Archive | July, 2015

Strawberry Mango Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

Strawberry Mango Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

Best Quality. Canadian Pharmacy. Absolute Privacy. Absolute An0nymity 95 degrees with a million percent humidity and I’m outside grilling over a charcoal grill. Why, you ask?  Because I am a sucker for entering contests.  The Georgia Emergency Management Agency is sponsoring a contest for a recipe that uses alternative cooking devices.  “I could do that,” […]

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Summer Reds

Summer Reds

I have been enjoying some pops of red in my house this summer.  Most of my home is decorated with cooler colors so seeing red around has been a cheerful addition. I put some red carnations on the kitchen counter. I like red carnations because I was born in “Carnation City.”   The scarlet carnation […]

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Healthful Lunch Choices

Healthful Lunch Choices

As promised earlier I wanted to include a recipe using the salsa.  I will post it here and also direct you to a new blog/website I am starting.  www.300calories.com This is a new website that features my plan-ahead freezer lunches.  I make portioned lunches to take to school every day and I thought it would […]

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Salsa

Salsa

EVERYBODY has an opinion on salsa.  Everybody!  Some people like it thick, some thin. Hot or mild.  Chunky or smooth.  Fresh or cooked.  Knowing this, I am not about to proclaim my salsa as the be all – end all, but I like it. Sometimes I preserve it but this time I have been using it in recipes (one […]

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Movies and Friends

Movies and Friends

With my not-so-subtle attempt at clever serving pieces, you can probably guess what movie we went to see.  I first went to the theater on Friday to see Jurassic World with the two friends whom I have known the longest, Terri and Nancy. We met in the third grade and have been the best of friends ever […]

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Lunch at the Studio

Lunch at the Studio

We popped into the Pinewood Studios Commissary for lunch today. Sounds more Hollywood than it is, however it was fun.  The excitement in Atlanta over the last few years has been the addition of Pinewood Studios.  It is huge and sprawling with plans to get even bigger. The commissary is over to the right in […]

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New Chairs

New Chairs

Look at my deck chairs. I’m thinking alien laser attack or solar flares pointing in my general direction. My chair cushions are melting. It’s crazy and very expensive to replace these cushions every year.  This time I said enough is enough and I opted for wooden Adirondack style chairs.  My mom sent me one of her “Brad’s Deals” […]

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Fresh Herbs and a Hot/Cold Supper

Fresh Herbs and a Hot/Cold Supper

I planted an herb pot on my deck with fresh basil, oregano, and dill. I bought these at the grocery store so they probably aren’t very hardy for deck life but I will give it a try. Tonight I made our favorite bean soup which uses the oregano… …but since it is still so stinkin’ […]

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Velvet Tomato Soup

Velvet Tomato Soup

Yesterday on the Savory Tomato Tart post my friend Phyllis asked if I had a recipe for cream of tomato soup.  Why yes I do.  First, though, I want to take a quick trip down memory lane.  Phyllis and I met in high school.  We also went to church together.  I did a little scouting […]

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Savory Tomato Tart

Savory Tomato Tart

This tomato tart was indeed the most delicious meal of the week.  The tomatoes around here are wonderful this year.  I guess all the rain we’ve been having has made them big and juicy. There is, however, another part of the story behind this innocent looking tart.  My photos will soon reveal its darker side. […]

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