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It’s only 10 days to Valentine’s Day! Do you have Valentine’s cards for your loved ones? It not, here’s one I created in PicMonkey. I’ve saved it in PDF format, so you can attach it easily to an email or print it. You could even frame it to display in your home. Here’s a link to the printable version: Always…
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After almost a month away from this blog, tackling my post-holiday blues, I’ve been a cooking fool making all kinds of things for Valentine’s Day. Some successful and some not so much, but my Fire Roasted Slow Cooker Arrabbiata Sauce is a keeper. Just a bit of work at the beginning, this sauce bubbles in a slow cooker for 4 hours…
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This photo of Coco, our gorgeous Snowshoe Siamese cat, was taken the night following Christmas day. Exhausted from the flurry of family and little ones invading his space, he hid under our bed for most of two days. Not used to the noise that accompanies a crowd of people combined with the perpetual motion of children amped-up in their holiday excitement,…
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How to roast a picture-perfect holiday turkey has always alluded me. That’s because my parents preferred method of cooking roasted turkey was the Foil-wrapped Roasted Turkey method and since I learned from them, that’s what I always made. But, a Foil-wrapped Roasted Turkey does not guarantee a picture-perfect holiday turkey. So, determined to learn how to roast a picture-perfect holiday…
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There’s nothing better than perfect turkey gravy to go with your perfect turkey, except maybe Perfect Turkey Giblet Gravy! Including giblets to turkey gravy adds another dimension of flavor, with bits of turkey meat from the neck of the turkey and small chunks of giblets. But, I have to admit that Perfect Turkey Giblet Gravy isn’t for everyone. Some people are “purest” preferring…
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Pineapple Habanero Cranberry Sauce – doesn’t the name alone make your month water? Visions of plump, tart, juicy cranberries bursting in your mouth with a hint of Habanero heat and the sweetness of pineapple – yep, this is my new favorite way to make cranberry sauce. And, it’s so easy! Yes, cranberry sauce is very easy to make…or should I…
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