Cooking
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Thanksgiving Turkey
For the first time, I’m making TWO turkeys for Thanksgiving – a few weeks apart. Our church potluck this month was an opportunity to share our favorite recipes that we traditionally do for our families on Thanksgiving day. Well, I learned that fresh turkeys aren’t available until mid-November, so I had to resort to purchasing Continue reading
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Sourdough
A few weeks ago, one of my friends gave me some sourdough starter. I vaguely recall learning how to make bread by hand and feeding starter when my kids were small, but I don’t think I kept the starter going for very long. I have no recollection of making sourdough recipes on any level from Continue reading
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Have What You Use,
And Use What You Have. Many years ago, I went grocery shopping with a very close friend. I was amazed at how different our grocery lists were. It was then I realized most of us have very different shopping habits, based on a number of things including the kinds of meals we prepare on a Continue reading
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Recipes
A few weeks ago, I said I would post a couple of favorite recipes I enjoyed when I was a girl. I really thought I had hand-written cards from my family for both of them in my binders (see “Better Than A Recipe Box?“), but alas I could find neither. I only found one card Continue reading
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Herb Gardens
There is something very satisfying about plucking a few sprigs off of herbs you have grown and then using them to elevate your cooking from average to amazing! If you think, “I don’t have room for a garden…” this article is for you. We had 2 or 3 kids in a two-bedroom condominium that had Continue reading
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Simple Roasted Fish or Chicken
Last week, I wrote about our evening with our new friend from India. He shared my blog with his wife back home, and she wanted to learn how I made the salmon. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written about food, so I thought I would take this opportunity to share. The first time Continue reading
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Another Soup Story
The first time I made Italian Wedding Soup was a monumental occasion, because it was the day of my oldest daughter’s wedding. I was overjoyed that day, because I was able to have Ray’s family and my new son-in-law’s family over for meals and pictures before the wedding. The timing was amazing. Only 2 weeks Continue reading
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Dinner Tonight
My Grandma, Lorena Bertha Smith (1916-2001), was an inspiration to me in many ways, including her love of preparing food as a way to show her love for her family and friends. I have so many sweet memories of her in the kitchen. When I was a young girl, I would visit with Granny (she Continue reading
About Me
Thinking about the line from Karen Carpenter’s song, “…don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear…” I have been inspired to “just sing” (and write, and share).
I produced a weekly blog for a little over a year, but now I’m committed to one article a month. I hope to give a little inspiration to those passing by, either through my blog articles or within the other pages I’ve created here.
Links to my PAGES:
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