Category Archives: what I’m reading this week

Food of the month, food of the day.

Did you know that it is National Soup Month?  Me either, until I was watching the news this morning. Since it is cool (not really cold) and rainy here in Dallas, I plan to make soup tonight.  I made soup last night….I’ve been staying true to the Monthly theme.  BooYa! That got me thinking, which …

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Giftable Hot Cocoa mix…

Is there anything more comforting on a cold winter day than Hot Chocolate? I’m going to go ahead and say NO. Gifting a lovely jar of homemade cocoa mix is always usually a hit. Who loves it? Kids, especially with whipped cream on it Teens, gah…they just like it…’kay Adults, because you can add liquor …

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Thanksgiving and Holiday prep, an a confession about shopping

The North American holiday, Thanksgiving is just around the corner (for those of us in the United States).  If you follow many foodie blogs that are U.S. based, I’m sure you’re already very aware of this. We are talking turkey, getting very verbal about veggies, posting a plethora of pies. Oh, that was silly.  I’ll …

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Where I went…Wednesday

A lot of people post “What I wore, Wednesday” or “What I ate, Wednesday”.  I’m going to tell you where I went, via the interwebs over the last week.   My bloggy friend Andrea wrote a beautiful tribute post and posted a caramelized onion recipe for friend she recently lost.   I made homemade laundry …

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Mongolian Beef….Fake Out

I’m sort of a creature of habit.  I know what I like and I tend to stay near it.  Part of my reason for starting this blog, besides being able to share my life, my garden and recipes with all of you fine folks, is to give me a good reason to step out of …

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Rhubarb, Rhubarb everywhere….

I read a number of cooking blogs, I’m sure you’re not surprised to read that. This week I read two different posts about Rhubarb. Which seemed odd or fortuitous or something. Maybe I was meant to learn more about this oddly named plant. First, I had to figure out what exactly a rhubarb is. Shocking? …

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What I’m reading in the blog world this week.

I’m a day behind, thankfully I am not a dollar short. 😉  I love blog surfing, I find so many wonderful things! I’ve got birthday brain, my husband’s birthday was May 2nd and my birthday is coming up on the 18th, I think that’s why I am looking at so many cake recipes this week.  …

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