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- Grilled Chicken Thighs with Ancho-Tequila Glaze from Cooking Light Magazine, June 2012on Jul 14, 2012 in Cooking Light MagazineThere are several ways that I cook dinner.The first is with full fanfare and family participation. This method is used when making dishes like Dudette's favorite 'besketti' or to soothe Hubby's shepherd's pie craving. I know they're going to love wha...
- Cucumber and Herb Salad with Crumbled Feta from Fine Cooking Magazine, June/July 2012on Jul 13, 2012 in Fine Cooking MagazineCucumbers make me think of my father. To me, they represent his alter ego. In the same way a camera goes with Peter Parker and a pen and pad make up Clark Kent's non-super hero persona, cucumbers and tomatoes are who my dad is when he's home.You see,...
- No-Bake Peanut Butter and Honey Cookies from Southern Lady's Simply Southern Special Issue, 2012on Jul 12, 2012 in Southern Lady MagazineDid you know that Mermaid Man died earlier this week? Dudette and I just watched several episodes of Sponge Bob Square Pants featuring him and Barnacle Boy today. It must have been to honor his passing, which was very sweet of the station.You might k...
- Southwest Crispy Chicken Sliders from Cooking Light Magazine, July 2012on Jul 11, 2012 in Cooking Light MagazineWould you be honest enough to describe your desk to me as it is at this very moment? Without cleaning it off or straightening it up? I know I can't ask that of you if I'm not willing to do it myself.I have one of those L shaped arrangements. I spend...
- Mint Pie ~ A Stolen Recipe; Of Sortson Jul 9, 2012 in Fellow Blogger Recipes I StoleYou know how one thing leads to another, which leads to another, which leads to another?Like when you're at a bookstore looking for a birthday present for your husband. You're on track until a display of the latest Harry Potter book catches your eye.
- The Sunday Sip ~ An Ode To Coffee, Bears in the Woods, and Dish of the Weekon Jul 8, 2012 in The Sunday SipGood morning! Have you recovered from this past week? I hope so, because if you turn around, there's a new one sneaking up on you. It was a bit strange having the 4th smack dab in the middle, wasn't it. I know a lot of folks wavered between taking of...
- Rigatoni in Tomato Sauce from Saveur Magazine, June/July 2012on Jul 6, 2012 in Saveur MagazineWhen Dudette was a baby I watched television while entertaining her in the living room. She didn't care; didn't ask for Sesame Street or that show, the one with the ugly purple dinosaur. She cooed and giggled as my fingers tickled her tummy and march...
- Buttermilk Biscuits from Fine Cooking Magazine, June/July 2012on Jul 5, 2012 in Fine Cooking MagazineWhen I started dating, apparently someone forgot to hand me the manual. Somewhere in its pages are guidelines regarding learning the foods that yon significant other likes.Hubby, for instance, has done everything but hand-walk me into his mother's ki...
- Orzo Salad from Southern Lady/Simply Southern Magazine, 2012on Jul 4, 2012 in Southern Lady MagazineQuestion: What is underneath Lady Liberty's (the Statue of Liberty) foot?No cheating by googling it. Do you know?Don't worry; I didn't know either until yesterday when Dudette and I were doing a little summer studying and the Statue was our topic.I f...
- The Sunday Sip ~ A (Not So) Small Pet Peeve, Blueberries, Tae Kwon Do and the Dish of the Weekon Jul 1, 2012 in The Sunday SipGood morning! Have you ever seen chickens pant? My poor birds have been doing a lot of it this week. Of course, if I were covered in feathers and stuck outside in 100+ heat, I probably would too. Since it's already 83 degrees out, how about if we tak...
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