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Because I couldn't come up with anything exciting for Thursday 13 this week, I am going to come clean, so to speak, on one of my biggest housekeeping failures. I hate to dust. I especially hate to dust things that are high above everyone' (read full article)
As promised, here is part two of an amazing list of Flat Breads of the World. Who new? It appears that just about every region of the world has their own version of a wrap. Some end up being the base, with other foods on top. (read full article)
Inspired by a post by Dave over at My Year on the Grill mentioning how many flat breads there are in the world, I decided to do an internet search and see how many I could find. I ended up with a list so long that I am dividing it into two Thur (read full article)
Today, when I did my noon-ish check on my blog, there was a rectangle in the top left corner telling me that my blog background was going to disappear on Friday. FRIDAY. Now, I don't know about you, but that just about stopped my heart. I had spen (read full article)
Basil. It is one of the most used herbs in the world. Here are some things you may or may not have known: 1. It is associated with all sorts of rituals and beliefs: The French call basil herb royale. In Italy it is a sign of love, (read full article)
Thursdays are the random post days. I love participating in the Thursday-13 meme. It gives me an opportunity to quit the kitchen and post about anything I please (although looking back, the majority of my Thursday posts are definitely foo (read full article)
I have been an herbal tea drinker since I was a teenager. We lived in a small town where our choices were limited. Celestial Seasonings was about the only brand available. My young palate loved the tartness of Red Zinger; a combinat (read full article)
1. I drive a deep red Suburban. It's my favorite vehicle so far. I could do without the poor gas mileage, though. 2. I have had five vehicles over the last 22 years: a white five door Corolla, a red Nova, a red Grand Am, a blue Venture va (read full article)
As this posts, I will be starting the long 22 hour car ride home. We had a wonderful time in Seattle. We rode the ferry, we fed seagulls French fries at Ivar's, we ate salmon and sushi (musts for me when I am in the NW), we saw so many ol (read full article)
How well do you know your pots and pans? Do you know what advantages there are to cooking with cast iron or copper? Well, today is your lucky day to find out. Pots and pans can be made of all sorts of things. Metals that don't re (read full article)
Before my move to Arizona, I was blissfully unaware of the many different types of peppers the world enjoys. I didn't know about the Scoville scale of heat. I grew bell peppers in my garden, I bought those little generic cans of "chopped (read full article)
I won the above basket from a giveaway on become.com. It contained $100 worth of Ghirardelli chocolate. There was something for everyone: truffles, dark chocolate, drinking chocolate, nonpareils, milk chocolate, etc. There isn't much left (read full article)
Keeping with what seems to be a theme of Thursday Thirteens, I have another list of books for you. This time, it's my kids' all-time favorite series or set of books. My oldest two boys are avid readers. When they are bored, they al (read full article)
I love the library. It saves me so much money. I have joined cookbook clubs twice and have ended up with some real stinkers both times (and yes, I think I have learned my lesson). With the library, however, I can check out the cookb (read full article)
I have finally dusted off my library card and started reading again. Thanks to some of your recommendations and also some I have found on a few other blogs, I have found some pretty good books to read this year. Here are some that I have (read full article)
Before we sold our old home, we had a dedicated room in the basement for our pantry. It was about 12X12 in dimension. It was lined on three sides with built in shelves. The fourth wall had the entrance and another portable shelf we (read full article)
1. My daughter had her first febrile seizure when she was 8 months old. She had had a cold and was slightly warm. We were in the check-out line at Walmart when the stroller started shaking violently. I looked down at her and she was (read full article)
Thursday Thirteens are a fun day of lists. Today I am thinking of the kitchen I'd like to have someday. What cook doesn't? Of course, there's wishing and there is planning for the future. Some of the things on my list I will m (read full article)
Periodically, I will either keep your interest or bore you to death by telling you about my life away from the stove. Life is the reason I blog. That probably doesn't make sense, but it would if you knew me. It stems from (read full article)
I wonder who thinks up food holidays? Is there a real need to celebrate National Sardine Day? or World Pickled Beet Day? What inspired someone to start the "holiday" in the first place? Does anyone really honor these days?&nbs (read full article)
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