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Three Cheese Stuffed Peppers
I love stuffed peppers, and this recipe really was geared towards using what I had on hand in the garden and kitchen. It was the first time I chose not to use rice in favor of bread crumbs and mushrooms. The aroma and flavor were excellent. Add fresh chopped hot peppers or crushed red pepper if you want some kick. 3 Bertha bell peppers or 4 regular bell peppers 1/2 lb lean ground beef 1 cup sliced mushrooms, crumbled 1/4…
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Identity Crisis of Faith
In the past 28 months, I’ve been pregnant for just under 50% of the time, with one healthy boy to show for it. Of the time I was not pregnant, I was sleep deprived for about 25-30% of the time. Part of that time was coupled with feeling nearly driven over the edge by insomnia. So to ask me, “are things getting back to normal?”, I’d have to ask you, “normal as in sleep deprived adjusting to being a new…
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Day 1 Back at the Wheel
Today wasn’t as rocky as I was expecting. I managed to squeeze in enough time in between grocery shopping and feeding Scooby lunch to throw two pieces. The first is a small mug; the second is a serving dish. I’m not sure yet if the leaf fits, but it was fun to play.
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TMI Tomatoes
Because I have no filter, I’m just going to put this out there – no apologies. I have been peeing a TON. Today I went to the doctor to submit a sample for testing in fear of a recurrence of an infection, but all was clear. The funny news is, according to my doctor, my ingestion of copious quantities of tomatoes from the garden has most likely irritated my bladder. Don’t believe me? Read this from the Mayo Clinic, go…
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Working Form
I took two classes from Julie Olson while at the NCSU Crafts Center. This artist is full of great ideas and is amazing at challenging students to pursue excellence. The first time we threw something decent looking, she’d have us slice it in two to look at the evenness and irregularity of the cross section to help us find our weak points. Once piece of advice she gave me was to develop a working form – a shape from which…
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Hello Wheel
It has been a very long time since I have thrown a pot. I believe November 2007 was about the time my belly got too big to bend over the wheel, and soon after I spent most of my time breastfeeding and changing diapers. I’ve made several attempts to throw again, but nothing has really stuck. Scooby seems to finally be at a stage where I could potentially get back on the wheel and let him play in the room…