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		<title>A summer to be savored.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know, I know&#8211;I have (once again) fallen off the blogging band-wagon! Thank you, to those that have written asking &#8220;where the heck are you?!&#8221;
This summer has been amazing&#8211;and it&#8217;s all been about family. Although I know it&#8217;s just the beginning of August, sadly, I can feel summer leaving. Not only has one of my daughters (Julie) just [...]

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		<title>A timeless feeling of romance.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s so amazing how,  in the 21st century, I&#8217;m immediately filled with the feeling of romance simply by opening my fridge and gazing up at&#8230;

a bowl of fresh picked figs from my back yard. Beyond delicious, my devotion to growing figs has a story&#8211;as does most of what fuels me in my kitchen.
So, a fig story is [...]

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		<title>A meatball story.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a cook (and as an eater), I&#8217;m very passionate (ok opinionated) about certain foods&#8211;For instance, I feel the texture of matzo balls must be extremely light and tender and literally swollen with flavor. Then there&#8217;s roast chicken, which should be incredibly crisp and well-seasoned with cooked flesh that&#8217;s perfectly succulent (even the white meat). Ethnic, artisan breads (the large round [...]

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		<title>Have parents gone absolutely mad?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the paper this morning, on the front page, was the big news about finally finding Abby Sunderland, the 16 year old girl that was allowed to attempt to set a new world record for being the youngest person (ever) to go around the world on a 40-foot sailboat (ALONE!)&#8211;in what proved to be treacherous (extremely life-threatening) conditions [...]

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		<title>I&#8217;m still a softie.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so my back tooth (that broke at a wedding) now has a temporary crown&#8211;which I don&#8217;t trust&#8211;so I will eat only soft things until I get the permanent one. ( Sheesh. This could get old quick)&#8230;Having said that, could there be anything more delish than eggplant parmesan, when needing to eat soft, soothing things?
This was [...]

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		<title>A rose is still a rose.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, when passing my &#8220;set&#8221; dinner table, I saw that the roses that I clipped just yesterday had released a lot of petals. One by one, as I picked them up, their intense fragrance captured me, as if each one contained the magnificence of the whole flower. So, instead of throwing the petals away, I decided [...]


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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being my dentist. 
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		<title>An unexpected need to knead.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I got home late in the afternoon&#8211;Jon and I were planning to go out for dinner since I&#8217;ve been cooking like a maniac all throughout the holiday weekend and beyond&#8230;. As soon as I got home I learned that Mango, my dog, had quite a hard day&#8211;Her birthday was the day before (her fourth) [...]

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		<title>Before I grow old, let me blog.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 19:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>My favorite Sunday sport.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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