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Stir Fry Chicken with Bok Choy
2007-04-13 04:15:00
I love stir fries….I could eat them all the time. Trouble with them is that they often don’t photograph well, coming out resembling something other than their true nature and not often wholly appetizing. Yet I persevere. This photo turned out pretty good. This simple recipe from the current Food and Wine magazine was twisted up ...
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More wine-ing?..
2007-04-11 01:19:00
My first post on the Well Fed site, Wine Sediments is now up. I will be writing two posts per month and contributing to their Great Grape Day event, which occurs on the last Tuesday of every month. Skip on over and see what it’s all about! This site is a great resource for wine news, ...
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Cooking for a Cure
2007-04-11 01:13:00
The Cook ing to Combat Cancer Round Up is posted over at Mele Cotte.  There are tons of wonderful looking recipes and some poignant stories of how cancer has affected us all. Please go and see it.
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Too adorable not to share
2007-04-09 16:58:00
This is my niece, Isabella- fondly known as Bella among our family. She is a huge Carebears fan and arguably (although I could be totally biased) THE most adorable little thing. Oh yeah….She is the one on the right!
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Current Wine News
2007-04-09 16:46:00
I realize that I haven’t blogged much lately at all about the wines I have been drinking. Please don’t conclude that it means I haven’t been researching! I have, and I have been enjoying it immensely. I am forever amazed at what can happen when the cork pops off of a fresh bottle and the ...
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WCB Smackdown
2007-04-07 14:51:00
Poor Bustopher has had a rough week. It’s been unseasonably cold with lots of bright sunshine and that never ceases to confuse the fur outta him. He thinks its perfect outside until the door opens and a blast of chilly air hits his whiskers, causing him to look at us as if it’s somehow our ...
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Windchill in April and a meme
2007-04-04 14:45:00
Yup. Snow. *sigh* But only a little; not like April 27, 1983 when I was a freshman in college and we had over 20″. This is a dusting, but the temps are in the teens. Baayyyybeee….it’s cold out! And hey! The Baseball season started! Something about this whole scenario is not making a lot of sense. ...
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Eating Spring
2007-03-31 15:37:00
Spring has arrived and the promise of new vegetables is on the minds and palates of food lovers everywhere. For those of us in the Midwest, who can’t benefit from year-round gardening, the early crops that can go in the ground now are watched and nurtured with near obsessive attention as thoughts of fresh greens, ...
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WCB-Snuggling time and Bunny Ears
2007-03-31 15:07:00
Poor Bustopher…..it was Mike’s idea for me to give him bunny ears! Honest! He just wanted to be near Mama! And Harmon curled his large frame into the snuggest spot against my leg after trying in vain to climb somewhere on my lap, which didn’t exist due to the confines of the chair and the computer. ...
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Stinkin? up the Web
2007-03-30 15:08:00
As bloggers, we all joke about trying to ‘taste’ a delicious looking food picture right on the computer screen, but the current issue of Network Computing points out that the ability to smell your way through the ‘net might not be that far off. From March 19, 2007 Buzz Bites section, Andrew Conry-Murray writes: Here’s a ...
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An Event for Life
2007-03-29 15:53:00
April is Cancer Control Month, a designation that was put in place to raise awareness of the fight against cancer. Chris at Mele Cotte is hosting an event to bring together a collection of healthy recipes to encourage the practise of a healthier lifestyle. I submitted my Miracle in a Bowl to the event. From Chris’ ...
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Pork and Vegetables in Peanut Sauce
2007-03-29 02:05:00
I love peanut sauce; love it madly, truly, deeply. There is precious little available on the market that rivals what you can make from scratch and it’s goofy easy to put together with the right ingredients on hand. Most recipes I have seen are long, but not complicated. Measure, mix and use. Simplicity that will ...
