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Adventures In Ketchup and a Glorious Use for Fresh Corn!

Why would anyone want to make their own ketchup? I mean, it’s on sale at the store for less than $2.00 a bottle. A couple of reasons: vinegar…

On Letting Go

In my previous post I wrote about forgiveness, or rather, letting go of the pain when you have been wronged. Letting go is so counter to what we…

On that dreaded word, Forgiveness.

Do you cringe when you are advised to just forgive and forget? Does the whole concept make you want to choke? Does it seem incomprehensible that some people…

Experiencing the Miraculous: The Burning Bush

I have debated whether to share the following post for some time but I finally decided that if it helps someone who is struggling, then it’s worth any…

Kitchen Basics: How to Cook a Perfect……..(Insert Favorite Lean Meat)

I forget how much I owe to my education at Oregon State University’s now-defunct College of Home Economics. (Yes, I went there back when rocks were soft! lol)…

Homage to Julia Child: Fresh Peach Clafouti

I have always maintained that if the name of a recipe is too difficult to pronounce, then it must also be too fussy to bother trying to cook….

Food Guilt and Veggies (Thai Stir Fry)

I always thought I was a pretty healthy eater, that is until I started to write down what I ate each day. Heh. Turns out there was a…

Roasted Potato & Okra Salad

This recipe is so yummy that maybe I should change the name of my blog to “Nom Nom Nom”! I found the idea for this recipe roaming around…

Cirtus-Soy Marinated Chicken

Remember ALL those key limes I got in the organic delivery box two weeks ago?The following recipe uses 1/4 cup of fresh key lime juice and was declared…

Simple Spicy Bean Soup

Bean soup just doesn’t get any respect. I have heard all the comments: Boring. Bland. Gassy. Vegetarian? Takes too long to cook and in this heat? Yeah, yeah….