December 2009

A Jeweled Merry Christmas to You

25 December 2009
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This is my favorite desert any time of year but I find it especially pleasing after a holiday meal.  Forget the pumpkin pie and cheesecake I much prefer something lighter.  Not only is this gorgeous we eat it as finger food.  We are primal like that at our home.  Food should be accessible without fussy [...]

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Best Christmas Gifts for Foodies (me)

22 December 2009

Have you already prepared your gifts for your favorite foodie?  Do not fret, it is not too late.  No, forget that TGI Friday’s gift certificate you saw at Safeway.  You can give that to my brother.  He would put it to good use, but if you really care for the foodie in your life check [...]

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chocolate syrup

17 December 2009
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No need to by chocolate syrup for your mocha, hot chocolate or your glass of chocolate milk.  Make it yourself with items in your pantry in no time flat.  The bonus is that you can make as much as you need and you know exactly what is in it.  Make it as chocolaty or sweet [...]

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‘gin’ger pomegranate cocktail

15 December 2009
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For those of you worried about my sanity, I think that I found the cure. If you read my latest post you will see why my sanity is hanging by a thread.  To add salt to the wound today I found out that my child’s teacher, disregarding my wishes, has singled him out for more [...]

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all i want for Christmas is my sanity

15 December 2009
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I have lost 2 things, and I am in the process of losing the third.  No, I’ve lost 3 things lately. It is official it is 3 things.  The first being the battery charger for my Canon.  What the heck, how can I use the damn camera without a charged battery?  It has to be [...]

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Bistro San Martín, Arlington, Washington

11 December 2009
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The kids and I made an impromptu trip to Western Washington for a couple reasons.  First, my Great Uncle Lawrence had recently passed and there was a memorial for him.  It was really a nice ceremony and we were glad that we could make it.  It was when I was sitting there that I realized [...]

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Is your chicken contaminated?

9 December 2009

Sunday was a lot of things, St. Nikolaus Day, My grandmother’s 95th birthday, and a day of travel. Driving across the state of Washington is not my favorite thing to do.  The boring 370 mile trek through the cities, the mountain pass then forever along the straight, mostly flat, roads of the Columbia Plateau on [...]

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