Archive | September, 2015

Bunco for Charity

Bunco for Charity

I felt like such a society maven tonight as I attended my first charity Bunco Tournament.  It was with the school system and supported our after-school program.  I didn’t get to wear evening gowns and nibble on caviar and sip champagne, however I did get to eat chicken kebabs at a country club and shout […]

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Orca Beans

Orca Beans

I found these beans at Publix seemingly calling my name.  I love the coloration and the fact that I’d never seen this variety before.  I didn’t get a photo of the bag before cooking so you get to see an empty bag on my deck.  The brand is Bob’s Red Mill and I found them […]

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Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup

I enjoy eating soup and I am also happy to have an excuse to get out these pumpkin soup bowls I purchased from Williams Sonoma a couple of years ago.  I love the time in September when fall starts to show up but we’re not quite ready for Halloween yet.  These bowls and tureen are perfect for that. Tonight I made […]

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Brake Pad

Brake Pad

We went to an interesting restaurant today near the Atlanta airport called the Brake Pad. We first went on a 3.5 mile walk around my old neighborhood to burn off a few calories so we wouldn’t feel so guilty about our yummy dinner. The Brake Pad is considered American Pub Grub and it was a fun place […]

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Chocolate Fried Pies - Save Up Some Calories!

Chocolate Fried Pies – Save Up Some Calories!

I have been gone for quite a few evenings lately and eating out, so I was excited tonight to have a chance to cook a full meal from scratch.  I decided to make our favorite pasta and then tried a new recipe for dessert. First, we had a creamy garlic pasta sauce with broccoli and chicken. […]

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Free Grass Nibbling

Free Grass Nibbling

I  thought something was up when I saw this scene. I joined the lineup to see a buck, doe, and fawn nibbling the lawn. Actually, we have quite a few deer travelling through the yard on occasion.  They usually eat my plants but tonight they concentrated on the yard weeds.  Happy to have them passing by and […]

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Homecoming

Homecoming

I can’t go to my high school homecoming anymore.  Headland High School was demolished. This is a 1962 photo but the building looked the same when I got there 12 years later except for the clothes, and except we really didn’t walk around in two’s as just about everyone in this photo is doing, and […]

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Contest Update

Contest Update

The recipe contest I won from GEMA is underway.  Now my recipe is competing against six professional chefs and their recipes.  Yikes!!!  You can go and vote for me at the ReadyGA Facebook page. There are great prizes for voting such as ready kits and restaurant gift cards. However, in order to win the prizes, you […]

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Valhalla Dedication

Valhalla Dedication

I had the privilege of going to the Berry College dedication of their new stadium, Valhalla. You remember we visited there a couple of weeks ago and I showed some progress photos. It is now completed and Berry held their first football game in the stadium yesterday.  For me, the day started with the ribbon […]

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Pot Roast in a New Pot

Pot Roast in a New Pot

Recently I mentioned that LeCreuset Outlet is selling out of my color, Ocean.  So being the prudent and thrifty person that I am, I have purchased a few pots before my color is completely gone. I’m spending money to save money.  Shopper’s logic. I wanted to try the pot called a Doufeu  (pronounced dough-foo) or […]

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