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Guest Post: Peanut Butter Cup Brownies

The following guest post touches on a subject that is dear to my heart. And that, of course, is food.  :-D I currently have both my own mother and my MIL cooking up storms of healthy, post-partum food for me but I can't deny that I miss having the occasional treat. And these brownies look so fantastically delicious — and simple to make! — that I may just have to send J out for a brownie mix run...

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IKEA: Homemade is Best [Food Photography]

Our favorite Swedish furniture establishment IKEA has just released a cookbook titled "Hembakat är Bäst," or "Homemade is Best." Following the company's minimalist yet fun philosophy and assemble-it-yourself attitude, almost all the photographs in the book are of the finished product's ingredients. LOVE IT. Not to mention, photographer Carl Kleiner did a heckuva job composing and capturing each shot. Via The Daily What.  ...

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An Easy Beef & Mushroom Dish

My mother "invented" this dish one night and it has since become one of my favorites to make on lazy summer evenings. The best part? It is so easy that anyone can make it. Ingredients: thinly sliced beef, sukiyaki-style mushrooms (I used king oyster, portobello, shiitake, and enoki mushrooms in this example but feel free to use your favorites) soy sauce wasabi Instructions: Wash and tear/chop all mushrooms into bite-sized pieces. Throw them into a pan and sautee on medium heat. (You may want to wait a couple of minutes to include the smaller mushrooms, like enoki, so that they don't become too soggy.) There is no need to add any oils — the natural juices from the mushrooms will suffice. As the mushrooms are cooking, prepare to add your beef. I...

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