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The weekend is for rest. Not!
I don’t know how many people told me to get some rest by the end of last week. All I can say is that I must have looked/sounded/acted as...

Mandy Crow
Nov 15, 20103 min read
A question for the masses. . .
Sorry for the lack of “Dispatches” today. It’s just one of those days. But I do have a question I would like feedback on. I’ve been...

Mandy Crow
Nov 12, 20101 min read


The perfect pair: Pumpkin and cream cheese (in muffin form)
I have this friend named Brandy. She’s pretty awesome in a lot of ways, but one of the most awesome things about her is that she loves to...

Mandy Crow
Oct 26, 20103 min read


Brought to you by the letter C: Corn chowder with chiles
Corn. Cream. Chiles. Three things that start with the letter C and three things I think are fantastic. So when I stumbled across the...

Mandy Crow
Oct 13, 20103 min read


Lazy lasagna (but not really)
I called it lazy because I used jarred sauce, but by no means is this low maintenance lasagna. No, siree! But it is good and really...

Mandy Crow
Sep 21, 20103 min read


Bacon-y, cheesy goodness to warm hard hearts: Bacon, grilled onion, and cheddar biscuits
I’m not going to lie. Breakfast food is pretty much my favorite. I mean, what’s wrong with the delightfulness that is breakfast? Eggs,...

Mandy Crow
Aug 31, 20102 min read
Pesto cream sauce that will make you cry, in a good way
So last night, some friends were coming over to watch about 3 episodes of “Project Runway.” Realizing that I could be a nice person and...

Mandy Crow
Aug 17, 20102 min read
Food for thought
Ever gone to a restaurant to meet friends and gotten there first? The staff seats you and you sit there, alone and waiting, feeling...

Mandy Crow
Aug 10, 20101 min read


Food Favorites
Last week, I posted the 20th recipe on my Cook’s Corner page. And since that’s kind of a milestone and due to the fact that I’ve got so...

Mandy Crow
Aug 3, 20102 min read


Be a child again: Homemade Hostess Cakes
An admission: I once quite seriously told people that I was serving Little Debbie Fancy Cakes at my wedding (should I ever get married)....

Mandy Crow
Jul 27, 20103 min read


Frittatas are fun: a summer frittata recipe
Let’s just get this truth out there: I kind of love eggs. I’ll eat scrambled eggs any time of day for any meal. Omelettes make me smile....

Mandy Crow
Jul 20, 20103 min read


Sinfully simple pasta: Browned butter and mizithra, sort of
When I was growing up and we took a family trip to St. Louis, we always took a trip to the Old Spaghetti Factory. Back then, I had no...

Mandy Crow
Jul 13, 20102 min read


Peach cobbler that will win friends and influence people
So, maybe that title oversells this recipe a bit. . . Maybe. Not by much, though. If you make this cobbler for people, they tend to: A)...

Mandy Crow
Jul 7, 20103 min read
Good intentions
So, I had plans to revive my struggling food posts today. It is a Tuesday, after all. But it’s also the Tuesday after a long July 4...

Mandy Crow
Jul 6, 20102 min read


Cajun Chicken Pasta that probably really isn’t cajun at all
Let me just say this about the oil spill that our friends in Louisiana are currently dealing with: it makes me very, very angry. I think...

Mandy Crow
Jun 8, 20104 min read


Fudge pie that ministers to your soul
(I’m hoping that you didn’t notice there wasn’t a food post yesterday. . . . because I sort of got a little confused about the days of...

Mandy Crow
Jun 2, 20102 min read
Chocolate does a heart good
You know what else does a heart good? Ice cream. You know what makes your heart sing? Chocolate and ice cream together in a bowl of melty...

Mandy Crow
May 25, 20102 min read
Pickles and an apology
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that Tuesdays usually involve me presenting a new recipe. Except today. Let me give you...

Mandy Crow
May 18, 20102 min read


Music City Meatballs
So, when things get rough, the tough get. . . cooking. As I said last week, the way I handled my nervous energy during the storms that...

Mandy Crow
May 11, 20103 min read


Brownies that will be there for you
If you follow this blog and/or have lived in Nashville, you know that my city is flooding. (If you don’t have a tie to the area, you may...

Mandy Crow
May 4, 20104 min read
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