanut squares. I also indulge in local beer. Can you blame me? After 15 years of visiting Wisconsin, you'd think I would know how to pack better. … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Peanut Squares

Tags: cook, family, recipe, travel

Pinterest Makes Me Feel Inadequate

Ilinap · November 29, 2012 ·

    You could say I am a tish addicted to Pinterest. You might have considered a pintervention even. Pinterest is a fine way to click clack around the interwebs while your husband and kids watch the 11th inning of a baseball game. It's great for putzing when … [Read more...] about Pinterest Makes Me Feel Inadequate

Tags: cook, DIY, home, pinterest, random, recipe

Dessert Pizza

Ilinap · March 4, 2012 ·

My life is full of first world problems. I might be the only cook I know who doesn't own a stand mixer. I have been coveting one for years, but Santa apparently doesn't think I've been a good girl. Mac Daddy refuses to buy me kitchen gadgets for Mother's Day or my birthday … [Read more...] about Dessert Pizza

Tags: cook, dessert, food, recipe

Kerrygold is at the End of the Rainbow

Ilinap · October 27, 2011 ·

We like to think we live in somewhat of a rainbow hued world, with Mac Daddy's German/Bohemian roots and my Indian heritage. We all match different colors in the Crayola box of multicultural crayons. Mac Daddy, Bird, Deal, and I are a veritable rainbow of skin tones that tell a … [Read more...] about Kerrygold is at the End of the Rainbow

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