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Continue reading →: Photo Friday
This is a photo that warms my heart. Our grandson Luke was with us for most of the week. He helped Ken make dinner one evening as part of my birthday celebration. It was Luke’s first experience making meatballs, and I love his determined expression. The dish is called Maine…
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Continue reading →: A Day of Thanks
This week has been incredibly busy, and while I want to post about the recipe I cooked last night, it’s just going to have to wait. I can’t let the day close, though, without celebrating all the things for which I’m thankful. I want to say thank you to all…
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Continue reading →: Mushroom LoveBefore I started keeping menu journals, I sometimes wrote the date we tried a new recipe in the cookbook where I found it. Sometimes I’d add a comment, and occasionally the number of Weight Watchers points for a serving. The recipe for pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce has. All three…
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Continue reading →: Photo Friday
We took one of our favorite paths this morning, along a canal where we typically see a lot of birds. Today was an entirely new experience: there was a pair of otters in the water. Getting pictures was difficult; we literally sprinted along the bank to try keep up with…
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Continue reading →: Where DID I Find That Recipe?
I am definitely getting excited about Thanksgiving. Maybe it’s because my enjoyment of the day last year was tempered by the amount of pain I was in (I took a bad fall two days before and spent a night in the hospital), but my anticipation level is sky high. Amazingly,…
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Continue reading →: Bring On the Basil
When I think of dishes that feature basil, I think of things like caprese salad or a basil-rich tomato sauce. I don’t usually think of stir fries, but basil was the star of last evening’s stir fry dinner. Ken and I both spotted the recipe for ground turkey, asparagus, and…
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Continue reading →: Photo Friday
A gulf fritillary butterfly, which we saw on our walk this morning. They don’t usually pose so nicely!
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Continue reading →: To Everything There Is a Season
There is a tall, slender queen palm in front of our house. This morning, it was one of three. Now, the other two are gone. You don’t think about losing trees, especially ones as imposing as these. Unfortunately, like us, trees are susceptible to diseases. Ganoderma butt rot is a…
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Continue reading →: Baking a MemoryIt was baking weather Tuesday. By Florida standards, it’s been cold. It was in the mid 40s when we got up that morning, with a brisk breeze, so Ken and I both layered up for our walk. In the 40+ years that we’ve been in Florida, I can’t remember temperatures…
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Continue reading →: A Meatball By Another NameI feel fortunate to be able to cook Moroccan food in an authentic clay tagine. I have one with a metal base, which means that I can cook at higher temperatures than I can use with the clay pot, but I almost always opt for my beautiful clay tagine. When…
