• Tagine Time

    I love cooking in my tagine. Moroccan food is delicious, but cooking it in an authentic pot makes it extra special. We discovered Moroccan cuisine in the late 70s, when my subscription to the Time-Life Foods of the World cookbook series brought a book devoted to the cooking of Morocco.…

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  • Proud Mama

    What are you most proud of in your life? Of all the things in my life, I’m most proud of my kids. I sometimes think that’s an awkward thing to say, that I’m taking credit for their accomplishments, but still I’m proud to say that I had a part in…

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  • Weekend Work

    What have you been working on? There are lots of ways I could interpret this prompt, but it’s Saturday, and that means I’m working on whatever music I’m singing on Sunday. I may be a volunteer, but I take my work as a church musician very seriously. According to family…

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  • Date Night at Home

    Friday night dinner has always been special. When the kids were little, we’d feed them early and get them to bed before we ate. It’s the evening when we’re most likely to have fresh seafood. A glass of wine is almost mandatory. Even when the kids were older, they knew…

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  • Soggy Bottoms

    Sometimes things just don’t go as planned. I was excited about the spinach and artichoke quiche that I was making yesterday. And why not? Spinach, artichokes, cheese: how can that be bad? Well, it was actually bad, but it was disappointing. Things started off well. The pie crust dough rolled…

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  • Color Me Crafty

    What’s something most people don’t know about you? Most people don’t know that I enjoy working on craft projects. It’s not something that I talk about usually, and I have no idea why that is. Crafting is my “me” time, something I generally do just for myself. I enjoy it…

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  • Mental Health Days

    Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive? A principal at one of the schools where I taught used to say that taking a mental health day was a valid reason to take a day off. Even though I’m retired, most of my days are busy. I still need…

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  • Out to Lunch

    We rarely go out to dinner, but lunch is another matter. Before Covid, we went out for lunch every Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday was usually “cheap lunch”—a sub at Jersey Mike’s or a pick two at Panera, for example. Saturday lunches were usually at sit down restaurants. Obviously, lockdown ended…

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  • Salad Day

    Today has been a day dominated by salads, and that’s a good thing! We had a church picnic after our service today. It may sound strange to be having a picnic in October, but this is Florida, so we can picnic pretty much year round. The weather was gray and…

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  • Seven Principles

    What principles define how you live? My answer to this prompt is one that is obvious to me, and represents an important part of my life. Almost 10 years ago, Ken and I became part of a Unitarian Universalist congregation. Although we had both grown up and spent most of…

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I’m Lynn

Welcome to So Many Dishes, where we’ll talk about food and its place in our lives–not just nourishing our bodies. Let’s make connections that revolve around food, and share some recipes on the way.

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