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Hi! I am the new Dining and Restaurants subchannel steward. If you ever need a fresh set of eyes or just someone to help you brainstorm through writing problems, I've got your back.

Editing is what I love to do most. In fact, I'm a better editor than I am

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Food & Drink > Desserts Recipes: Chocolate chip cookies: 1 of 28

This is the recipe that won my husband's heart: his favorite food group is chocolate chip cookies. His little sister's recipe was always his favorite. She had quite spoiled him by making them regularly throughout high school. When I met him, he probably told me about her cookies more often than he talked about his mother's c...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Childhood toys: 1 of 16

Mooseltoe As big as me, he was a Christmas gift, a reindeer with rough, brown fur, over-sized head and antlers. I called him Mooseltoe. We went to dances, he and I spinning through the room, carefree, happy, and wild. He was my date, and I, his friend, held his antlers as we danced, they ripped. Horrified, I sent him to surg...
Food & Drink > Beef, Pork & Meat Recipes Recipes: Quick and easy meatloaf: 7 of 55

This is my favorite in-a-pinch meal. I almost always have all the ingredients on hand, so when I don't want to think about the answer to "What's for dinner, Hon?" all I have to do is throw this together. It just takes a couple of minutes to get it in the oven, then I've got a free hour to enjoy before dinner. I'll even pull ...
Food & Drink > Cooking Fruits & Vegetables How to cook rice: 1 of 7

Rice can be a little temperamental whether cooked on a stove, in a microwave, or in a rice cooker. If you don't cook it just right, it'll be too dry or too wet, or it might not cook all the way through. Many cooks differ on how they make the "perfect" batch of rice. It seems each has his own tricks. Well, I do have mine. I d...
Education > College Life Finding time for yourself in a busy college schedule: 3 of 19

College life is busy. There are papers, quizzes, required meetings, group projects, papers, jobs, midterms, finals, and more papers. And who has time for all the parties? It can be very easy to get lost in college life, and start to feel worn thin. Can college life be more than trying to get caught up? Absolutely! Here are s...
Food & Drink > Dining Etiquette Things you should never do in a restaurant: 2 of 9

Top Ten Ways to Be a Terrible Diner 10. Forget Your Table Manners Everyone who is older than 5 ought to know to chew with his mouth closed, use the napkin to wipe his mouth, and take a trip to the restroom to emit body functions. It was cute when you were a baby, but poor table manners will give you some enemies as an adult....
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Is there shame in being a virgin?: 4 of 14

With today's media, it can be hard to see value in virginity anymore. Virgins are called losers, prudes, nerds, and other unmentionable titles. According to movies, TV shows, and teen websites, the cool people are sexually active, and aren't ashamed. But what if, in all their fun, they've missed the point? What if virginity ...
Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Recipes: Quick and easy crockpot recipes: 18 of 41

It's true that a good bowl of chicken noodle soup can soothe the soul. What's better is chicken noodle soup from the crockpot: it frees the time and calms the mind. Every busy cook can throw this soup together and impress (or soothe!) the hungry souls at the dinner table. PREP: Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 8 hours Need 3...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Family reunions: 3 of 6

My sisters and I, still quite small, innocent and carefree in our own little way, Three little girls run through the hall. Daddy gives kisses to all, he's more tired than he'll say: My sisters and I, still quite small. At school one day, we get a call: Daddy will be going away. Three little girls run through the hall. Mad, s...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Grandparenting Adoption of a grandparent: Children becoming aware of the elderly: 2 of 4

I was the only kindergartner without a grandparent. Grandparents' day was coming, and we were all supposed to bring our grandparents, but mine were all hundreds of miles away. What was a poor kid to do? As always, my mother had the solution: adopt a grandparent. There was an older man in my church who had become rather fond ...