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Tomorrow is deadline day for all of those yummy recipes earmarked for the Kyrie Foundation cookbook! We hope that you've found something special to share with us and with multitudes of other cookers and eaters. A big, hearty bowl of thanks to those of you who have sent your recipes and stories already. We LOVE them! And if you haven't sent yours in yet, there's still time!

(I've sent some of my own recipes in already, but I'm sending a few more tonight--I, too, wait until the last minute sometimes!)

It is our hope that your willingness to share those secret ingredients and family favorites not only raises money for pediatric brain cancer research, but also we hope this cookbook is filled with the kind of recipes that become new favorites for other families. Years from now, we want the Kyrie Foundation cookbook to be dogeared and stained with chocolate smears & rippled with splashes of milk. We want your children to someday see your handwriting next to the recipes you came to love. We want them to see your name under a recipe that makes them think that you are the most wonderful chef of all time. ;)

So please keep the recipes a'comin'! You can send them to another loving cook, Jan Munroe, at kyriesnana@kyriefoundation.org.

Most of us miss out on life's big prizes. The Pulitzer. The Nobel. Oscars. Tonys. Emmys. But we're all eligible for life's small pleasures. A pat on the back. A kiss behind the ear. A four-pound bass. A full moon. An empty parking space. A cracking fire. A great meal. A glorious sunset. Hot soup. Cold beer. Don't fret about copping life's grand awards. Enjoy its tiny delights. There are plenty for all of us.

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