Monthly Archives: December 2009

First Decade of the New Millenia (Recap)

I don’t know if you are one of those people who think 2010 is the beginning of a new decade or that last of the old…nor do I really care (because who really is right?)…Anyway…I wanted to give you a … Continue reading

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Menu Week: 2009 Finale

Well, I am in Florida half of this coming week, then retreating at a friend’s apt for the end of the week. But, here goes for this menu Monday: St. Augustine (after a quick leftover breakfast of Christmas Baked Oatmeal)Tuesday: … Continue reading

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Taste of Cross Creek: The Yearling

This may have been the longest I have ridden in a car just to eat dinner. Fam and I drove up to Alachua County (near Gainesville) to eat at Cross Creek’s The Yearling. This restaurant is near Marjorie Rawlings’ homestead … Continue reading

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Homemade Peppermint Marshmallows

The first time I tasted non-Kraft marshmallows was the first season I worked at Williams-Sonoma for the holidays. I thought they tasted like cardboard. Oh, well. But, I thought these looked so good, that I decided to give it a … Continue reading

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2009 (almost) in review

Well, 2009 in cooking has been good. If you remember, I tried going through every cookbook – well, I didn’t make it. I ended up getting more cookbooks, and just didn’t get to them all. You might remember I tried … Continue reading

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Homemade Baked Ziti

This is actually one of my most requested meals. I’ve made it for people over the years and they enjoy it. Tonight, I made it for our family for my birthday (soon) and my sister-in-law’s (just passed). I ate it. … Continue reading

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Greek Christmas Tree Crescent Rolls

My Blog Spark gave me the opportunity to host a giveaway for Pillsbury on my blog. It was fun. Well, as promised, one of the menu items today for the Christmas day dinner table was this Christmas tree made out … Continue reading

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2010 Christmas Menu

Enjoyed a nice Christmas day meal with Granny, Papa, Mom, Dad, Alan, Tywonn, Don, David, and Mai. Food was good. Over quicker than it took us to cook it. Such is life. Here was the low-down: Smoked Mullet Beer-glazed ham … Continue reading

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Baked Christmas Oatmeal

This might be a Christmas tradition. This was very, very yummy. Make it the night before, the first person who gets up in the morning puts in the oven (that was definitely Dad), and then serve it warm with cool … Continue reading

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Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread

I love other food blogs. These help when you finish all the stuff you had on tap to make, you look at your kitchen partner, and say at 830 on Christmas Eve, “I’m in the mood to make something” after … Continue reading

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