Category Archives: Day Trips

Sunday Sojourns: Lafayette Village, Raleigh

Posted on September 25, 2011 by onlinepastrychef

Every once in awhile, a girl needs a Day Trip.  Usually, our day trips consist of wending our way through the countryside to a winery or a cool restaurant.  Today, we ended up going to a shopping center. Romantic, right?  … Continue reading →

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Sunday Suppers: Healthy Doesn’t Have to Mean Rabbit Food

Posted on July 10, 2011 by onlinepastrychef

While we are more and more leaning towards eating vegetarian, we still enjoy a good Piece of Meat when we know where it came from, how it was raised and how it was slaughtered.  We’re not to this point yet, … Continue reading →

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Henside the Beltline: Urban Chickens, Baby!

Posted on May 16, 2011 by onlinepastrychef

Friends, May is shaping up to be Quite Full of fun.  You might remember my post about the Henside the Beltline Tour d’Coop last year.  If not, here is a Refresher.  Having just gone back and read the post myself, … Continue reading →

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The Beloved's Birthday Dessert Extravaganza Plus The Weeping Radish.

Posted on March 18, 2010 by onlinepastrychef

The Beloved’s birthday was this past Friday, the 12th.  As part of our celebration, I created a Big Ass Dessert for him.  Well, let me amend that.  It wasn’t so much one Big Ass Dessert as it was Individual Desserts.  … Continue reading →

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Sunday Suppers (Monday Evening Edition): In Which We Visit Spice Mecca, Pretend We're Back in College, and Make Some Curry

Posted on December 14, 2009 by onlinepastrychef

Hello, friends!  It has been quite the Whirlwind the past couple of days.  Do you guys remember Cindy?  You know, my friend from college who gave me the recipe for Miss Patsy’s Pound Cake which then morphed into Van Halen … Continue reading →

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Sunday Suppers (Late Monday Edition): An Amusing Tale, and A Very Tasty Pork Chili

Posted on November 16, 2009 by onlinepastrychef

Glad you’re here, all–and just in time for Story Time!  Okay, so I went walking with Roberta, my Most Excellent Neighbor, on Saturday.  Given a choice of walking in the neighborhood or walking at a couple of parks in Garner, … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Day: A Visit to Mayberry and RagApple Lassie

Posted on September 9, 2009 by onlinepastrychef

The Beloved planned a Day Trip for us last Saturday.  Last time we went, I took him to the beach, remember?  And I drove the whole way.  Because it was His Day.  Since Saturday was My Day, he drove all … Continue reading →

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Kid Rock and Key Lime Pie: Our Independence Day

Posted on July 6, 2009 by onlinepastrychef

Well, friends, I hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth.  As I said yesterday, The Beloved and I had an Excellent day.  I will say that we didn’t actually plan anything.  Shocking, I know.  Here’s what happened.  We decided at 11am … Continue reading →

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Living History: Atkinson's Mill and The Cornbread Man

Posted on June 16, 2009 by onlinepastrychef

Two things made me well up with joy this weekend.  Seriously.  One of the Things happened on Saturday, and one of them happened Sunday. I will tell you about the Sunday Thing very briefly.  Best Carnitas Ever.  If you’re in … Continue reading →

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