The Lexingtonienne
  • December13th

    I’m surprised none of you has filed a missing persons report on me. But I have good reasons for being M.I.A. from the blog. Besides the fact that it is ALMOST CHRISTMAS (!!!), I was oh-so-busy last week preparing for Eleanora’s first birthday party on Sunday.

    EBD 12 months

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  • December8th

    Blog reader Mary emailed me yesterday asking about my Christmas playlist. I l-o-v-e to geek out by making playlists for any occasion I can think of (Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, having friends over for pizza, anything). And when it comes to Christmas, I have a few playlists, organized by mood. (See? I wasn’t kidding about the geeking out.) These are some of my favorite highlights. And since I don’t want to post repeats — that would be hacky — here’s a link to the playlist I posted last year, which is still very much in the rotation this year.

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  • December5th

    Happy December! I’ve got a great new recipe to share with you as well as some photos from our trip to Philadelphia over Thanksgiving… but all that is going to have to wait for the next post because I have IMPORTANT news to share. Remember this photo?

    Mike and Grouch

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  • November18th

    Every Thanksgiving for the past several years, Hubba Bubba and I have done the full Turkey Day spread. This year, however, we’re traveling to Philadelphia to spend the holiday with his family. So while my own kitchen will be quiet on my favorite Thursday of the year, here are a few tried-and-true recipes that are perfect for any Thanksgiving table.

    Southern-Style Green Beans – If the word “home” had a flavor, this would be it.

    green beans

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