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Meatless Monday: Easy Eggplant and Squash Curry

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January 27, 2014

“We haven’t had Indian food in a while,” said B the other day. He was right – we were on a stint for a while where we were having Indian food as our go-to takeout or eat-out option on a somewhat (not daily) regular basis. And it’s true, I can’t…
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My Life, running

Friday Five: My birthday week!

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January 24, 2014

I’m off on a mini-birthday weekend getaway (don’t worry, I’m not going far – still staying in SNOhio right now), but before I left I wanted to give a quick birthday week update. I was traveling for work 3 days this week, meaning it was a busy, productive, and speedy…
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Cooking with Ali – Vegetarian Samosas

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January 20, 2014

I don’t know when it happened, but one day I started to really enjoy cooking. I began to see cooking as an activity, not as a means to an end, and on any given weekend (or time that I wasn’t rushed), enjoyed taking the time to cook as a way…
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Edible Mittens!!! (chocolate dipped shortbread cookies)

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January 16, 2014

Brrr! What a COLD week we had last week. I know it was that way in most of the country – but that thought did not warm me as I was walking to work in the single digits (“feels like -30something” with the windchill). I seriously bundled up and wasn’t…
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My Life

Refusing to succumb to Blue Monday.

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January 14, 2014

Last Monday was the infamous “Blue Monday.” You know, that day in January deemed the most depressing day of the year? And why not? It’s cold, dark, everyone is sad, feeling the aftereffects of the happiness of the holidays and of course feeling the aftereffects on their credit card and…
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Meatless Monday: Chickpea Ratatouille

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January 13, 2014

B and I have been watching old episodes of Julia Child’s The French Chef lately. That’s what happens when you don’t have cable. The show is in black and white, done in all one take, and all in all pretty funny to watch – not only because Julia Child is…
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Rolo Stuffed Brownies with Peanut Butter Frosting (a.k.a. You Haven’t Lived Yet)

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January 7, 2014

A few weeks before Christmas, my cousin posted on my Facebook wall, “So I heard your looking for cookie suggestions.. well I have a BROWNIE suggestion – fudge peanut butter caramel brownie.” Um, fudge + caramel + peanut butter? Challenge accepted! Instead of scouring the web for what I’m sure…
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My Life, Traveling

A Mini Vacation: Philly, Asheville and Nashville!

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January 6, 2014

Both B and I had some time off between Christmas and January 1, so we decided to take a quick trip during our vacation. Last year you may recall we did a few days in Montreal (and they had a HUGE snowstorm) and Toronto. This year, we spent the post-Christmas…
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Eating Granola, Running and Selfies with my Grandma (What I Did on my Vacation)

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January 3, 2014

I hate to break it to you kids, but the holidays are over. As it always does, the holiday season came – and went – even quicker than I remember it doing in years past. Before it gets too far into January, I thought I’d share with you a quick…
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So long lucky 2013 …

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January 1, 2014

Cheers and happy 2014!! I remember last New Years Eve, hanging out with B and a few friends and family, and talking about 2013. I remember thinking that it was going to be a lucky year – my dad AND B are both born on the 13th and both of…
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I’m Melissa

Welcome to I Crashed The Web — proof that I’ve been oversharing online since the early days of blogging. It started as a blog (back when that was cool), morphed into a mom blog (when that was cool), and now it’s my happy place for all the things I love: running, baking, reading, traveling and life with my family of five.