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Continue reading →: I’ve Been Freshly Pressed!
When I hear the phrase fresh pressed, my first thought is that we’re talking about olive oil. In WordPress speak, however, freshly pressed refers to a showcase of selected blog posts, and one of mine has been selected! When I opened my email this morning, I was overwhelmed by WP…
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Continue reading →: There are Songs in My Heart
What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever? Giving this prompt to a singer is like letting a bull loose in a field filled with red flags. Where to turn first? I once saw a t-shirt that said “70% of my brain cells are filled with song lyrics,”…
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Continue reading →: A Worthy Recipe
I’m all about delicious food that is relatively quick and easy to prepare. A recipe that is going to require several hours of work had better be worth it. The new recipe that I tried Friday definitely was. Last week, a recipe for roasted tomato pie with cheddar-Parmesan crust appeared…
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Continue reading →: Photo Friday
We have frequently seen these birds when we walk along the canal path, one of my favorite walks. There are almost always birds of one type or another along the canal, but these tend to congregate at one particular spot. This is the first time I’ve gotten a good picture…
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Continue reading →: About That Avocado…
When I wrote last week about the chicken fajita pasta, I mentioned that the avocado I’d bought to use as a topping didn’t ripen in time. So, what happened to it? Ken and I both prefer the West Indian type of avocado, rather than Guatemalan-style fruit, of which the best…
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Continue reading →: A Perfect Pairing
Some foods just seem to enhance any dish. Pineapple is one of those things for me. It’s one of my favorite fruits, and it’s delicious on its own. But when you combine it with other ingredients, it always seems to result in something special. We’ve had a pork tenderloin in…
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Continue reading →: Warding Off Vampires
The subject of vampires has come up a couple of times recently. When we were touring the covered market in Bordeaux while on our river cruise, one of the foods we tasted was pickled garlic. (It was delicious). Our chef, who was Romanian and leading the tour, pointed out to…
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Continue reading →: Photo Friday
My first walk after the surgery was a slow stroll around a couple blocks of our neighborhood. I spotted this flower on a small tree, and immediately took a picture. I didn’t recognize it, and Siri told me it was Tabebuua heterophylla, or pink Tabebuia. My initial reaction was, “surely…
