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December 26, 2012 · 11:55 am

Christmas Day Cooking!

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Yesterday was a blast.  Ken woke us at 7:10 AM and we opened gifts.  I always prepare one of those overnight casseroles for Christmas breakfast so I can chill with the rest of the family while the food bakes in the oven.  Continue reading →

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December 24, 2012 · 1:24 am

Christmas Weddings

Many people in my family were married in December– Kurt and I, my parents, Kurt’s parents, my sister Tina and Jeff.  None of that springtime flowery stuff for us (with Kurt’s allergies, that would have been a fiasco).  Continue reading →

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December 9, 2012 · 12:59 am

Mommies’ Dinner – Our First Year with Many More to Come…

Today the Mommy Dinner Group closed out its first year.  For the big (food) blow-out, I decided to test a new Christmas menu on the ladies and solicit their feedback.  Our family Christmas dinner menu doesn’t change much from year to year.  There are the “must-haves” of standing rib roast and popovers, Kurt’s Christmas pasta and some kind of chocolate dessert.  Continue reading →

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October 25, 2012 · 7:50 pm

Just for Amy…plus a nod to Minnie!

Today I decided to make a canned-soup-and-mayo recipe just for Amy, since she asked.  I’ve known Amy since I was nine– which means for 40 years.  She was my first friend when I moved from a private co-ed French school to a private all-girls Catholic school run by an order of sisters.  She claims she is a hopeless cook, but Continue reading →

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