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Connor’s Summer Salad
Connor did not request this salad for his birthday dinner, but I needed something cool, refreshing, colorful and healthy to add to the menu that was heavy with ribs and BBQ sauce. I’d be happy eating...
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cards and dinner
Last night, we had George and Julie over for cards and dinner. You may remember George and Julie as the “side vs. salad” couple from the 4th of July party. That’s George sitting on the cool deck and...
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almost too pretty to eat
On Friday night we had a little reunion of sorts. Our dear friends and former neighbors, Lori and Jonathon, were in town for the week. In December, Tram and I flew to Chicago to visit them and do a bit...
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Reunion Dinner Entrée #2
The second entrée salad of our Spring Reunion Dinner contained farro. Farro is a type of wheat grain. Regular farro needs to be soaked overnight, but quick-cook and ready to use farro is ready in only...
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yummy au gratin and a new tip
The first side dish from our Easter supper was a rich, creamy, cheesy and garlicky potato au gratin. So Good! Bonus! A new tip comes along with this recipe. I found the tip on Epicurious.com and...
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ham and lamb plus a little gospel and a bunch of bats…
Two Sundays ago was Easter and I’m still posting Easter recipes. This past Sunday I was in Austin and Marissa and Jeff took me to Gospel Brunch – it was AMAZING! There are several restaurants in...
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horseradish vinegar
In yesterday’s post I spoke of my childhood trauma with canned vegetables and encouraged you to share childhood food stories of your own. Lori and Amy obliged and shared both hilarious and horrifying...
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Carlsbad and a brothy pasta situation
Peggy, Anne and I are at my timeshare in Carlsbad, CA for the week. We arrived on Saturday afternoon. Upon our arrival, I opened the hatch of my car … and this happened. We may have over-packed a tad....
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total eclipse of the potato
There is so much to talk about today! First of all, do you want $100 in cash? For free? If so, you still have time to enter and a shot at winning it. Just leave a comment here and you’re in the...
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favorite Easter recipe
Of all the dishes I made for our Easter brunch, this was just about everybody’s favorite. Well maybe, except for the biscuits, because, come on, they’re biscuits! So that’s a given. I especially love...
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lavender
Photo courtesy of Pinkerton Photography My cousin and my friend, Michelle Lorts, gave me a tin of Red Rock Lavender Lemon Pepper. Michelle owns Studio Fiore and is the florist who created the stunning...
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Lisa’s Pepper Pasta
My former neighbor and dear friend, Lisa James, and I meet up to walk several mornings a week. On the mornings we don’t walk, Lisa teaches spin class at the YMCA. The Y closed several weeks ago and...
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chicken thighs
I often prefer cooking chicken thighs over chicken breasts. Thighs are juicy, more flavorful, and don’t dry out. I use bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs most often. The thing I don’t like about using...
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