A Plan to Let Go

January 20, 2011 by Tanya
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Action plans. Boy, do people love those. If you want to succeed in life—you need a plan. Or so the story goes. It’s true: no plan is probably a bad plan. Although sometimes we get so caught up in the plan happening precisely as designed, we got thrown for a loop when it doesn’t. A [...]

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Mozzarella Sticks

January 19, 2011 by Tanya
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Melted cheese. Who can resist? Not me, that’s for sure. Mozzarella sticks remain one of my favorite appetizers from my teenage years. It was my Friday night ritual to consume loads of them with my friends at Perkins. Today I no longer have the opportunity (no Perkins nearby) or the luxury to do so (no [...]

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Emeril’s Big Adventure

January 18, 2011 by Tanya
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[as dictated to Tanya] I am a good cat. A very, very good cat. Friendly. Loving. Obedient. Handsome. Even though I am all of those things, my mommy did something really, really mean to me. She made ride in a plane. For three hours. In a small pet carrier.

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I have a dream too

January 17, 2011 by Tanya
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“Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We [...]

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Malted Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 14, 2011 by Tanya
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When I went home for Christmas, I had a laundry list of things I wanted to make. These cookies were at the top of the list for good reason. They combine malted milk, whoppers and chocolate chips – how could you go wrong with ingredients like that? You can’t.

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Conclusion: A Tail of One Kitty

January 13, 2011 by Tanya
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Emeril and I have been together for almost nine years. It really doesn’t seem possible to me. We’ve had lots of good times: snuggling, playing and napping. And some bad times too: peeing in my favorite pair of boots, enemas and surgery. Most importantly, we became a family.

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