Month: October 2021
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A Childhood Cooking Memory
When you think back to your childhood, what special memories come to mind? Do you remember good times playing with your friends or going to a great birthday party? Perhaps you remember many happy holidays shared with family or a special family trip that you went on. For me it is certainly a mix of…
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Wednesday Q&A – 10/27/21
Welcome to the place where your two bloggers ask each other one question each week. We hope you enjoy them as your learn a bit more about us – sometimes we even learn more about each other! Ray’s question to Karen: Q: If I were to put two plates in front of you, one with…
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Book Musings – Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
This past summer Tom and I had my mother and brother over for dinner, and while we were sitting at the table, my mother brought up my birthday. “What would you like us to get you for your birthday?” my mother asked. “Let me think about it,” was my reply. It is a pretty standard…
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Wednesday Q&A – 10/20/21
Welcome to the place where your two bloggers ask each other one question each week. We hope you enjoy them as your learn a bit more about us – sometimes we even learn more about each other! Ray’s question to Karen: Q: Do dinner cruises float your boat or make you seasick? A: I have…
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Chocolate, Pretzels and a Day Off From School
Last week I sat down and spent some time trying to come up with some ideas about what to work on for my entry this week. I was kind of all over the map and not totally sold on any of the ideas that I had come up with, so I randomly asked my son…
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Wednesday Q&A – 10/13/21
Welcome to the place where your two bloggers ask each other one question each week. We hope you enjoy them as your learn a bit more about us – sometimes we even learn more about each other! Ray’s question to Karen: Q: In one of our past Q&A’s I asked if you had a favorite…
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Costco, Oranges and “Winging It”
Recently, I was putting in an order for a Costco delivery. I needed some oranges. So I looked up my choices. That was easy, there was one choice. Of course this was a Costco order so that one choice meant a large one. It was an 8 pound bag of naval oranges. Eight pounds is…
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Wednesday Q&A – 10/6/21
Welcome to the place where your two bloggers ask each other one question each week. We hope you enjoy them as your learn a bit more about us – sometimes we even learn more about each other! Ray’s question to Karen: Q: Let’s talk canned tuna – do you like it canned in oil, canned…
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Fresh Herbs Year Round
I love using fresh herbs when I cook. The flavor is often more pronounced than when using dried herbs and they truly do add a nice feeling of freshness to anything you make. This doesn’t mean I don’t like dried herbs, there are in fact instances where I prefer them to fresh! One herb that…
The Food In-Laws 