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A Christmas Tradition: Whiskey Sour Punch
As far back as I can remember, my dad’s family has had a tradition of making Whiskey Sour Punch at our annual Christmas gathering — often an open-house style get together on Christmas Eve, filled with food, family, fun, laughter and songs. It was my Grandpa’s recipe, and it was one of the recipes that…
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Product Review: CC Boards 3-Piece Nonslip Cutting Board Set with Paddle
*Note: I was provided with this product for free in exchange for an honest, unbiased review with my own personal opinions. This 3-piece nonslip cutting board set from CC Boards is exactly what I have been wanting. I already have a nice, large wooden cutting board that Tom got me a couple of years ago…
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The Easiest Homemade Tomato Sauce. Ever.
There’s really only one reason I always hope for extra tomatoes in my garden. Okay, make that two. One is salsa. Two is homemade tomato sauce. I don’t usually have much of a bumper crop, so I’ve only tried the tomato sauce thing once or twice before. This year, between my garden and our CSA,…
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Fall Harvest Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
I’d really like to say that this salad represents a fall Michigan harvest, but I used avocado, so I can’t. Instead, it represents what I had in my possession as far as produce goes and wanting to make a salad for company at the last minute. However, it does have apples and toasted pumpkin seeds…
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Naked Burrito Slillet
Sometimes you just need some easy and delicious comfort food. I had made something similar to this before, but I needed to use some particular ingredients. I had grilled some chicken the night before and had a lot leftover. I also had tomatoes and jalapeños from the CSA that I had to use. Looking for…
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Cucumber Melon Summer Salad
Before I get into tonight’s delicious summer recipe, I need to do a plug for our CSA. Did I tell you we joined a CSA this year? CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture — and is basically an association between members of the community and a local farm where you buy into a share of…
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How to Make Grilled Pizza
This is it. The one you’ve all been waiting for. At least, it’s what I had been waiting for my whole pizza-loving life. Grilled pizza. I’d heard of it, but being a grilling novice I had put off trying it until last year. I’m glad I didn’t wait any longer. Tom is normally my grill…
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Springtime Chicken Pot Pie
I have a confession to make. I always disliked Chicken Pot Pie. Only, I’m not sure I ever actually ate it to know that I didn’t like it. It was more the concept. I mean, meat pie? I don’t even like cooked fruit pies (much to my pie-loving mother’s chagrin and dismay). Plus, it usually…
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2015 Spring Garden Update & Wilted Spring Garden Salad Recipe
I suppose it’s time for a 2015 Spring Garden Update. I feel like this has really been an ideal spring for gardening. The snow stopped in a timely fashion. We’ve had a few hot days, plenty of rain and generally weather on par for the season. I started my tomato seeds (and a few others)…
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