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Sweet Italian sausage and polenta. 11/27/18

Here is a nice change if you are tired of the turkey routine, sweet Italian sausage with plenty of sautéed onions, bell pepper, and garlic over a bed of creamy polenta. In order to make things go faster, John starts … Continue reading

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In a funk. 11/14/18

What is the matter with me?! Usually I am looking forward to making dinner but this week I am just not feeling it. I have been shut inside all week because the smoke in the air is terrible. And since … Continue reading

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Weekly menu. 10/28-11/2/18

Here is our weekly menu for our first week in Utah. Our son is joining us for the second week and part of our fun together is planning, shopping, and preparing the next week’s menu together.

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Weekly Menu. 9/10/18

Here is the menu for this week which is hanging in my kitchen. We are doing a lot of celebrating this week!

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And then we got a pizza. 4/16/18

Yes, after all my boasting yesterday that creating a menu saves me from ordering pizza we went ahead and ordered pizza. Not this exact one-this is a pizza we had in Rome. I was too embarrassed to actually take a … Continue reading

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Bits and Pieces – 12/25/17 to 1/14/17

After almost nobody even bothered to look at my pretty rum cake, I decided to make a change.  I am tired of trying to find vegan recipes and I am going to be traveling quite a bit this year and … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving -1, Innovation! 11/22/17

No food pictures today I have been busy cooking for tomorrow. We have been just noshing on what is cooking and leftovers. I thought I would share my great innovation with you that John thought up. The question was how … Continue reading

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Using tofu and flaxseed + chicken parm and spaghetti. 11/8/17

Since my recent physical I have been trying to eat more foods that will have the effect of lowering blood sugar and cholesterol. My doctor suggested eating flaxseed and going with a more plant based diet. In reading up on … Continue reading

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Vega- Vege- Pesca- tarian Day. 10/26/17

I am doing the best I can to have a more plant-based diet. Sometimes I make mistakes and sometimes my lifestyle doesn’t allow me to be perfect. Today I started off with a vegan oatmeal breakfast. This was followed by … Continue reading

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Chicken Monday. 10/9/17

If it is Monday it must be chicken. We are creatures of habit.

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