June 2011

The Weekend Dish: 6/4/2011

June 4, 2011 | 5 Comments | Email | Print
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How has the first week of summer weather treated all of you? Did you take your inaugural trip to the local ice cream shop yet? Get your garden started? Once again this year I am just doing some containers out on the deck. Last year I started with herbs and grew rosemary, thyme and basil, [...]

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Creamy Cucumber Salad

June 3, 2011 | 31 Comments | Email | Print
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One of my favorite things about summer is a fresh cucumber salad. Bonus if the cucumbers come from a garden or farmer’s market! I love to slather a pita with homemade hummus and then stuff it with cucumber salad – it makes the best lunch! I go back and forth between a cucumber and onion [...]

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Fruit Dip

June 2, 2011 | 64 Comments | Email | Print
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This fruit dip is not fancy. It’s not complicated. It doesn’t emit foodie vibes. It’s easy. And comfortable. And feels like home. Since I have somehow never posted about this ridiculously awesome dip, I feel like I should do some sort of penance. Feel free to offer suggestions in the comments. In the meantime, let’s [...]

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Facebook Giveaway: $150 Williams-Sonoma Gift Card

June 1, 2011 | 3 Comments | Email | Print

I couldn’t believe it when I realized this morning that at some point, somehow, there got to be over 10,000 folks that are “fans” of Brown Eyed Baker on Facebook. I really enjoy interacting with everyone on that page – it gives me a chance to bounce ideas off of readers, have general chit chat, [...]

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