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How I Know the Universe Loves Us – My First Post about Ice Cream

Karin Kallmaker 04/16/2023 Cheers & Chocolate, Favorite Things 4 Comments

How can I have never blogged about ice cream? Filling that huge gap with an Ice Cream Retrospective, plus Baskin-Robbins Chick’n & Waffle summer limited flavor.

#FoodisRomantic#FoodScienceIce Cream
Golden brown cookies with cracks and sugar sparkle on a white plate that features a green-hatted and green-scarf wearing snowman.

Seattle Ginger Spice Cookies

Karin Kallmaker 12/22/2022 Cheers & Chocolate, Favorite Things 7 Comments

Once you’ve assembled the ingredients this recipe comes together quickly with very tasty results! Ginger and other warm spices are the stars.

#happyholidays#TheGayAgendaComfort FoodRecipe
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Sitcoms with No Laugh Tracks

Karin Kallmaker 09/21/2021 Favorite Things 0 Comments

My three recent favorite sitcoms all have one thing in common: no laugh tracks. Kim’s Convenience, The Good Place, and Schitt’s Creek.

#KimsConvenience#nolaughtracks#SchittsCreek#TheGoodPlace
Nichelle Nichols as Nyota Uhura, on the bridge of the Enterprise, Star Trek the Original Series

Diagnostic Girlhood Crushes

Karin Kallmaker 09/11/2020 Favorite Things 0 Comments

The five fictional heroes who taught me that women were, without a doubt, heroes of their own lives.

#WomenAretheBestAwesome Women
violin pegs and sheet music

Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten

Karin Kallmaker 09/01/2020 Favorite Things 0 Comments

Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten by Arvo Pärt is my single favorite piece of music. Cathartic and healing – have a listen.

opening sound of music drawing meadow mountains

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A few of Karin Kallmaker’s favorite people, places, and things.

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Home Baked Bread a First Time Baker Can Make

Karin Kallmaker 08/21/2020 Cheers & Chocolate, Favorite Things 2 Comments

Easy, delicious home baked bread for first time bakers. Variations and practical tips for the King Arthur Flour No-Knead Peasant Bread recipe. Ad free site.

Comfort FoodNo-Knead BreadPeasant BreadRecipe

Potatoes, Green Beans, and Ham Hot Dish in the Instant Pot

Karin Kallmaker 04/11/2019 Cheers & Chocolate, Favorite Things 5 Comments

My favorite Instant Pot dish. Potatoes, green beans, and ham in comfort food bliss – in less than an hour start to finish. Great for beginners. Ad free site.

Budget MealComfort FoodInstant PotInstaPotRecipe
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    Faith Fitzgerald (Wild Things) is the one character who talks in complete paragraphs. Whenever she has a story to relate, she takes over the typing. It's simply more efficient.

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  • Cover Cowboys and Kisses lesbian romance by Karin Kallmaker. Woman in black dress holds a book of old folded pages and lavender. Cowboys and Kisses - Paperback $13.95

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    ...A winsome heroine, hot sex, and an interesting plot.
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