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Category Archives: cooking
Daily Gratitude #23
This is really for yesterday – Yesterday, I was grateful for a husband who I can work in partnership with, crockpots and an Oxo food mill to help make lots (20 quarts to be specific) of applesauce, and once again, … Continue reading
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Daily Gratitude #22
Today I am thankful for roasted turkey skin (shatteringly crisp and delicious) and to the Amish farmer who raised the turkey for us. Life is good.
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Fun times
Last night, my friend Julie and I saw the play, “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde at Centerstage. It was fabulous. The movie is really great too and I’d highly recommend it if you haven’t seen it! And … Continue reading
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Cutco
A son of a family that used to go to our church just came over yesterday to give us his Cutco presentation. He called in a bit of a panic yesterday morning because he didn’t have any presentations scheduled for … Continue reading
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A DELICIOUS recipe for green beans
You may or may not be aware that I don’t like green beans. In fact, I don’t like them at all. And, if you look closely at our year of CSA pictures from last year, you’ll see that we got … Continue reading
Bulgar Tacos
I thought I’d share this recipe with you all. It’s a very easy way to make meatless tacos. In fact, Nik and I have decided that we liked these so well that we’re not going to waste our ground meat … Continue reading
The Last Asparagus
Tonight, we have some friends from church coming over for dinner and I’m making leek, asparagus, and garlic scape quiche. I’m discovering that quiche is a good (and delicious!) way to use up whatever vegetables might be hanging out in … Continue reading
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I love white vinegar
Cook with it. Clean with it. Disinfect with it. Make tarragon vinegar with it. The list goes on and on. (Just make sure to read the ingredient list to verify that it’s made from grain, not petroleum.)
Homemade Hamburger Buns
Nik and I enjoyed hamburgers at the beginning of this week with meat from Woolsely Farm, which I bought at the farmer’s market. We have eaten very little beef in the past year (since we bought our lamb), and so … Continue reading
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Different
So last night I made what I am calling “Citrus Butter”. I used the same marmalade recipe (from the SureJell box) but I used grapefruit and Honey Bells instead of oranges. I also used my Microplane zester to remove the … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 