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      • Recipe :: Delicious and Creamy Shrimp Corn Chowder
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      • Recipe :: Chopped Brussels Sprouts
      • Recipe :: Cheesy Apples
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      • Recipe :: Thai Quinoa Salad
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      • Recipe :: Christmas (Swedish) Tea Rings
      • Recipe :: Lemon Sugar Cookies
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Cooking, Miscellaneous Posted onJanuary 22, 2021January 18, 2021

Back to the kitchen in quarantine

I love to cook, I just don’t love to plan. One of the changes that the COVID life has given us is more time at […] Read More

Cooking, Things I Love Posted onApril 16, 2018July 6, 2018

Recipe :: Trifle in a Glass

It feels like cheating to call this a recipe, so perhaps consider it a gentle reminder: the same recipe you make in a large trifle […] Read More

Carrot Cake
Cooking Posted onFebruary 26, 2018February 17, 2019

Recipe :: Carrot Cake

Southern Living calls this the best carrot cake of all time, and I can’t disagree. I made this carrot cake recipe a long time ago, […] Read More

Cooking Posted onDecember 27, 2015July 24, 2018

Recipe :: Beef Tenderloin

Many years ago, beef tenderloin became the entree of choice for my family’s Christmas dinner celebration. For the most part, we’ve used a recipe given […] Read More

Kale and Brussel Sprouts Salad
Cooking Posted onApril 6, 2015July 24, 2018

Recipe :: Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad

So everyone knows kale and brussel sprouts are all the rage. I’ve been enjoying eating these salads out (though some have nailed it down better than […] Read More

Cooking Posted onFebruary 1, 2015July 24, 2018

Recipe :: Hearty Vegetable Soup

The first time I told my husband we were having vegetable soup for supper he asked, “And what else?” Now, this is his most requested […] Read More

Cheesy apples
Cooking, Sides Posted onJanuary 18, 2015December 24, 2021

Recipe :: Cheesy Apples

So I’m very late in posting this recipe for Cheesy Apples, but I promise you, you need to bookmark this and save it for later. […] Read More

Cooking Posted onJune 17, 2014July 25, 2018

Recipe :: Tabouli

I was introduced to tabouli when a Mediterranean / Greek restaurant moved in across from my office building and couldn’t believe how a delicious salad like […] Read More

Things I Love Posted onMay 1, 2014August 3, 2018

Love :: Herb Garden Markers

For most of my life, I’ve wanted to have a respectable herb garden, and I think I’ve finally arrived. My love for herbs started one summer […] Read More

Cooking Posted onJanuary 25, 2014April 14, 2014

Recipe :: Thai Butternut Squash Soup

I started making this last fall, and it has been a hit everywhere I’ve served it. Even my mom – who had previously sworn she […] Read More

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