I had a lot of fun putting together the dessert table for Easter yesterday. I forgot to get a pic of the full spread complete with cupcakes, lemon swirl cake and coconut cream pie. But I snapped a shot of this sweet little charcuterie. Did you make something special for the weekend? Darlene Delucadarlenedeluca.com/
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Forty-five years ago this week, my husband took me out for a birthday dinner–my first birthday after we began dating. We went to a wonderful restaurant in Palo Alto, California, where we were going to law school. We ordered wine – it was my 21st birthday, and I was finally legal. (Well, I’d been legal in
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I grew up with a mother who celebrated her Irish background. She gave us green milk on St. Patrick’s Day and cupcakes with green frosting. Those were the best parts of our St. Patrick’s Day traditions. The milk with green food coloring was mostly for show—it didn’t taste any different than regular milk. But it
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I had no idea how much difference there is between regular farmed fish and wild-caught. I recently subscribed to Wild Alaskan Company and have learned there are a number of health benefits for wild-caught. I highly recommend them! I’m going to eat fish twice a week just because I believe I will be healthier. Not
Popcorn is one of my favorite snacks. I was munching some last night and got to thinking about how it’s changed through the years. My mom used to pop kernels in a cast iron skillet. I used to pop it in a pan. Then we had a variety of different popcorn poppers. I have no
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One staple in our house has been Bush’s Best pinto beans (canned), or their chili beans, or kidney beans. The store has been out of this, and other brands of beans, for over a month! I’m soaking beans and cooking them now. Well, I guess that’s probably better for us, anyway. 🙂 Ten-bean soup mix
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I can never resist taking a pic of these Christopher Elbow chocolates. Got these for Valentine’s Day, and they taste as good as they look! Yum! Darlene Delucadarlenedeluca.com/
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At our house, we usually have soup on hand. With cheese and crackers and cold cuts or leftovers or even frozen pizza baked with extra toppings, it makes a quick and yummy lunch. Juliet KincaidA teacher of writing at the college level for 35 years, Juliet now works as an indie author. To date, she
I recently learned that January is National Oatmeal Month. We eat a lot of hot cereal in our family. What about you? What’s your family’s philosophy on oatmeal? Theresa HuppTheresa is the award-winning author of historical fiction about settling the American West. Before she turned to writing, Theresa was an attorney, mediator, and human resources executive.
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I’m enjoying the last of my Christmas Christopher Elbow chocolates today. Almost too pretty to eat, but, yeah, I’m eating them! Which do you prefer: white, milk or dark chocolate? Darlene Delucadarlenedeluca.com/
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