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As I have stated before, breakfast in our house is everything. This morning we had the best bagel sandwiches ever. We added cream cheese to the bagel with lots of fresh pepper so it was sort of a peppery cream cheese mix. When everything is hot, the juices from the meat and tomato mix with [...]
Now that the Fall season is upon us, it makes me think of warm, hearty soups and stews. I have heard rumors that some places actually begin to get chilly at night and the days are cooler during this time of the year. In Florida that is only wishful thinking. I remember when I was [...]
Pepsi throwback. They also released Mountain Dew in the “throwback” version. What is this? It’s Pepsi as it was originally meant to be, without the high fructose corn syrup. The sugar they are using for this is a blend of cane and beet sugar. I used to live in Europe and over there the Pepsi [...]
It’s hard to believe that the year is quickly coming to a close and we have to start thinking about our holiday lists. No matter what holiday you celeberate, you will probably be in the need for some unique gift ideas. Maybe you just want something different, something that will really get the attention of [...]
Sour usually is synonymous with pucker. You know that tingling feeling in your jaws that hurts and feels good all at the same time? You either love you don’t. My family seems to love it so after a recent trip down to Key West and tasting creamy authentic Key Lime pie at the Blonde Giraffe, [...]
Locally grown strawberry goodness. There are so many possibilities. I am a big believer that everyone should be eating fresh whole berries of some kind at least once every day. Sorry, strawberry ice cream and blueberry muffins don’t count.
When you decide to buy strawberries, keep in mind that they do not continue to ripen once [...]
Today was all about the lemon. Blueberry is good but lemon is better. So we tried something that at least on the outside, seems a bit more healthy than your average boxed muffin mix. These are good, different from the norm, but good just the same and even better if you like oatmeal. We baked [...]
And now a few words about tomatoes. The poor tomato has had to endure many trials to get the respect it still fights for today. Although the history of the tomato begins in South America, it eventually worked it way across the ocean and into Europe where long ago, they were believed to be poisonous [...]
As I have stated before, breakfast in our house is everything. This morning we had the best bagel sandwiches ever. We added cream cheese to the bagel with lots of fresh pepper so it was sort of a peppery cream cheese mix. When everything is hot, the juices from the meat and tomato mix with [...]
So it’s probably no secret that I am not much of a dog person. I suppose I could be if they only stayed puppies but they are too needy for my personality. I am a cat person. I personally own too many cats and do not need to add to the brood but I have [...]
This chicken soup is based on something my mother in law taught me. My kids love it and it never lasts more than a few hours. The ingredients are relatively cheap and it bends easily to changes, which is what I look for most in a recipe. With two teenagers in the house, we are [...]
Do you do alot of baking, cooking, entertaining or just experimenting in the kitchen? If you are like me, then your kitchen is the most popular area in the house. I was not always that way. Cooking was fun for me, but I hated the clean up and the problems that came with it, [...]
Let me start off by saying, I really do not like carrots. I have tried them all different ways growing up and nothing appealed to me. So in an effort to get my kids to eat them, I continued to try different things. This is what I found and my kids not only love them, [...]
So I like peanut butter. But every peanut butter cookie disappoints me in some fundamental way. I gave up for a while, until I came across these little babies. I have changed them around a bit but the sugar coating is key. It gives them a mix of soft in the middle and a bit [...]
Chips and salsa. Who could resist. This is such an easy and delightfully wonderful dish to make, that it will be the first thing to disappear. You could spend hours blanching tomatoes or slow roasting them, but why bother when the truth is, the canned variety is just as good and has all the nutrients [...]
I am not a big fan of salad. The primary reason is that they lack creativity and are boring. How many times have I gone out to eat only to find that the only salad offered is some cold iceberg lettuce thrown together with cheese, egg and maybe some tomato if you are lucky. When [...]
I have two teenagers and it is not always easy to get them to eat the way I think they should eat. Salads? Hardly. Fresh fruit? Only once in a while. Vegetables? Only if I’m lucky. I try though and this is one of those things we make that get them motivated to eat the [...]
Locally grown strawberry goodness. There are so many possibilities. I am a big believer that everyone should be eating fresh whole berries of some kind at least once every day. Sorry, strawberry ice cream and blueberry muffins don’t count.
When you decide to buy strawberries, keep in mind that they do not continue to ripen once [...]
Rainier cherries are in season now and are worth the higher price. They have a pale colored flesh with a consistency and texture that remind me greatly of plums and are often referred to as white cherries. Very sweet, these blush colored gems don’t have to be made into any recipe to enjoy, in fact [...]
Now that the Fall season is upon us, it makes me think of warm, hearty soups and stews. I have heard rumors that some places actually begin to get chilly at night and the days are cooler during this time of the year. In Florida that is only wishful thinking. I remember when I was [...]
Am I caught in a visceral bad dream that would have inspired Goethe’s imagination to even greater heights than his oft contemplated Faust? Probably not, but then again what if this is like some thing from Chuang Tzu, and I have woke to find that I am a man writing a blog-like idiom and [...]
Las Vegas heat…is there any other like it on earth? Now tread lightly here lads. Do I speak of the literal heat or maybe the existential kind, which seems never to be in short supply in Sin City? Yes, this is a hot city. Daytime temperatures can reach 117 degrees or more, [...]
Ah, I will miss go ol’ Paul Harvey, may he rest somewhat in peace, he probably deserves it. I say that because he worked in radio, the left handed, red headed, pigeon toed, freckle faced step-child of the entertainment industry, just ask any one who works in it. Regular radio is [...]
It’s hard to believe that the year is quickly coming to a close and we have to start thinking about our holiday lists. No matter what holiday you celeberate, you will probably be in the need for some unique gift ideas. Maybe you just want something different, something that will really get the attention of [...]
Sour usually is synonymous with pucker. You know that tingling feeling in your jaws that hurts and feels good all at the same time? You either love you don’t. My family seems to love it so after a recent trip down to Key West and tasting creamy authentic Key Lime pie at the Blonde Giraffe, [...]
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