I am a huge salmon fan. Like my fanaticism surrounding the sport of hockey, I find new and delicious ways to serve salmon all the time. My favorite is simple and grilled on cedar planks. I have also done salmon with lentils in a crock pot. The lentils cook all day and the salmon goes in on… Continue reading Salmon Patties
Not only does barbeque mean different things in different parts of the country, barbeque sauce means different things. In some areas, sauce could be a yellowish color – mostly mustard-based. Some are mostly oil-based. I prefer, as do most of my children, a tomato-based barbeque sauce. Below is my standby, which I will adapt as… Continue reading Barbeque Sauce
You all know that making resolutions doesn’t normally last. I know this to be true but I like to try to check in each month with how I am doing on my aspirations. I have been creating new items but have not yet submitted anything for publication. I am well on my way to The… Continue reading A Look at January
Okay, so I was very enamoured with hockey this afternoon. I am truly a sports fanantic but of all the sports I can watch, hockey is my favorite. Anyway, during hockey, I did a quick menu plan for now through the fourteenth of January. 1/1 – Boneless, Skinless chicken in Vidalia Onion vinagrette 1/2 –… Continue reading Menus for January
I know you all make resolutions. I like to think more lofty so I make aspirations. I did see some great progress in the last quarter of 2007 on some of my yearly aspirations so am heading forward. My aspirations for 2008 are: Be proactive in finding new friends and possibly a more than friend… Continue reading Aspirations for 2008
I did one of my favorite things today. Actually, I am still in the process of doing it. I love to make potato soup. It takes a good part of the afternoon to make a soup that is a meal like this. And from scratch is so much better than canned. So right now, there… Continue reading One of My Favorite Things
Okay, blogging about this is going to keep me from blogging about the latest White House scandal. This is probably a good thing at the moment. I always have the television on quietly in the background as I work. I work from home and the computer and the television are in the same room. The… Continue reading Another Side of Me
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