Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Eat This: Easy Peasy Fajitas

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Everyone in Texas has their own recipe for fajitas.  Well, almost everyone.  Mine is pretty simple.  I think many fajitas I've had ...
Saturday, July 27, 2013

Savor The Summer: Garlic Ginger Pepper Jam

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I love the taste of Summer from the fresh corn to the nice fiery hot Jalapenos I grow in the back yard.  I also like grilled meats and t...
Friday, July 19, 2013

Eat This: Fish Friday - Maple Mustard Salmon

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Stone Ground Mustard and Maple Glazed Salmon I love salmon. When the wild caught, Copper River Salmon is available, I am always a step...
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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Eating This: Fresh from Southern California

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Riverside Farmer's Market I have been on a bit of a mini-vacation in Southern Calirofnia, hosted by friends in Riverside at their ...
Saturday, July 6, 2013

Eat This: Fresh Blueberry Jam

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Hello.  My name is Marc and I am a canning and preserving addict.   I admit it.  Don't want to change it. Enjoy doing it and ...
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Fresh Saturday: Purple Hull Peas For The Freezer

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I love peas. Almost any kind.  When I was at the Denton Farmer's Market a couple of weeks back, one of the vendors I buy from was ta...
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Eat Here: Coco Pazzo Cafe, Chicago

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From the website - Try sitting outside and enjoy the neighborhood ambiance. Last week I was in Chicago attending the American Library...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Grow: Herbs and More

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Lemon Thyme, German Thyme and Lavender Living in North Texas we get some pretty extreme weather.  From ice and snow in the Winter to tr...
Saturday, June 22, 2013

Southern Style: Sweet & Savory Tomato Jam

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FROM THIS .... TO THIS ... When sweet meets savory, delicious explosions happen. It's nature. Go with it.  I love Summer; to...
Saturday, June 15, 2013

Eat This: Peach Apricot Ginger Jam

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Peach Apricot Ginger Jam I love the fresh fruit taste of the Spring.  I went to the Farmer's Market and brought back some beautifu...
Saturday, June 8, 2013

Eat This: Rosemary Oregano Parmesan Focaccia

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Impossible not to cut a piece to taste. I love focaccia.  I bought a loaf last week from a local grocery. It was delicious, creamy wi...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Eat This Now: Strawberry Lemon Ginger Jam

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I love strawberries.  Sweet. Tart. Pretty. Red.  Come on, everyone likes strawberries, right?  I've been on a jelly/canning/preserv...
Saturday, May 25, 2013

Let's Eat Cake: Lemon Pound Cake

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I love lemon anything. Cake. Cookies. Whatever.  I found a recipe and modified it and this was the outcome.  I gave our neighbors half o...
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Monday, May 13, 2013

Eat This: Crabcakes

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I grew up on the North coast of Florida.  We had such wonderful, fresh and seemingly unlimited seafood to eat.  I reminisced with my mom...
Friday, May 10, 2013

Neutral Friday: New Rooms From Restration Hardware

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The cocktail table and sofa are awesome. Ok. Yeah, I know.  You get the catalogs too.  I love Restoration Hardware's room vignette...
Sunday, May 5, 2013

Eat Smarter: Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookies

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I love peanuts, peanut butter... whatever.  I am avoiding wheat at the moment and my craving for  cookie is hard to work out.  I found...
Thursday, May 2, 2013

SMOKIN!: Slow Smoked Baby Back Ribs

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Smoked Baby Back Pork Ribs I am crazy about BBQ. Crazy.  A couple of years ago, I got all worked up over smoked foods and it has beco...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Eat This: Easy Tempura

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Shrimp, broccoli and green bean tempura I love tempura.  Hot. Crisp. Light.  I also hate cleaning up after making it, but sometimes the...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Photography: Point And Shoot Friday

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Special Effects! I continue to enjoy getting to know my Nikon D5100 DSLR.  There are so many settings and features that are built in i...
Monday, April 8, 2013

Furniture Obsession: Chests

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This could be my favorite. I am crazy about some furniture.  I have recently been obsessing over what many call "bachelor chests...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Saturday Eats: Fresh Rolled Biscuits

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Fresh Rolled Biscuits with Clementine-Habanero-Ginger Marmalade These are wonderful biscuits that I adapted from Joy of Cooking.  ...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Super Simple: Strawberry Cobbler

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I love cobbler. Pure and simple. Love it. It is super simple and awesome. It's pretty hard to screw up too. This is the simples...

Cheeburger: Home Made Hamburger Buns

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I love fresh bread.  I also like a good burger.  When I wanted burgers today I realized I had no buns. Bummer.  But wait!  How about a ...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

Sunday Supper: Shrimp & Green Grits

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OK. It sounds a little out of the or dinary, but these creamy, buttery, cheesy grits are delicious on th eir own loaded with butter, cre...
Sunday, March 17, 2013

Savory Sunday: Parmesan-Cracked Black Pepper Shortbread Crackers

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I have been making shortbread cookies for so me time now.  Barely sweet, buttery, nutty with pecans , walnuts or hazelnuts.  I love the ...
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