A Beautiful Spring Day

Because I’m a slow typer I haven’t been posting much to the blog here. Most things aren’t worth blogging about, anyhow… and that’s what FB is for: short bits. I haven’t been crafting much lately even though I have projects in process. I’m making a couple of clocks. One is to put out in the shed sinc

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A Beautiful Spring Day


Martian Sunset Cocktail, How-To

Tasting Notes: A flavorful oak meets sweet coconut tones and pineapple with that added touch of dark rum for the tiki-like explosive effect on your face. The Martian Sunset, a cocktail with a great presentation and flavorful oak meets mild sweet tones. Could go along side any other tiki drink in you

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Chocolate Yule Log

Ingredients : A basic French recipe that will please children and grown ups alike. Chocolate Yule Log for 6-8 people For the sponge cake : 5 eggs, separated 150g caster sugar 70g strong flour 70g potato flour 3g salt some butter For the chocolate filling : 25cl milk 3 egg yolks 15g flour and 15g [..

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Recipe: Restaurant-Style Salsa

When it comes to snacking, I go straight for the salty variety. Always have, always will. Chips and dip? Yes, please. Homemade hummus and pretzel rods. No question. Fresh salsa? Without a doubt. And so it was a given that when I saw this recipe for a restaurant-style version of salsa, I would be mak

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Maple Glazed Ham Steak Recipe

I prepared this delicious maple glazed ham steak for Easter and everyone really enjoyed it. What I like about this recipe is that it is a quick and easy way to prepare ham. The ham steak is simply brushed with this glaze while being fried in the pan. The glaze is a combination of just a few ingredie

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Eggo Churro Wafflers with Chocolate Dipping Sauce

So are you having fun with my Eggo waffle week? I must say I did have a good time creating the recipes. Today’s is a very simple but oh so tasty recipe. It was my family’s favorite of all the recipes I created. I thought it would be great to make a churro out of [...]

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What’s Cooking? Week 14, 2013

This week’s ingredient was Ranch Dressing Mix. Before I get into the dish I made, here’s the ingredient for next week: Week 15 – Something with rice in it. Week 16 – Lime or Lime Juice (and yes, it can be a drink!) I had found a potato recipe on the internet and then when [...]

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Comment on Roasted Asparagus Recipe made with Devo Olive Oil Rev!ew & G!veAway! by Josephine D

Hard to choose but I think I would most like to try the Blood Orange Olive Oil. I love citrius flavored/scented things so I think this would be the one I’d like the best; plus, it is very different from any olive oil I have ever tried before. Thanks for the review and for the giveaway.

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Moss Mojitos Recipe

Kristin and I think that setting the tone of a good party starts with a warm greeting and a signature cocktail. Recently, we hosted a blogger networking event in Minneapolis, BlogLove “Refresh & Renew”. We want everyone who attends our events, whether they are newbie bloggers, curious friends, or ac

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Reuben Style Potato Skins

As you know, I am a big fan of potato skins, a big fan. I always think of what I could do to make those a recipe into a few simple bites. I will also let you into a secret, and that is I get really excited around this time of year because corned beef goes on sale. It is probably the only time of yea

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Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread with Oats

Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread with Oats – This healthy, whole wheat zucchini bread recipe is chalk full of healthy vitamins, from the wholesome ingredients. and tastes divine! As easy as they come as it is a bread machine recipe, this robust zucchini bread is phenomenal on it’s own and makes an even be

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The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks

The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks By David A. Embury 2008 | 360 Pages | ISBN: 1603111646 | DJVU | 5 MB The overall content of this book is excellent and is beautifully written. Even though one might not agree with the author on every point it is a very enjoyable read. Rather than just write a cocktail r

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The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks


Shrimp Casserole – Lemon and Butter Recipe

Today I baked fresh shrimp with herbs, lemon, and butter. It was fairly simple to prepare (except for the cleaning and deveining), and fine tasting, however shrimp scampi, and Broiled Salmon , are still my favorite seafood recipes thus far. Continue reading Shrimp Casserole – Lemon and Butter Recipe

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Grenadine Tasting Review: Stirrings & Fee Brothers American Beauty

So, in my question to find an alternative to Fee Brothers American Beauty Grenadine I came upon another product of equal quality with a slightly different take on grenadine: stirrings. The Stirrings brand has released a grenadine they’re calling Stirrings Authentic Grenadine and it comes with a slig

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Roasting Chestnuts: Cooking chestnuts made Easy

Roasting Chestnuts: a sweet chestnut Recipe that makes peeling chestnuts and cooking chestnuts easy. You may also find the benefits of chestnuts and chestnut flour as you enjoy the chestnut pictures on this page. Source: http://www.amazing-chinese-food.com/roasting-chestnuts.html chinese food

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