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What Happened?
OOPS! Well, not every time is the winner, sometimes there is a slip up in the kitchen. Last night for supper I thought that I’d make a real treat for us. We are in our “free diet” cycle, where we can...
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Something New To Drink
My DH does not imbibe any longer, other than the rare Baileys Irish Cream over rocks, his drink of choice. For me, I’m a wino. Back in the day I would have mixed drinks; my usual was a greyhound,...
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Afternoon Tea
I may have mentioned previously that I belong to a Chef’s forum that has given me the confidence in myself to have ventured out and started my own food business. One the gals that I’ve ‘met’ at this...
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It’s A Luau!
The Mother of all invention is need! Having moved away from Hawaii to the Desert South West, Hawaiian Food is not plentiful. When we first started coming here many years ago, there wasn’t much of...
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Just Another Average Dinner
Yeah, so, `member when we talked about going shopping at Walmart and at Whole foods? We got that new spice blend by McCormick and the best chicken at Whole Foods. Oh wait, I didn’t tell you about...
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Oven Roasted Pork Packages
A few days ago we talked about Kalua-style oven roasted pork. I made up 7 pounds of pork butt or shoulder; the house smelled just glorious! I figure, ya’ know, if you’re going to heat up that hot box...
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Escaping The Heat
Living in the middle of the desert, you try to find ways to truly escape the heat when the mercury starts to rise beyond your comfort level. My husband and I are very fortunate to have good friends...
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Another Rethink, Repurpose And Reuse Thought
This past weekend, DH and I went to visit with our friends in Prescott. They both have been kind enough to be my guinea pigs and taste the cakes that I test run for my shop etsy.com/shop/CakeInACan I...
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LUNCH!
It may not be hot wherever you are, but for us here in the desert southwest, Summer is upon us in full force. It’s HOT! So what do we do? Well, there’s no beach to run to, so the next best thing is...
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Okay, So The Countdown Is Upon Us
DH and I have only a few more days of what I call freedom from our diet, I mean different way of looking at food again. This will be round 3 for us and the results have been pretty good. I’m hoping...
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Last Day!
Yesterday was the last day that DH and I could eat whatever we wanted, well, within reason of course. We started out our day with BACON and eggs with a slice of Italian bread as toast and a small bowl...
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Chicken Parm, My Way
Yes, I did say that we are back on our diet again and that this past Saturday was our last ‘free meal’. I wanted to share with you one of the dishes that we had as a leftover on our mixed plate that...
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I Can Dream, Can’t I?
A number of years ago, my SIL made this A~MAZ~ING potato dish when we were back East for Thanksgiving. I’ve dreamt of them ever since. Now that we are back in our diet cycle (no white foods) they...
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I Think We Can Eat This
Yeah, um, I was looking through all of my recipes the other day, trying to figure out something ‘new’ that I can add to our diet, I mean new way of looking at food. I have this three-ring binder in my...
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I’m Not Going To Try It, You Try It
When I went to the green grocer the other day to replenish our fruit and vegetable supplies, I spied some Rapini or Broccoli Rabe. Normally, I go right past it because it’s so terribly expensive, even...
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Sometimes You Just Want Breakfast
That’s right. I love breakfast foods, anytime, any meal, my husband, not so much. He feels that one must eat breakfast before 10 o’clock in the morning. BUT, if you sell him on having Italian for...
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I Need A Little More Than A Salad, Please
I know that I haven’t been around much, but it’s been so DANG HOT here in the middle of the desert. This has been the hottest month of June on record to date. 100⁰ or more of DRY heat every day. DH...
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I’m Getting Ready!
I took my Mother grocery shopping the other day, and you know how I like to shop… I LOOK at stuff. Mom, well, she has her list and goes up and down the aisle like a drill sergeant; not paying any...
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Serving Dessert For Company
Over the holiday weekend we had folks over for dinner. We met this couple who don’t live too terribly far from us, and they’re from Hawaii too, can you believe it? Anywhos, we invited them over for...
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Summer’s Bounty
Since leaving Hawaii, I’ve been able to prepare much more dishes with fresh vegetables. One of our favorite veg (well, really it’s a fruit) is the sweet red bell peppers. They’re great either raw or...
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