tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63897107362276027982024-03-05T04:14:07.420-05:00Crafts & Cookery from a Pumpkin's PerspectiveAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157224570672395981noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389710736227602798.post-87539529676844104892014-06-21T11:19:00.000-04:002014-06-21T11:19:22.110-04:00Super Food Breakfast of Champions <div style="text-align: center;">
{FYI this is an in-depth post about yogurt. Yup, I'm weird, deal with it.}</div>
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For always I've had a bowl of cereal for breakfast. I love milk and cereal, so why not? But as much as I love a bowl of crunchy cold goodness, it never filled me up for very long. <br />
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So not too long ago I made the switch to a breakfast still rich in dairy but packed with a lot more protein. Oh yes, I'm talking Greek yogurt people. And to make it even more awesome, I've jazzed it up to basically be a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/485474034802649600/">super food</a> all-star meal to get your day off to the best start that has all the awesome elements - creamy, crunchy, and fruity, boom.<br />
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<b>Ingredients:</b><br />
> 1/2 cup 2% or Full-Fat Plain Greek Yogurt (I like <a href="http://usa.fage.eu/?gclid=CjgKEAjw2pSdBRCc5Or_vuWw7TgSJAA5txZgXgtsCviBUir9jXW61ZuLE-RQVW8oytqj601ifxXqDPD_BwE">Fage</a>). <br />
> 1 teaspoon Raw Honey<br />
> 1 to 2 Tablespoons Slivered Almonds<br />
> 1/2 cup Blueberries<br />
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Oh yes people these are four awesome foods for you all in one! What's not to love? <br />
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Some things to note about the yogurt:<br />
-- 2% or full-fat, none of this non-fat nonsense. <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/02/12/275376259/the-full-fat-paradox-whole-milk-may-keep-us-lean">You need some fat in your diet -- especially in your diary</a>. Sometimes (a lot of times) it's hard to find the full-fat greek so 2% will do. <br />
-- Also, plain. Trust me, it might take a week or two to get used to but the honey adds just enough sweetness. And after you make the switch, that sugar packed yogurt will taste gross (because it is).<br />
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Process -- I mix in each ingredient one at a time to make sure they get fully incorporated (honey, then almonds, then blueberries), but that's just my method to the madness.<br />
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On the weekends when I'm feeling crazy I add a couple of drops of vanilla and almond extract and 1 Tablespoon of chocolate chips. I know, crazy! Crazy delicious.<br />
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And, for a sweet treat at night, I'll do chocolate chips and blackberry syrup (no honey needed). Jam would work too. (Basically non-frozen yogurt...)<br />
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So yes, all this is to say - I've switched from cereal to jazzed up yogurt in the AM and it's awesome. I'm now nicely filled until lunch from a breakfast of champions full of super (delicious) foods. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157224570672395981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389710736227602798.post-56732368397927430522014-06-09T21:31:00.001-04:002014-06-09T21:31:11.339-04:00food lately: lately probably doesn't apply anymore<div style="text-align: center;">
Really food that has been made in 2014. But we don't need to dwell on that. Here you go, ideas for all seasons: </div>
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Fresh tomato & garlic pasta (from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1579654649/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=41220566117&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15951470987770137153&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_54h6427ghf_b">Franny's</a>)</div>
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Baked eggs & greens with yogurt sauce from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Plenty-Vibrant-Recipes-Londons-Ottolenghi-ebook/dp/B005CRY2O6/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402363680&sr=1-1&keywords=plenty">Plenty</a> </div>
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Seriously, this is my current favorite cookbook, a must get! </div>
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Especially if you are looking for delicious vegetable recipes (that are also vegetarian) </div>
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Sweet potato cakes also from Plenty. So delicious. </div>
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Greens & Beans with butter beans, roasted beets & turnips (and garlic bread)</div>
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Why yes, it's summer now. How that happened, I have no idea. But anyway, it is summer so it is s'more season! And I've been all about them this year. </div>
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But sometimes you aren't by a grill (i know, that's ridiculous, it's SUMMER!) Don't despair. you can have s'more dip anytime!</div>
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I saw the ridiculously easy dip <a href="http://www.dessertfortwo.com/2013/12/indoor-smores/">here</a> and decided to make it for game night following the hot cocoa party when i had all these leftover marshmallows. Yes, the hot cocoa party was in January and that is when I kicked off s'more season...</div>
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by the way, some of the random goodness that has been happening:</div>
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We finally got a <a href="http://www.chuys.com/">Chuy's</a>!!! Seriously, I can't even explain how happy this made me -- delicious Tex-Mex finally to be had in North Carolina. I will eat all of their flour tortillas if you let me. Also, look at that adorable caped corgi! I love this place. </div>
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We won a cheese ball at trivia! We were at the <a href="http://www.thepinhook.com/">Pinhook</a> in Durham for awesome trivia and came in second and won a cheese ball! Can you even believe? Best trivia winnings ever.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm talking about Mac & Cheese and Sloppy Joe's (or Jeff's in our case). Oh yes, why not turn <a href="http://pumpkinpantscraftsandcookery.blogspot.com/2013/02/sloppy-jeffs.html">Sloppy Jeff's </a>into a casserole by topping it with Mac & Cheese? </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously it had to be done. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past fall was a cold one, so I was inspired to make some more ridiculous comfort foods. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one is pretty straight forward to make as well as being delicious, assuming you are comfortable making the two parts separately. </span></div>
