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Author Archives: Marijean
Coming Up for Air
I’m over forty, but I’m taking swimming lessons. I mean, I know how to swim; my Granny taught me when I was a little one and I took the obligatory swim club lessons each summer till I was eight or … Continue reading
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Triple Cherry Pie and a Fresh Start
I made a couple of triple cherry pies over the weekend. The triple being fresh frozen sweet cherries, canned tart cherries, and dried cherries. (Yes, Liz, you can make this pie using canned cherries — I wanted to be sure.) … Continue reading
Not My Grandmother’s Pineapple Pie
My friend Allison challenged me to make a pie I’d never made before, nor had I tasted or even heard of it: the pineapple pie. A search in my collection of cookbooks did not contribute much in the way of … Continue reading
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Happy 16th Birthday to the Girl
Sixteen years ago (and a few hours), I looked like this. That’s my then-six-year-old son cheesing it up in the foreground, for perspective. When pregnant women tell me they think they’re “huge” I think of this image and chuckle. Women … Continue reading
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Orange Rolls for the Holidays or Whenever!
When I was a young girl and a new bride, I was impressed with the ancient aunts from a far off land who shipped orange rolls to the Jaggers Family for the holidays. Their happy hour hijinx were legendary and … Continue reading
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