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My version of Beefy Tuscan Vegetable Soup is made with beef leftover from collecting beef bones. I boil the bones, cool them, strain them reserving the stock for the soup and then pick through the bones to get the meat. So, it’s a little labor-intensive plus takes two hours to make because I put the stock in the refrigerator to…
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If you are a regular reader of our blog, you will know that Emergency Planning and Preparedness is important to me. If you are new to this blog, welcome; Emergency Planning and Preparedness is important to me! Even though it is important to me, I don’t feel prepared. You see, we lost our home in a wildfire in October 2007. And,…
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Sometimes we need comfort food. And, this week, I need comfort food. Creamed Potatoes with Ham and Petite Peas is just the sort of comfort food I need – creamy, delicious, savory, with a satisfying pop of crunch from the petite peas. It also evokes good memories for me – the memory of my maternal grandmother, Dorothy, teaching me to…
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Smoke on the water…a fire in the sky… I’m dating myself. This song has run off-and-on, through my head since November 23rd. Written by Deep Purple and released in 1972 (when I was 17), Smoke on the Water is an iconic hard rock song with the riff “smoke on the water, a fire in the sky” that is a heavy…
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My father died a year ago today. A retired Air Force C-130 pilot, my dad was an artist at heart. Throughout my life, he was always tinkering around, creating beautiful things. A gifted painter and sculptor, he built things, too: furniture, hi-fi equipment, room additions on to the homes in which we lived; even an airplane – from scratch. I am…
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I can’t get this phrase out of my head, “Do more of what makes you happy.” A little back story to my Postpartum Depression After Princess Sweetie Pie was born, I was suffering from Postpartum Depression. This was unbeknownst to me until she was almost 2 years olds. Crazy, right? This is more common than I knew. As it got…
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