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last weekend we went camping. it wasn't actually camping - we rented a cabin, but I kept calling it camping, because really, for me, it's the same thing. We got a place near blowing rock, north carolina. Jonathan & I joined the team late on Friday due to an exciting party (more on that later). </div>
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Saturday we spent most of the day hiking the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/upload/Price%20Park%20Trails.pdf">Julian Price Memorial Trail</a> off of the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/blri/index.htm">Blue Ridge Parkway</a>. </div>
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It's dog and people friendly -- they were all very lovely and friendly. A friend of the brew team stopped by to hand out cupcakes and candied bacon because she was testing out some new recipes! I mean really people, a brewery with bacon?! What more do I need? (Nothing is the answer.) </div>
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happy hours are wonderful of course but actually illegal in north carolina, for bars that is. i kid you not, they think it encourages binge drinking... Ignoring the ridiculousness of this, the ban on drink specials means that we host our own, with lovely cocktails and treats. so each month, the ladies gather and we gab, sip, and munch, like so:</div>
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A while ago <a href="http://smashedgoods.blogspot.com/">Ashley</a> and I began <a href="http://pumpkinpantscraftsandcookery.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-clutch-part-1.html">a three-part craft to make clutches from books</a>. The first part went pretty smoothly but then we were put on hold by her being in DC for the summer. </div>
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Upon her return we attempted part 2, which was just to cut out the pages to form the cavity. This seemed pretty straight forward. And I guess it is, but it's pretty time consuming...so after one attempt and a hundred or so pages cut, the books are on hold. </div>
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Jonathan, Jen, Evan, and Tom all ran <a href="https://www.mergerecords.com/25k">the Merge 25K</a> this morning like crazy/impressive people. Because what better way to celebrate 25 years of records than by running from Chapel Hill to Durham? I know. This is why I was support crew, along with Chloe of course. They all rocked it with amazing times, despite all the hills this area brings. Luckily, the weather was perfect, a beautiful 75 degrees today, giving me hope that spring is actually around the corner...even though we have snow predicted for Tuesday...But anywho, some pics:</div>
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Miss Chloe stealing the show, per the usual:</div>
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I sewed a utensil pouch to match my <a href="http://pumpkinpantscraftsandcookery.blogspot.com/2012/01/so-many-pouches-of-course.html">sandwich wrapper</a>. I keep a fork and spoon at the office, and now they have a nicer place to live than just in the drawer. and it's seersucker, so it's extra classy. </div>
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He has some new joy - Keeri gifted him a fresh catnip plant, and he seems to enjoy rolling around and looking ridiculous:</div>
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jonathan's birthday was in august. so of course, i made a cake. but the boy loves fruit, so i went with something i'd seen on the ever inspiring pinterest and made a surprise fruit cake. no, not the terrible kind you eat at christmas, but rather a cake made from fruit that looks like a cake but is really just a lot of fruit.</div>
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it starts with a medium sized watermelon. i cut off the top and bottom and then cut off the sides to form a cylinder</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157224570672395981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389710736227602798.post-39610976659063137602014-01-08T00:02:00.002-05:002014-01-08T00:02:56.298-05:00basket weave? <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So I recently finished a scarf that i started a while ago..shocker...but anywho, i wanted something a little different but not hard so i made up a pattern that i think looks like a basket weave? maybe. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Knit 2 purl 2 for five rows</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Repeat the sequence until you have your desired length, and then knit the last row before casting off. </span><br />
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stay warm during this arctic vortex!</div>
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arugula salad with tomatoes and cheesy croutons </div>
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pasta salad with cantaloupe, arugula, and prosciutto (awesome!)</div>
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pasta with eggplant, grilled onions, and tomatoes in cream sauce</div>
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one of my favorite pizzas i've ever made with eggplant, mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, and pesto</div>
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and... the strangest pizza i've ever made with leeks, broccoli, and veggie patties, but not terrible</div>
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thyme & parmesan biscuits, fried eggs, and left over dressing </div>
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cheese dip nachos (oh yes!)</div>
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a delicious feast of roasted sweet potatoes, greens, caramelized onions, chorizo sausage, goat cheese, and crepes (also one of my favs)</div>
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and blue bell! </div>
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I obviously ate and cooked while I was working away. here are some things:</div>
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root vegetable soup with smoked coconut </div>
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(vegetarian) french onion soup</div>
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lentil & eggplant soup with basil </div>
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Ashley and I assumed that when we moved in together we would have crafternoon after crafternoon. Sadly, the first few months have been a busy time with lots of travel for the both of us, so we have been under our craft quota. But we were able to have a few, including an afternoon making earrings, and drinking a few cocktails too.</div>
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We started with Bloody Mary's made with Tabasco mix plus original tabasco, tabasco spicy worcestershire sauce, and celery. Delicious.</div>
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Then we started crafting, making some earrings. </div>
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You just need some clay, craft paint, super glue, and earrings from the jewelry making section of the store plus the odds and ends of a knife and paint brushes </div>
