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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Book Review: Gail Fraser – Stealing Lumby
Stealing Lumby is the second book in Gail Fraser‘s Lumby series. In case you missed the review of The Lumby Lines (book #1) you can find it here. Everything that endeared me to the first book, from the newspaper’s local … Continue reading
Recipe: Haluski
Haluski (cabbage and noodles) is an old ethnic family recipe, popular among Eastern European cultures. It’s a “by-taste” recipe. I don’t use any set measurements so I approximated for the recipe below. Tweak as you like! Ingredients 1 large onion … Continue reading
Posted in All Recipes, Cooking, Pasta, Side Dish
Tagged autumn food favorites, cabbage, cabbage and noodles, fried cabbage, haluski, noodles
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Three for Thursday: Fall Visitors
During the summer our yard is filled with Bluebirds, Killdeer, Swallows and Finch. Now that the summer is over, we’re starting to see some of our favorite fall/winter birds. Here are three of our favorites. Downy Woodpecker We don’t see … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Living
Tagged Bluebird, Dark-eyed Junco, downy woodpecker, Killdeer, migration birding, Swallow, White-Crowned Sparrow, winter birding
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Book Review: Elin Hilderbrand – The Island
I have read several Elin Hilderbrand books, including The Castaways which I reviewed here, mainly because I love the island-type setting. All of her novels take place on/around Nantucket Island. As I mentioned in my previous review, I don’t always … Continue reading
Recipe: Salted Caramel Cupcakes
You may have noticed I don’t post many dessert recipes. Trust me, it’s not because I don’t love dessert, I do. But I’m also well aware if I bake a nice large cake, we will eat a nice large cake. … Continue reading
Posted in All Recipes, Cooking, Dessert
Tagged caramel, cupcakes, dessert idea, dulce de leche, salted caramel
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Three for Thursday: Fall Favorites
It’s really fall now! The furnace is on, I’ve stopped planning meals around our grill, and Dark Eyed Juncos are back in the yard. At this point in the year we find ourselves hungry for heartier, comfort-type foods. Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Living
Tagged chicken noodle soup casserole, easy crock pot roast, fall recipes, pasties, recipe favorites
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Book Review: Debbie Macomber – 44 Cranberry Point (Cedar Cove Series Book #4)
44 Cranberry Point is the fourth novel of Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove series. (Reviews of the previous books in the series can be found here: Book 1: 16 Lighthouse Road, Book 2: 204 Rosewood Lane, Book 3: 311 Pelican Court). … Continue reading
Recipe: Vegetable Casserole
If you have a problem getting anyone in your house to eat vegetables, this ought to do the trick. No problems in our house, we just like it! Ingredients 1 pound bag of frozen broccoli/cauliflower mix, or whatever you like … Continue reading
Posted in All Recipes, Cooking, Side Dish
Tagged bread crumbs, Broccoli, cauliflower, cream cheese, eat your veggies, simple vegetable recipe, vegetables
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Book Review: Lisa Scottoline – Look Again
Last time I read a Lisa Scottoline novel (Come Home, reviewed here) I ended up finishing it in a single day: seven hours straight (including a break for dinner.) I split Look Again over two days but only because my … Continue reading
Posted in All Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - By Author, Fiction - By Category, Reading
Tagged adoption, book review, child abduction, Crime Drama, Lisa Scottoline, missing child, mystery, thriller
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