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Miracle in a Bowl
2007-03-27 18:54:00
…..also known as Soup for the Soul, or if you need everything to be technical, Pesto Vegetable Soup Think about the merits of a good bowl of soup, and what it can do to restore and rejuvenate. We eat chicken soup when we are sick; we eat comforting creamy soups to ward off the chill that ...
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Such a slacker?..
2007-03-26 02:26:00
After a month’s hiatus from anything involving the Food and Wine 100, I did finally post something on the other web site. Check it out HERE.
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WCB-Let?s Play Camouflage!
2007-03-24 14:48:00
Quick….if both cats shut their eyes, which one do you think would disappear into the background???? Join lovely Luna at CatSynth for this weekend’s Cat Blogging fun. Ahhh…..music and cats, two of life’s greatest joys.
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I need a warning sign of some sort
2007-03-23 14:10:00
*War ning*     Baking Ahead. Calorie count potentially high.     *Warning * Once in a while, in our area, we get air alert warnings telling us of the high level of pollutants in the air and how it’s hazardous for those with respiratory diseases. Griffin has asthma that is well controlled, thank God and these alerts only make me a ...
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Spaghetti Florentina
2007-03-19 03:16:00
A pasta dish called ‘Flor entine’ commonly has spinach in it. What most people might not really know, (and this is a little known culinary fact so listen up)  is that when you call it ‘Florentina’, with an ‘A’ on the end,  it means a dish that has ’spinach and whatever the hell else is in ...
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WCB- Bustopher: Scorekeeper, Exterminator
2007-03-17 16:56:00
During a card game of Five Crowns, Bust opher was given the job of scorekeeper. He wasn’t all that good at it, as his preference was to play with the pencil instead of writing down our scores. And a new season of Bustopher’s Extermination Service has begun. We’re about to send out a flyer to the neighbors ...
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The comeback of Taco Pie
2007-03-17 15:48:00
Long ago, in the dating days far, far away, I had dinner at a (ahem…) boyfriends house and his Mom made Taco Pie. Another name might be Floating Tacos. Make a pile of Fritos, broken tortilla chips or whatever suits you, and pile on the meat, cheese and fixin’s. Scoop it up with a spoon, ...
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Grown up food
2007-03-16 01:18:00
That’s right, uh huh….it’s FISH! And around this house, it’s grown up food, the kind of food we eat when G-man hits the road on Thursday nights to take in dinner and a movie with Grandma. When I kick him out the door say goodbye to him, it’s time for some food that WE ...
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Breakfast in Hell
2007-03-14 14:29:00
Well, let me clarify before you stop reading this post, aghast at such language; I had breakfast at Hell s Kitchen this past weekend. Ya gotta love a place that tells you up front what is expected of you. This restaurant, located in downtown Minneapolis, is a big hot spot for breakfast and lunch, and famous for ...
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Too funny?..
2007-03-14 00:59:00
On my blog stats in the search terms: “cat big cheeks” Did they mean this??? He certainly qualifies. Could you just squeeze those chubby cheeks endlessly??
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What a difference a week makes
2007-03-13 15:55:00
Here’s what we saw on March 3rd. And little more than a week later……. Gotta love March in Minnesota, huh??
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I?m thinking of becoming a vegetarian
2007-03-11 00:46:00
Well, maybe….. except for bacon. And the occasional steak. But if I could eat the kind of food available at one of our local Indian restaurants called ‘The Vegetarian ’ on a regular basis, I would seriously consider giving up bacon. Seriously. Mike and I love adventurous eating, and we love Indian food. Our previous favorite place changed ownership ...
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Wow?bananas ARE amazing!
2007-03-10 23:13:02
That banana post made it onto the Health page of the Reuters news website, Friday March 9th,  apparently through Blogburst. According to Mike, this is a big deal. A very big deal, so big a deal that he made a copy of the page for posterity. He’s so cute. I’m a little stoked about it. A little.
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WCB- Spring Ahead?
