As you guys probably know, a couple months back I had the pleasure to tour the Diamond of California Plant in Stockton, CA for a California Walnut Harvest! It was so very awesome to be able to see firsthand how farmers grow, harvest, and process the walnuts in those iconic pale yellow packages that we eat, cook and bake with, and of course, to be able to sample it all, too!
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Perfect Chex Mix
Unless y'all have been hiding out under a rock, I'm sure you're well aware that the holidays are practically knocking at our doors. Thanksgiving is Thursday(!!!) and Christmas comes shortly thereafter, which means everyone pretty much scrambles to find the perfect gift for friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and the like. But instead of braving the dreaded mall (the parking
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Cinnamon Roll Cookie Bites
Do you ever walk through the grocery store and a specific product catches your eye? The second you see it, you know that yes, it's going in my cart. That's *precisely* what happened when I stumbled across these bite-sized cinnamon rolls. Sure, I've seen them before, I've certainly eaten them before, but seeing them on this particular jaunt I just had to have them. ...and I'm so
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Cookies ‘n Cream Seven Layer Bars
A couple days ago, I went to a dinner party at my friend Heather's house. Since I'm an adult and adults do fancy things sometimes, I decided to be said fancy adult and buy a bottle of wine for a hostess gift. So I moseyed on over to World Market and checked out their wine selection. Spoiler alert: I know zero about wine. Despite taking a wine and liquor class several years
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So-Easy Sopapillas
Do you guys have that restaurant or store that changes its name like, twice a month? You know the one. You drive by one day and it's Grandma's Diner. Then a month later it's Alex's Gyro Shop. Then two months after that it's a burrito place. Then about a year after that it's now a burger joint. It's like the building has a curse or something and banishes all restaurants to the
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