Author Archives: Michie

About Michie

I write two blogs - This Food Thing, (www.thisfoodthing.com) and This Life I Lead (www.thislifeilead.wordpress.com).

Orange Cranberry Sauce

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Michie

I grew up eating the canned cranberry sauce, or canned cranberry jelly that everyone else did.  You know the kind.. you open both ends of the can and the wiggle the jelly out — it keeps it’s can shape, and … Continue reading →

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Boiled fava beans.. the best beer snack

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Michie

[ This post is written by Sander, expressing his profound love of beans and beer ;) ] There are many  great snacks to go with beer – potato chips, cheese, various nuts, smoked ribs, pork rinds, pepper sausages and many, many more. … Continue reading →

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Giant Skull out of Pots and Pans

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Michie

I saw this on BoingBoing this morning, and thought everyone here might enjoy it since it is made out of pots, whisks, dinner plates and such: From BoingBoing: A zygomatic bone glommed together from old sauce pots; a mandible constructed … Continue reading →

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Maple Pumpkin Fudge

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Michie

If you are into fudge, this recipe is so freaking good.  I love maple flavored fudge, with walnuts, and this recipe fits right into that, with the addition of pumpkin.  Perfect for the Autumn. I like to individually wrap these … Continue reading →

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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Croissants

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Michie

Sometimes you just have things in the refrigerator that need to be used up, asap. Such was the case today.  My son likes those Pillsbury Crescent rolls that come in the tube like those pictured here.  For those that have … Continue reading →

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Butter Toffee Caramel Corn

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Michie

Halloween just isn’t quite complete without popcorn.  But I’m not really a fan of popcorn balls.  So, I make the traditional caramel corn, and call it good. And let me tell you, it is good.  Caramel corn is really easy … Continue reading →

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