2007-03-10 23:13:02
Here it is, a lovely Saturday morning (but WAY earlier than I want to be awake) and Bustopher and I are having the following conversation. K- “Tomorrow, you need to leave us be and let us sleep until well after 8:00am. Closer to 9:00am would be better” B-”Whatever. Did you not hear our water fountain hissing this morning? That’s your fault for not filling it last night. Where’s my photo for Weekend Cat Blogging?” (Bustopher tries madly to get control of the computer) K-”I thought we’d post that really cute one of you and Harmon snuggling on the couch.” (Kate pushes him aside, threatens to restrict his peanut butter treats if he doesn’t stop) B-”Are you nuts? You must have TONS more pictures cuter than that of me. You’re always holding that darn shiny flashing thing in my face .” K-”No, this one is darling. Everyone will love it.” B-”Man, I hate that word, unless it’s used to describ...
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Banana Facts, Jack
2007-03-09 23:12:02
I write a market report for a local produce company that I used to work at full time prior to attending culinary school. It’s a quick job that takes me a couple of hours on Wednesday afternoons and pays me just enough to keep me from feeling like a total slacker. I get first-hand knowledge of all things produce related from the guys in the company buying office, sometimes including free samples of things. One of the buyers, Mark, sent me this article about the nutritional power of the Banana , and I loved it. You must read it too, if only for the funny part at the end about the monkeys. Thanks Mark! I do want some of that organic chevre too! Fact s About Bananas Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!! This is interesting. After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again.Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost ...
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Make salad dressing YOUR way
2007-03-09 23:12:02
I love a good salad….mmmmm, fresh lettuces, spinach, cut up peppers, avocado (oh YEAH!), maybe some chopped apple or jicama, and some crushed almonds or sunflower seeds too, y’know…for nutty crunch. Then there is the dressing. Most people’s fridge has a wealth of them in the door. You purchase a bottle thinking it looks delicious, has a good nutrition label (PLEASE read them on salad dressings!) and then once you open it, ehh….maybe it’s not so hot. But you keep it anyway. Yeah, me too. I don’t fault you. Sala d dressings in a bottle are way better now than they were even a few short years ago, with all organic and natural varieties available. With some detailed investigation, you should be able to have some healthful selections on hand. Still, salad dressings from scratch are scary simple, and you don’t need any special equipment to make them. A fork, some oil and vinegar (any kind, don’t think you need those fancy ones) and a me...
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An indulgent weekend
2007-03-06 23:10:03
I had a rare and beautiful thing happen this past weekend. I was alone without the guys. The snow was cleared for the most part except for the last nuisance inch, and I had 48 hours of ?me? time. It happens maybe twice a year when the guys go on a church retreat. I miss them a little, but mostly, it?s my time. It passes quickly enough and then life is normal again. Sometimes when I have these weekends free, I will spend some time watching movies I know the guys would never go for, y?know?.chick flicks. This weekend I finished catching up on the second season of Grey?s Anatomy so I am now well informed on all the history. I have hunkered down with some books (Peter Mayle?s Provence series) taken a quiet and undisturbed nap covered in cats and relished in the quiet peace of my snow covered world. After our massive snowfall, the weather cleared, the sun came out and the weekend was spent in blinding pure white sunlight. Running errands on Saturday required many moments to pause upon en...
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Mother Nature?s birthday present to me
2007-03-03 11:07:02
18″ and counting since Wednesday night, most of it came yesterday to celebrate my birthday. This is my garden. Check out the drifts on the roofs. The dark stripe in the snow back by the door is one of my compost bins. Between the houses, the drifts are thigh high on me. This view is to the right of the photo above, my neighbor’s shed. The drift here gets bigger. I don’t want to venture into it. I may not come out. The bush to the right of the birdbath stands waist high on me. Our mailboxes on the street are nearly buried and the mounds next to our driveways are almost 6 feet high. Since Sunday, we have had more than 30″ of snow in our neck of the woods. More snow has fallen this week than all of last winter. Best of all?? Next week, the forecast is predicting rain. God I love Minnesota!!!
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