Monthly Archives: August 2011

Sunday Suppers, Tuesday Edition: 2-for-1 Tomato Soup

Pin itIrene blew through here on Friday night/Saturday.  She knocked down neighbor Thomas’s tree. We weren’t overly surprised, since the tree had been Struck By Lightning just a few weeks before.  I tweeted about that, and a friend said that … Continue reading

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Seven Posts

Pin itMy friend Camille, from Croque Camille, has tagged me. I’ve been hit! And, as I await Aid in the ER, I am supposed to share with you Seven posts, each of which must meet certain criteria. It’s a blogging … Continue reading

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Sunday Suppers: Shortcut Risi e Bisi Breakfast

Pin itReal Italian rice and peas is made like risotto using fresh pea stock, made from boiling pea pods in salted water or chicken stock, for the liquid along with pancetta for flavor.  I’m sure it is Amazing–I love fresh … Continue reading

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Coconut-Lime Cupcakes with Cucumber-Lime Buttercream: Who Says You Can’t Have Vegetables for Dessert?

Pin itSo a few days ago, I had this thought about making this crazy cupcake flavor. Which is weird for me, because I don’t make cupcakes. Ever. What?!  I don’t, okay?  Anyway, here was the thought process. Coconut tastes much … Continue reading

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Sunday Suppers: Philly Cheese Steaks, My Way

Pin itAs a part of the #apieformikey celebration of loved ones, I made The Beloved a special meal to eat before the pie.  We shared the pie with our wonderful neighbors, but dinner was for us alone.  We enjoyed a … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Pie for My Beloved, for Mikey and for Linda (but she can only look at it)

Pin it@manda2177 is compiling a list of all the #apieformikey posts over at her place. Please stop by and share in the love.  The Food Network folks are doing the same, as well. Blogging is a weird thing.  Tweet with … Continue reading

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Cinnamon-Orange Pound Cake–Pushing Back the Darkness with Pure, Simple Goodness

Pin itThe first week in August, 2011 is behind me, and I was enjoying watching it recede in my rear-view mirror.  It was a rough one, what with losing Woods and my friend’s daughter’s diagnosis with leukemia, a disease with … Continue reading

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The Four Pounds of Cheese Project: What A Week It Was

Pin itWhat started out to be a fun little project to help me be mindful of the food that we waste turned out to be much more.  For one thing, lots of folks decided to participate. And that is amazing. … Continue reading

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Sunday Suppers Inspired by The Four Pounds of Cheese Project: Vegetable Jumble

Pin itReminder:  If you are participating in Four Pounds of Cheese, please post your end-of-week reflections to the event page. Thank you! As you know, I am participating in The Four Pounds of Cheese Project, wherein I am photographing my … Continue reading

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The Four Pounds of Cheese Project: Midweek Report

Pin itWell, hi there friends. So, we’re halfway through day four of Four Pounds of Cheese, and the project has been really eye opening for me.  I am thinking so much more about what we waste and trying to be … Continue reading

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