Fried Wontons For You » Beet n’ Squash You! http://friedwontons4u.com A funky named blog by a girl who loves to cook Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:34:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 My Hump Month – Fennel & Sweet Potato Omelette http://friedwontons4u.com/2009/vegetables/fennel-sweet-potato-omelette/ http://friedwontons4u.com/2009/vegetables/fennel-sweet-potato-omelette/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:41:00 +0000 Shao http://friedwontons4u.com/?p=525 It’s that time of the month again! Maybe that’s a bad sentence to start this post, but I just don’t know how else to word it. For the past 30 minutes as I’m writing this, I’ve been typing and pressing backspace faster than Sandra Lee can pour hot water on dried onion soup mix and call it stock. ZING!!! I’ve been feeling very tired and uninspired to write and cook lately, and finding myself getting caught...

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Fennel and Sweet Potato Omelette
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