Author Archives: debspots

Celestial Double Chocolate Bread Pudding with Almonds

Are we alone in the universe? Some people think this is a fun question. Let me be more specific. Several members of my immediate family, ahem (science nerds), think this is a fun question. I think it is an interesting … Continue reading

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Black Bean Salad

I’m sorry! Please forgive me! I think I may have made you feel badly. I hope you will give me another chance! I have spent the last 6 months compensating for the fact that I was without a kitchen. And … Continue reading

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Peach, Oatmeal, Walnut Muffins

Baking. Baking is a sport that is vastly improved in every way by the use of an oven. And as a faithful reader of the DebsPotsBlog, by now you know that ovens have been scarce around here lately. Since January, … Continue reading

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Blueberry Almond Cake

Berry memories: It was my birthday, a dozen or so years ago. A sudden thunderstorm passed quickly, leaving the country road steaming in the sun. The kids and I ran in the sodden air up the road to a patch … Continue reading

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Summer Lentil Salad

It’s been a busy, eventful and challenging couple of weeks here in the construction site in the woods. Our kitchen renovation continues. The painter was scheduled, so I had to hurry and do my job: puttying and finishing all the … Continue reading

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Strawberry Shortcake

When Bob and I first moved to Warwick in 1987, there was one supermarket. It was enormous, but you couldn’t get a loaf of crusty bread or a ripe piece of fruit; the only salad greens were shaped like a … Continue reading

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Veggie Chili

My Sweet Husband, Thank you for the beautiful picture you took on your run this morning. Warwick is dazzling; I love the changing landscape. It makes it really hard to think about the possibility of moving to California if you … Continue reading

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Watermelon Salad

When my daughter was in high school, she came home one afternoon and made an announcement: “Mom, guess what? I have a new hobby: Evolutionary Biology. I’m really good at it!” Megan and I share a lot of hobbies: cooking, … Continue reading

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Ribs

The other night at dinner (on the deck, finally!), Bob, Brian and I were discussing whether or not the president is likely to send troops back into Iraq. The men had some intelligent things to say about this; I never … Continue reading

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Goddess of Green

Have I told you that my nickname is “The Weather Goddess?” I acquired this moniker when the kids were little and begged me to predict school snow closings. I started tracking the weather to increase my hit rate and my … Continue reading

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