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Monthly Archives: July 2012
French Toast a L’Orange? Magnifique!
It’s a little bit like all of your breakfast favorites all rolled into one; orange juice, yogurt and french toast. This delicious recipe is so yummy I found myself doubling up so that I could snack on it right out … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, cooking, delicious, eggs, food, french toast, fresh squeezed orange juice, healthy, icing sugar, kid pleaser, maple syrup, orange, orange zest
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Mediterranean Summer Salad
The basil is massive and smells divine! There’s something so heady about the herbal tangy flavor of basil. I’ve never travelled to the Mediterranian but in my mind, I’m convinced the rolling hills of Tuscany and the beaches of Crete … Continue reading
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Tagged basil, Chick peas, Crete, easy, food, fresh, healthy, Mediterrenian, salad, simple, summer, Tuscany
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Raspberry Custard Makes Everyone Smile
The garden is getting BIG and the raspberries are producing en mass. One of my favorite things to do with raspberries (besides just eat them fresh) is to make them into custard. “Custartd? Ewwwww, that sounds gross!” Hey! I heard … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged bake, baking, custard, delicious, dessert, easy, fresh, healthy, kid pleaser, protein, raspberry, water bath
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Summer Cabbage makes great Farmer ‘Slaw
Oh boy, oh boy! The first cabbage is big enough to pick and so it’s time to make cole slaw. As far as I know there are two basic kinds of cole slaw; the creamy kind which is sweet and … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life, Recipes
Tagged cabbage, caraway seeds, carrot, cole slaw, garden, harvest, oil, video, vinaigrette, vinegar
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Ginger Chocolate Scones at Dawn
My poor Leela is teething again. After a very early morning dose of Tylenol and cuddles she graciously went back to sleep and I was left wondering what to do. I could go back to bed for 45 minutes and … Continue reading
Big Time Wrestling in our Small Town
So this next post is a little off topic but I wanted to share because it’s entertaining and covering this story for the local paper put a huge smile on my face. It’s one thing to watch WWE on TV … Continue reading
Posted in Articles
Tagged a.j. sanchez, bobby sharp, cnwa, cwe, entertainment, funny, kids, small town, the lion warrior, tito santana, vance nevada, vern may, wrestling
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New Potato Salad tastes like Summer!
I don’t love potatoes. THERE I said it! There’s something about a cooked potato that makes me want to gag. They are starchy, mealy and bo-ring…BUT I will make an exception in the case of the newly dug potato. Potatoes … Continue reading
Get Your Morning Raspberry on
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the best time to eat raspberries is first thing in the morning, when they are still wet with dew. You pick them off the plant, shake the water (and possibly an … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life, Life in General
Tagged breakfast, fresh, fruit, garden, healthy, morning, raspberry
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Soft and Spunky Oatmeal and Chia Seed Muffins at the Lake
This weekend we stayed at the lake and I made bran muffins….no scratch that! I didn’t make bran muffins, I made something new! Our lake is typical of those in the prairies, humbly tucked away amidst waving fields of canola, … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, baking with chia seeds, bran muffins, chai seed muffins, chia, chia seeds, food, healthy, kid pleaser, muffins, oatmeal, raisins, recipe, whole wheat flour
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