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  • Family - My Boy Joe - Wordless Wednesday

    Pre-Thanksgiving & Some Family Fun (or Sort of a Wordless Wednesday).

    November 26, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    It’s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, so it’s clear to those who know me that I don’t have much time write. Life at the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association is crazy busy right now and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Just this week I’ve talked to the New York Daily…

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    Cocktail Time: Cranberry Cosmopolitans

    November 25, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    My signature cocktail is a cranberry cosmopolitan. As girly as it gets. And it wouldn’t be a girls weekend without one – or, ahem, two. A couple of weeks ago, my annual girls weekend commenced with my sister, sister-in-law and cousin. Instead of staying at a hotel somewhere (which, don’t…

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    Chicken Noodle Primavera

    September 17, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    How’s your week going? I’ve been beyond busy at the office, with a lot to accomplish before a business trip to Chicago next week. I don’t travel overly much for work, so when I do, I have to admit I really enjoy getting away, changing the scenery and catching up…

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  • Baking Queen - Earl the Pug - Family

    Sunday Night Hodgepodge

    September 14, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    It’s Sunday night and, as is our usual custom, Joe and I are plopped on the couch in our porch. He’s watching a video on his iPad and I’m working on this blog plus my weekly blog I write for Agriculture.com. Earl the pug is on the floor right below…

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    Banana Chocolate Chip Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

    September 7, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I think I have a serious baking addiction on the weekends. Is this a bad thing, you ask? I love to spend my Saturday mornings in the kitchen, television tuned into The Food Network while I decide what sort of baking concoction I’m craving. Yesterday I made some mighty delicious…

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    Ask The Farmers

    September 5, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Here’s a novel concept: If you have a questions about your food  – where it comes from, how it’s grown – why not ask the farmer? Sure, easy enough if you live next to a farm, you say. But what about those of you who don’t know farmers and may…

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    Food Babe: Fear over Food

    September 3, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Food Babe. Sigh. I’m not going to rehash what everyone else has written about the Food Babe. Several people have done a very good job of explaining why I think she’s detrimental to consumers and the food industry. You can read these excellent posts for yourself here – all are, in my…

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    Labor Day. How Did That Happen?

    September 1, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Labor Day. And how exactly did that happen? Now that Joe’s brand-new backpack is packed, school clothes are laid out, new tennis shoes are ready to be broken in, and even Teacher Man’s lunch is packed for tomorrow, I can plop myself on the couch, turn on a little Real Housewives…

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Hello, I’m Lara! I’m a wife, mom (empty nester, almost!), a business owner, and an avid baker, gardener, and traveler. Thanks for being here!

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