Monthly Archives: August 2010

Is It Bread Or Is It Dessert? Answer, Both

My choice of trying this recipe stemmed from Kristine’s baking it first and having disastrous results. Her first inkling that it was not going to turn out right was when following the recipe it called for “pouring” the batter into … Continue reading

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Just Peachy!

Our thirteen-year-old granddaughter, Madalyn, is visiting for a few weeks as she has for the past five years.  For the last few years I have been teaching Madalyn to cook some of our family favorites and occasionally we find recipes in … Continue reading

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My Connection To Nature’s Bounty & So Much More

  We are just back from a long vacation and need to restock our cupboards, freezer and most importantly our refrigerator.  I need fresh fruits and vegetables.  We live in a fairly rural area so there are many fruit and … Continue reading

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This Is Some Spicy Coleslaw!

I am finally back from my hiatus up north visiting my daughter, Kristine watching our favorite teams march to the NCAA finals.  We opted this year not to engage in any cooking whatsoever while I was there so we could … Continue reading

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Friends, Motorcycles, Things To See, Food To Eat-Epilogue

Remember the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy breathlessly whispering as she clicked her ruby red slippers, “There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home”?  Well she was right there really is no place like home.  As much as … Continue reading

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Get your grill on!

Okay, grill pan. To me, there’s nothing that says summer more than grilling, especially a good burger. Unfortunately, I don’t have a deck or a patio so I use a grill pan. So today, I decided to make one of … Continue reading

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Friends, Motorcycles, Things To See, Food To Eat Part V Home (Thursday & Friday)

Today we are back on the Interstate .  We overslept and needed to get on the road as soon as possible as the weatherman was predicting a very hot day.  We would no longer have the luxury of canopied tree-lined … Continue reading

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Friends, Motorcycles, Things To See, Food To Eat Part IV Heading Home (Wednesday)

Today we will be riding the North Carolina stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway.   The day is overcast and the weathermen are calling for showers but hopefully not too hard or too long.  We know that there are not many … Continue reading

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Friends, Motorcycles, Things To See, Food To Eat Part IV Heading Home (Tuesday)

Tuesday morning we headed out again for home but first we promised to take the grandchildren to McDonald’s for breakfast. Lots of hugs and kisses and then we were off again. We hopped from Rt. 66 to Rt. 81 to … Continue reading

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Friends, Motorcycles, Things To See, Food To Eat Part IV Heading Home (Sunday)

Up early and on the road and heading to Virginia.  We were stopping in Virginia for a few days to say with family.  There was no way we were getting onto an Interstate today so we rolled down 15 from … Continue reading

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