Category Archives: Recipes

Curried Onion & Goat Cheese Galette

On Saturday night, we hosted a dinner party for two women we didn’t know with some other women we did know.  How do you host a dinner party for women you don’t know?  Let me tell you how we got … Continue reading

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Catahoulas, Hummingbirds, & Bears Oh My!

I’ve been alone out here in the mountains this week while Rhonda has been in Dallas working.  With our brood of eight animals someone has to stay behind and manage the clan.  That someone is me.  This is an every … Continue reading

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Easy Peach Cobbler

Have I gone on too much about summer already (picnics, sun, fireflies, vacations)?   It feels like maybe I have, but summer is such a great season – especially now that I am out of that Texas heat and in … Continue reading

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Vegetarian Baked Beans for July Fourth

Fireworks, sparklers, hot summer sun, cookouts, and baked beans.  When I was growing up, summertime was my favorite time, and to me, the Fourth of July was the best holiday of the summer season.  I lived in a tiny town … Continue reading

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Fried Green Tomatoes

It’s official, summer has arrived with its long hot days, swimsuits, and sunshine.  And, along with summer comes tomato season, which is in full swing here in the south.  I see all of you posting on Facebook about your abundance … Continue reading

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Crab & Cheese Turnovers

I love hosting parties.  I get into all the little details – from the menu planning, to making hors d’oeuvres, dips, and desserts, to putting out the trays of food on my favorite platters and dishes.  I like thinking about … Continue reading

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I Love Spinach

That’s all I have to say this week. Ok, I do have a little more to say… I really do love spinach.  I like it raw in a salad with walnuts, pears, and a nice vinaigrette.  I love it sauteed … Continue reading

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Salmon Salad for a Memorial Day Picnic

On my recent trip to Europe, I’m pretty sure I ate 12 baguettes in 12 days.  Not to mention all the other deliciousness I ate like crepes, pastries, stroopwafels, and cheese.  After that whirlwind of eating, I’m back in the USA, and just … Continue reading

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Stroopwafels in Amsterdam

  Have you ever been to Amsterdam? If you haven’t, it’s a city you should seriously consider.  It has it all – beautiful canals, cobblestoned streets, interesting architecture, tons of bikes, and friendly people.  And of course, Amsterdam has great … Continue reading

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Paris: A feast for the Imagination & the Taste Buds

Hello from Paris.  No, not Paris, Texas…the real deal, Paris, France, where food rules.  Remember a couple of weeks ago when I blogged about Caramelized Onions, Pasta, and Parmesian and how I haven’t been eating any white foods (bread, rice, pasta … Continue reading

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