It’s May and I want to dream about picnics and cooking outdoors. We thought summer was well on it’s way when temperatures climbed into the 80s a couple weeks ago, then we were startled with the cold front that came through yesterday bringing lots of rain and dropping temperatures back into the 40s. Everything is […]
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Thanks to everyone who participated! This month our entries come from Brazil, Philippines, Netherlands, Greece, and the United States, and as always I have fun visiting the sites and reading the stories.
The news for this month is I changed the arrangement of the round-up a little bit, as you’ll see below. Trying to make it […]
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Summer grilling season is fast approaching, and the bug has already bitten us. We started grilling a couple weeks ago when we had a few warm days, and we’ll probably grill every weekend and a few days during the week between now and winter. We usually do at least one simple grill a week with […]
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Bean dips are one of my favorite appetizers because they are versatile, easy, and (usually) healthy. Just start with a can of your favorite beans, two or three herbs and spices you like, then add some olive oil and a little salt and some kind of pepper and you have the formula for a tasty […]
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The tax man cometh. It’s been a stressful few weeks trying to figure everything out for taxes, there are piles of paperwork laying around our office, and of course it just couldn’t be easy this year due to moving around and selling and buying homes. I need some serious relaxation time after this is all […]
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