You’re planning out your menu for the week. You’ve decided to make a whole chicken on one of the nights. Excellent! Whole chickens tend to be less expensive than buying the parts and they are really easy to cook. But there is one problem:
You’re left with approximately 2 pounds of chicken when you’re done. 
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You know what we need more of in this life? Banana bread. It’s really such a simple common thing, but I had almost forgotten how good it tasted. I made a bunch of baked goods for our vacation this past weekend and banana bread was one of the requested items.
But there were a few caveats: it had to have chocolate chips and it had to taste yummy. 
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After the past few weeks of big work around the house getting ready for our move to Mt. Prospect, there appears to be a bit of a lull. There are still a few things we have to do (hey there packing…) but right now it’s kind of quiet.
Which means I’ve napped pretty much every day. 
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For the past week, the only thing that I really want is pasta. I crave giant bowls of it. I want to swim to the bottom of a vat of pasta and eat my way out of it.
Yes, that’s weird but when it comes to pasta, I don’t care. 
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Look at me posting a brand new recipe! I haven’t done this in weeks and honestly, it feels pretty good. I mean, I actually took the time to come up with a new recipe, make that recipe, take pictures of that recipe, and then put it on here for you guys…
That’s intense for me. 
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