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Continue reading →: Let’s Make This Again
I read a very interesting article in the Washington Post a few days ago about repeating recipes. The author’s contention was that, in addition to making meal planning decisions easier, it also is one way we can improve our cooking skills. The ideas are interesting, but it also got me…
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Continue reading →: Photo Friday, Vacation Edition
I do not normally drink wine at 3:00 in the afternoon. And I haven’t enjoyed wine in one of the Czech crystal glasses we brought home from Prague 33 years ago. But Ken and I are in vacation mode, and a few minutes ago he handed me a mid-afternoon glass…
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Continue reading →: Living Up to Its Name
I am a semi-reformed Pinterest junkie. I still go on the app occasionally, but not as often as I used to. In fact, my Kindle, the only device where I have the app, has tried to auto-archive the app a couple of times because of lack of use. In the…
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Continue reading →: Changing Plans, Changing Recipes
This has been one of those “roll with the punches” weeks. Our son Ben had planned to spend last weekend and Monday with us, as he had a meeting with the water management district in West Palm Beach on Tuesday. We always enjoy having Ben with us, and, since he’s…
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Continue reading →: Photo Friday
We see palm trees of all types on our walks. Coconut palms are hard to miss. You can often see a cluster of palms on the tree, or find them on the ground below. The tall, gracefully bent palms that graced countless postcards from Florida were the Jamaican tall variety.…
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Continue reading →: Ladies Who Lunch
My friend Mary and I are not at all like the women who are described in the song The Ladies Who Lunch. We are just two good friends who enjoy eating good food and good conversation. We haven’t done well at coordinating our schedules these past few months, but we…
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Continue reading →: Back in the Cabbage Patch
I mentioned, a few months ago, that I’d read that 2026 is the year of the cabbage, given its popularity in new recipes. I found the recipe I made last night in an article in the Washington Post last December. Cabbage, sausage, and white bean casserole was featured in The…
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Continue reading →: Photo Friday
It isn’t the best photo I’ve ever taken, but I was struck by this century plant that we saw on our walk earlier this week. I have never seen one with a flower stalk so tall. Unfortunately, the bloom gets lost a bit in the palm fronds. I’m sure the…
