Posts by movita beaucoup

roasted cauliflower salad

movita beaucoup's roasted cauliflower and garlic salad

. . . 2.0 turned 40 in September, and I’m supposed to turn 40 in May. I’m thinking that I might opt out. Mostly because if someone were to give me a box of Lucky Charms to dive into (no milk, thank you very much), I would. Once you turn 40, you aren’t supposed to…

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olive oil and fleur de sel crispie treats

movita's crispie treats

The inspiration for these little crispie treats came from three people: Pussycat, Carol, and 2.0. When I was visiting Pussycat last month, she described her hardcore belief that swapping out the butter for olive oil and fleur de del in this recipe was very bourgeoisie. (You could probably leave the couch for a minute to look that up…

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the view from here

. . . Christmas Eve with The Beaucoups, Haddy and The Otherfords. Christmas Day with The Ocean Family. It doesn’t get any better than that. Hope you’re enjoying the best of the season, and squeezing in as much love and laughter as possible…

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ginger 2011: the champ

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I am pleased to announce that Sydney and her wicked awesome lighthouse dominated the final round of Ginger voting, making her our official Ginger 2011 champ. Congratulations, Sydney! I’m sending a big thank you shout out to the voters out there – you made the competition extra fun, and many of you left thoughtful comments…

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ginger 2011 – final vote

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And then there were four. Now these champions will face off in a ginger battle royale. Are you ready for some bad-ass ginger fun? Voting will be open until tomorrow morning at 9 am AST/8 am EST (Friday, December 23rd). That’s an extra few hours of voting time to give everyone the chance to promote the…

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ginger 2011 – the second two finalists

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Winner, Group 3: Kate & Company’s Ginger Mansion with 39.18% of the vote. Winner, Group 4: Hadley’s Three Little Piggies with 35.78% of the vote. (Narrowly beating out Paul, who had 34.25% of the vote. I was on pins and needles all night!) These two hardcore contenders will battle the winners from Group 1 & 2 in…

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ginger 2011 – group 4

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Here’s the final grouping of ginger masterpieces. Your Group 4 contenders are: . Paul’s Pied-à-Terre Paul, of  The Ossington Kitchen, sent the following real estate ad with his entry: Tired of those heartless, cookie cutter housing developments? This delightful pied a terre is the answer to your prayers. Perfect for the mature gal who needs…

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ginger 2011 – group 3

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Can you feel it? Thing are heating up! Here are your Group 3 entries: . Movita’s Pretty in Pink Cottage Pretty in pink. Just like movita. How do you think I won 2.0 over? I mean, once you’ve drooled on your pants on your second date, you’ve gotta wear a lot of pink crap to…

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ginger 2011 – the first two finalists

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Winner, Group 1: Sydney’s Maritime Shout-Out Lighthouse with 49.67% of the vote. Winner, Group 2: Becca and Emma’s Wintery Ginger Mansion with 77.04% of the vote. These two hardcore contenders will meet in the final round of voting on Thursday, December 22, 2011. Congrats, ladies! Thanks to the other competitors for an amazing show of talent. I hope…

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