I have never been away from home for Christmas. I know, for many, that is more comon than not. I have always listened to the words “I’ll be home for Christmas, you can plan on me…” And felt sorrow for those who cannot be with their loved ones. Service men and women and people who…
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I was raised half religious
My grandmothers were extremely influential in my life. If you follow my blog, you have heard me speak of both a multitude of times. They were also, both devoutly religious. My parents weren’t, though. In fact, I have never attended a church service with either of them. My grandma paid for me to attend a…
Vegetable Broth for FREE
I know store bought stock is not a great expense, but organic is $3 or more per carton and if you could get it for free, would you? Of course you would! Don’t be silly! I want to share this super simple, waste not want not, easy peasy, save yo dollars vegetable broth. I started…
Persimmon Cranberry Bread
‘Tis the season for bread! Savory, sweet, crusty, crumbly or cakey… Gimme! The women in my family gathered each year for “candy making day”. It was definitely candy making, BUT there was a massive amount of bread going down! I mean a couple hundred five inch loaves. They were machines, I tell you! The classics…
Pumpkin Thai Curry Soup
You want soup? I’ll give you soup! I knew the minute that I began to prep the pumpkins that I would be making soup with some. I knew I wanted it to be sweet and a bit spicy with Thai flavors. What I did not know, was that it would be SO stinkin’ easy! Seriously…
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
As you may recall, I pureed some fresh pumpkin last week and I am trying to make good use of it! I’ve made quite a few things, this is the first I will share with you. The Snickerdoodle is a classic cookie. It always seems to be a wintery feeling cookie to me. The cinnamon…
Potato Corn Chowder
It’s just started to get cold here in LA. What does “cold” mean to me now? It means that we have dipped into the 60s during the day and the 40s at night! Clutch my pearls! The 60s!!!! OK, so it isn’t THAT cold, but it’s colder than it was and the weather change got…
Dear Refugee Mother
Dear Refugee Mother, I can only imagine what you must be thinking. Seriously, who puts their children at risk the way you have? I mean, you had to see that poor excuse for a boat before you put your children on it, right? You had to think that her sea worthiness surely couldn’t hold that…
Perfectly Mashed Potatoes
You all must be wondering why I see fit to post about something as simple as mashed potatoes. I mean, don’t I know that everyone knows how to “mash” potatoes? Well, I have experienced less than amazing smooshed spuds and I’m here to set the record straight. Cool your heels, people! Stop trying to reinvent…
Holiday Roasted Brussels Sprouts
When the Rock Star and I started dating, he had a serious aversion to Brussels sprouts. I mean, making gagging sounds and the whole bit. Turns out his mom, like so many others, had ruined him for a myriad of vegetables by serving them as boiled to mush, flavorless nightmares. It wasn’t until I put…
Pumpkin Purée
Just a quickie here. We had two small sugar pumpkins that we used as part of some games we played with the kiddos at our Halloween party. I decided not to let them go to waste and get some pumpkin purée made just in time for the holidays! I remember buying canned and can hear…
The Perfect Bloody Mary
When I have a Bloody Mary, I want it to look like a salad and taste like a steak. Steak and salad, you say? Why, yes. Yes I do. This trend of food in and on the Bloody Mary is not a bad idea! I’ve seen bacon fairly commonly used in the past few years,…
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