Too Much Hype?

Thereโ€™s been so much hype, we HAD to try it, right? ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ I will say, itโ€™s a pretty tasty sandwich. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

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Beautiful Illustrations

My friend, author-illustrator Lita Judge posted this work-in-progress. โค๏ธ ๐ŸŽจ
I am so blessed to have so many wonderful, inspiring, talented people in my feed. Itโ€™s such an honor to see these artists at work.

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Thank You to Harvey's Tales Book Shop

Thank you, Harveyโ€™s Tales Bookstore, for a lovely visit! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ“š And, if youโ€™re ever in Geneva, Illinois, you HAVE to check out this store!!! Iโ€™ve seen a LOT of bookstores in my life, and this is one of the most GORGEOUS! ๐Ÿ˜

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Yummy

After dozens of tries, we (my 14yo and I) have FINALLY managed to get a crispy bottom crust on a homemade pizza!!! ๐Ÿ• 1) Bobby Flayโ€™s crust recipe (or your fave) 2) Preheat the oven as hot as it will go (500ยฐ for us) 3) Our well-seasoned cast iron pan on the LOWEST shelf until itโ€™s HOT ๐Ÿฅต 4) Olive oil and corn meal the pan, CAREFULLY set in the rolled-and-poked crust 5) ONE more minute in the oven 6) Add toppings and cook! ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿณ PLUS, I used up the leftover ricotta filling and sauce from last nightโ€™s manicotti: win-win. ๐Ÿ†

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Thank You Logan

Logan has been a fan of โ€œGoodnight, Goodnight, Construction Siteโ€ since he was a year old! Now, heโ€™s THREE, and has a new favorite. โค๏ธ๐Ÿšง๐Ÿ— (Thanks to Loganโ€™s mom for the photo and the nice note!)

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Baking Time

Iโ€™ve been baking... ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿณ Bc, when I get tangled with editing, rolling a pie crust or kneading bread seems to help. (Or, possibly itโ€™s just a good way to rationalize procrastination... Anyway, the 14yo is happy.)

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Nice!

GREAT NEWS! Thereโ€™s still time to make this awesome pumpkin creation for Halloween! ๐ŸŽƒ ... AND THEN, throw some artificial snow, greenery and pinecones around it, and you can keep it until Christmas! ๐ŸŽ„ Itโ€™s a 2-fer, inspired by #constructionsiteonchristmasnight MERRY HALLOWISTMAS! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿปโค๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‰

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