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Today I will be happier than a bird with a French fry! Don’t you just love this quote? I wish I knew who “said it first” so that I could give them credit for saying it. But, alas, I’ve never heard this quote before I saw it on this sign. It’s a great reminder to all of us that we have…
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Who doesn’t like dip? Especially when one of the main ingredients is 2 cups of mayonnaise! Cheesy Spinach and Artichoke Dip combines two different favorite vegetable dip recipes into one glorious concoction of ooey, gooey, drippy deliciousness. Seriously – look at the photo above; doesn’t that spoonful of cheesy goodness just make you want to slather that dip on more…
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Today we hit a record high on the heat index at our house – 115 degrees in the shade! In the 28 years I have lived in this valley, it has never been this hot and certainly not this hot in late September! So how do you combat this record heat when all you want to do is decorate for…
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I know; kinda crazy that on the first day of Fall I would publish a recipe called Summer’s Best Peaches with Mascarpone and Passionfruit Drizzle! But, it’s been blazing hot here with no sign of Fall! Just yesterday it was 105 degrees at our house. Ugh! So, all I’ve been thinking about are ways to make lighter, more refreshing meals and…
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Emergency Contact Sheet: are you Ready? That’s what I said to myself after watching the news, day after day, of the devastation raging in Northern California. The memories of October 21 and 22, 2007, when we lost our home in the Southern California wildfire known as the Witch Fire, come flooding back as I watch endless pictures and frightening videos…
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Lemony Chicken Pasta Salad is a light cold pasta for a hot summer day and, man-oh-man, has it ever been hot in my neck of the woods! Just days before the official start of fall, every day for weeks and weeks has been in the high 90’s, with many days exceeding 100 degrees. Our highest temperature has been 110! We…
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