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It's pretty straightforward actually. Just take some clay and shape it into your desired shape, then bake following the package directions </div>
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Then painted them as you like; we used craft acrylic paint and gold leaf. </div>
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And we moved on to cocktail #2: <a href="http://pumpkinpantscraftsandcookery.blogspot.com/2013/11/peachy-keen.html">Summertime? Madness </a></div>
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After the paint dried, we used super glue to attach the earring backs. We also tried a hot glue gun and liquid cement, but good old fashioned super glue worked the best</div>
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Ta-Da! </div>
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(plus a bead for a necklace on the right)</div>
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I also put some gold leaf on one of the pumpkins because, why not??</div>
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The earrings are a great afternoon project - straightforward with lots of down time. Ashley and I often make the mistake of taking on more than we can accomplish in an afternoon. We are just too darn excited to craft when we finally get to! </div>
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On a side note, we also recently had a sewing adventure night where we tackled a lot of odds and ends. Though I don't have any pictures from the night, we made/repaired/redid 2 pillows, 2 skirts, 2 pairs of jeans, and 2 dog travel beds. amazing!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157224570672395981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389710736227602798.post-8363505003801845632014-01-02T11:41:00.000-05:002014-01-02T11:41:15.412-05:00where the dog stops and the couch beings, pillows <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And this girl! Chloe also did a lot of curling up for cuddles and naps. </div>
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Such a cutie. She even has her own <a href="http://earsandpillows.tumblr.com/">blog</a>!</div>
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But seriously, she and the couch match:</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157224570672395981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389710736227602798.post-64434772254695159792014-01-02T11:31:00.002-05:002014-01-02T11:31:58.533-05:00a sleepy cat<div style="text-align: center;">
Spoon had a busy semester too. No, not really. But he did spend a lot of time finding warm places to curl up for a little cat nap. He especially loves the heating pad and heated blanket; he's a smart cat.</div>
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So yes, most of the reason for my absence on the blog (and in life) was my dissertation proposal and gearing up for its defense. After I passed (holla!) much celebration was had. </div>
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Immediately after, we went out to <a href="http://kiposchapelhill.com/">Kipos</a> for lunch and drinks. </div>
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Then the next day, Jonathan planned a little surprise for me, gathering our friends at my favorite brewery, <a href="http://bigbossbrewing.com/">Big Boss</a>! </div>
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I hope y'all had a lovely holiday season! </div>
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It's been two months since I posted, which is beyond terrible. Last semester was super busy for me but I have now successfully defended my dissertation proposal! Which really means I just have to finish my dissertation to be done, yeah! </div>
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I've never been one for resolutions, but I do promise to go back to blogging this year! Don't worry, you can expect a lot of recaps of what did happen in the second half of last year. </div>
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So here's to a new year with 2014!</div>
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ps. here is another great license plate from NC:</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157224570672395981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389710736227602798.post-11882733567586720602013-11-03T16:13:00.000-05:002013-11-03T16:13:32.105-05:00peachy keen <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Early fall was still hot in NC, which called for tequila. I mixed this craving with peach and lime juice and it was delicious! I've been using the Dixie Peach juice from Trader Joes. They still have it so you should probably pick some up while you still can.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157224570672395981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389710736227602798.post-41058427027337823042013-11-03T15:14:00.000-05:002013-11-03T15:14:12.900-05:00the cat won't let me it continues to be a super busy fall, or year i guess, making for slow blogging. but i think we know who is really to blame...<br />
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Jonathan and I have decided to do something a little crazy: visit all of the craft breweries in NC.</div>
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Whoa indeed people. I don't know when we decided this was a good idea, or how we would get it all done, but we did. And so now, a new journey has begun.</div>
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Curious who made the cut? Explore our list <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1ZqxFPFJhFraTFCR29lRkRtSmc/edit?usp=sharing">here</a>. </div>
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A couple of days after the event Jonathan went and picked out his mate -- a brand new jamis from the great team at <a href="http://oakcitycycling.com/">oak city cycling</a>:</div>
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Thanks New Belgium for this incredible adventure! </div>
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Also this past summer, jonathan and i made our way south to the great state of Arkansas for some time with my family and friends, and to celebrate America! </div>
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On the drive we stopped in Nashville, one of favorite cities I've decided, and explored some neighborhoods and offerings for the night. </div>
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But that was just first dinner. After a bar with a delicious porter (yes it's july, yes we don't care), we had second dinner at<a href="http://www.chuys.com/"> Chuy's</a> my favorite maker of tortillas. Seriously, I don't know what they put in their tortillas, (though I have a guess I just don't want to confirm it) but they are the best. So of course, I ordered a side of them. And I'm super pumped that Raleigh is getting their own location in October!</div>
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We celebrated the Fourth and America at Jake's parent's house with some solid pool time and grilling. </div>
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p.s. did you see this American can? epic. </div>
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