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Marmie found the ribbon (and Our Fav Holiday Recipes)

December 23, 2011

Since wrapping presents is on hold for now (Adam is currently detangling Marmalade from the heap of ribbon) I thought I would share just a touch of holiday inspiration for our favorite things: small bites, [...]

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Holiday Desktop Wallpapers: Spices, Cookies and Brownies

December 10, 2011

We are feeling holiday-ish and thought we should share a few photos from the past week. We were lucky enough to work with a pretty cool company and make a bunch of decadent sweets. Here [...]

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We are a company!

December 6, 2011

There has been quite a few changes around here in our little condo. The past two months for Jo and I has been full of excitement and happiness, as well as a lot of apprehension. [...]

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Maine Avenue Fish Market

October 27, 2011

Hands down, our very favorite place to visit, in nearby Washington DC, is Maine Avenue Fish Market. Most people don’t even know it exists unless you are either a local or you watched the recent [...]

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Smiles

October 16, 2011

Meet our niece. She’s one. She makes us smile. She makes our heart beat quicker. She makes us laugh. She finds fun in a remote, with two buttons. She makes us find fun in a [...]

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Wine, Food and Friends

September 19, 2011

Not too long ago, we had the opportunity to travel to Washington State for Steamy Kitchen — you see, since we started working for her, we do lots of things from administrative work to recipe [...]

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Home Alone Smoked Goat Cheese

September 16, 2011

Well, this weekend is a little different for me. Joanne is body doubling for Jaden of Steamy Kitchen in Italy (Post coming soon!) so I needed to find something interesting to do in the kitchen [...]

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Exciting News

June 25, 2011

Where do we start? I suppose a good place would to say that we are two very happy and humble campers – not literally, Joanne is actually not the biggest fan of camping, per se, [...]

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Kitchen Remodel

May 24, 2011

Joanne and I have another update on the home remodeling front. Along with our shiny new studio we can finally announce that we have finished our kitchen remodel. Here is the before kitchen remodel picture. [...]

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The Adventure, Joanne now has bragging rights

May 12, 2011

It’s important to get exercise. It is. We knew that on Saturday when we decided to get some, we just didn’t know how much we would actually get. We are two (plus one adorable kitty) [...]

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Our New Studio

April 28, 2011

Joanne and I couldn’t be more excited to unveil our shiny new photography studio…..or I guess it technically should be called our living room. You see, our condo is very boutique (aka. ridiculously small) so [...]

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Our Wedding

February 7, 2011

The past few weekends have been full of tools, putty, paint and grout. We have been going through a mini kitchen renovation — something we have put off for a long time now. We even [...]

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A Wedding: Signature Cocktails

November 23, 2010

From the Archives (posted July 19, 2010): We know we have reposted a bit lately (life has been a bit busy), but we thought we should show you this one more time for the following [...]

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a dream, a journey, a decision

September 2, 2010

A short story reflecting on our journey leading up to the International Food Blogging Conference in Seattle.

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a crazy idea: a food truck?

August 24, 2010

We had a bit of a random spell last night and came up with an idea … owning a food truck.

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a moment to reflect

August 16, 2010

It’s our fist year blogoversary, we take just a couple minutes to share some of our favorite moments from the last year.

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White Bean Soup

July 7, 2010

Sauteed onions and garlic are cooked with rosemary, chicken stock and cannellini beans for a creamy and inexpensive soup.

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Thank You: A mention in Cosmopolitan Magazine Australia

July 6, 2010

A huge thank you to our family, friends and Cosmopolitan Australia for mentioning us in their July 2010 issue in an article called “8 New Blogs Worth Bookmarking.”

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It’s Thursday, and it’s Joanne’s Birthday!

June 24, 2010

It’s Joanne’s birthday and she is overwhelmed with her present, can you guess what it is?

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A Baby Shower

February 18, 2010

A few posts ago we gave you a tiny sneak peak into what we were planning for an upcoming baby shower welcoming our very first niece to the family. We told you that along with [...]

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