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I'm Rachel, a small-town girl from Oklahoma. I just came back to the U.S. after living in Japan for the past four years. I love all things food related, and am particularly interested in nutritional, whole-food cooking from scratch. Join me in my culinary adventures, my domestic doings, and the story of my life, one day at a time.
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I love scones.
I remember when my mom first started making them. She a got a recipe for them from someone at our church, I believe. I was in elementary school, and I’d never heard of nor had scones before. But from that very first scone I was in love. Fresh scones are hard [...]
I know I’ve mentioned I like egg dishes before. But really, they never get old! And there’s so many variations!
Quiches! Stratas! Frittatas!
Let us not forget, though, the mighty breakfast casserole! So many things you can add, and all delicious.
I made mine a hashbrown casserole with onion, spinach, and ham added [...]
Have you ever had kolache?
For that matter, do you know what they are?
I didn’t until we moved to Texas, and suddenly there are all these kolache places everywhere.
Kolache, pronounced ko-lah-chee, are a stuffed bun of sorts. From what I understand, they originate in Central Europe (namely the Czech Republic/Slovakia area), but [...]
If you’re like me, then the idea of cold, leftover pizza is a horrifying thing.
But we all know people who’ve done it. Even more terrible, people who ate it, and enjoyed it. *collective gasp*
Do not fear the title of this post, fair readers, as I would never suggest you commit such a [...]
Once again, I know I’m kinda jumping the gun here with Fall, but…
I just really wanted some pumpkin bread.
I always start dreaming of Fall in August. Cool, crisp weather. Red, orange, and yellow leaves. The faint smell of smoke in the air from people’s fireplaces. The flavors of crisp apples and rich [...]

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