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Olive Helps Me Make the Bed

For certain values of help.

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Olive Reviews David Attenborough

Feeling big and powerful after shredding David Attenborough to bits, Olive takes on a herd of lions:

After an hour or so of Olive working herself up over Planet Earth, I imposed a mandatory time out and banished her downstairs.

She sat at the bottom of the stairs and pouted for a good FIVE WHOLE MINUTES OMG before tip-toeing back upstairs, flopping down on the couch and pointing her pout in my direction.

Do you think David Attenborough would act like this?
No. Drama queen.

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Brie Croque Monsieur

I would very much like to eat this brie croque monsieur for lunch today.

Actually, make that everything from Framed Cooks.

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Tomato Soup

Melt 2T butter in a pot over medium heat. Add the following diced vegetables: 1 small onion, 1 carrot, 1 stalk celery. Sauté 6 minutes or so, until soft.

Add 2 large (28oz) cans crushed tomatoes, 4 cups chicken stock, and a few sprigs of parsley. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer covered for about 25 minutes. Remove the parsley and puree the soup in a blender in batches.

Return to the pot and stir in 1/2c heavy cream and 1T butter. Add salt a pepper to taste - keep in mind that homemade stock has very little salt (if any), so definitely feel free to add extra salt.

Serve with grilled cheese, tater tots and homemade ketchup.

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Coffeehouse Stranger

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