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Baking

Deep Dish Pumpkin Pie

thesugarpixie December 3, 2013 Deep Dish Pumpkin Pie2020-11-14T10:02:41-05:00 Baking
For the past few years I have had a Thanksgiving problem - Pumpkin Pie. I love pumpkin pie, but I don't have the typical 9" pie dish nearly every recipe…
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Gardening

Where Do Baby Carrots Come From?

thesugarpixie November 25, 2013 Where Do Baby Carrots Come From?2016-04-18T20:43:31-04:00 Gardening
What you see are the results from our grand garden experiment this past summer, how much do you really need to thin your carrot crop. Skimp on thinning equals, lots…
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Reviews

Review: Mulberry Love Juices

thesugarpixie November 17, 2013 Review: Mulberry Love Juices2014-08-07T13:49:46-04:00 Reviews
Disclosure: Mulberry Love approached me to review their product. Opinions are my own. Who loves healthy drinks that actually taste good? ME! Mulberry Love's products are full of lots of…
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Gardening

Planting Garlic

thesugarpixie November 17, 2013 Planting Garlic2014-08-21T09:10:29-04:00 Gardening
I have had garlic on my mind for almost a year now. The conversation of growing garlic came up at Thanksgiving last year, just a few weeks shy of the…
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Drinks

First Snow, First Hot Cocoa

thesugarpixie November 12, 2013 First Snow, First Hot Cocoa2014-01-19T13:17:38-05:00 Drinks
We had our first real snowfall of the season here in Pittsburgh today.  Hot Cocoa made with Ovaltine makes a quick and tasty after school treat. The girls picked marshmallows, …
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Halloween Spirit Jugs

thesugarpixie October 18, 2013 Halloween Spirit Jugs2014-10-19T15:19:00-04:00 How-To / DIY
Two weeks until Halloween and I finally got these boo-tiful spirit jugs up! I saw these on Pinterest last year, but never got around to it and last October was…
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Reviews

Over the Bar (OTB) at the Boathouse

thesugarpixie October 13, 2013 Over the Bar (OTB) at the Boathouse2014-03-22T10:40:59-04:00 Reviews
A new restaurant, Over the Bar at the Boathouse has opened up in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, in North Park to be exact. A few of us arrived on…
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Bento

Review: Kashi Hummus Crisps

thesugarpixie September 30, 2013 Review: Kashi Hummus Crisps2014-08-07T13:58:27-04:00 Bento
Disclaimer: I got a bag of Kashi's Hummus Crisps for free from , and the following are my own thoughts on the product. The air-popped Kashi Hummus Crisps I received…
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Recipes

Basil and Spinach Pesto

thesugarpixie September 27, 2013 Basil and Spinach Pesto2020-11-14T10:02:43-05:00 Recipes
After our spinach bolted in June, we sort of haphazardly planted a whole packet of Basil seeds. I thought we would get a few plants, so we let them all…
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Gardening

Rad Radishes

thesugarpixie September 23, 2013 Rad Radishes2014-01-19T13:16:08-05:00 Gardening
After I cut the grass this evening, I stopped in the garden to take a peek at our fall plants. The spinach are limping along, very small, but check out…
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