July 2008

Cooking For Company

July 22, 2008

I just returned from my trip to OR yesterday and this Thursday we are having a missionary family with seven kids stay with for a few days. How do you prepare for this much company after just getting back from vacation. You plan ahead. You make lists and schedules and you stick to it. For [...]

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Vacation and Family

July 21, 2008

I had a very good trip to OR to visit family. It has been two years since I have been to OR. I grew up in OR and all my family still lives there. We try to visit every year or two but it is so hard to see everyone, every trip. This year we [...]

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I’m Back and Fly Lady Book Winner

July 21, 2008

I made it back from vacation. I will post more about that later. I am busy now trying to catch up on things, unpack, do laundry, get back on schedule, and prepare for company that is coming on Thursday. I wanted to post the winner of the FlyLady book. I guess my regular readers must [...]

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Fly Lady Book Give-A-Way and Vacation

July 14, 2008

You will not be hearing much from me over the next week. I am making a quick trip to the West Coast for my sister’s wedding. When I have time I will check email and moderate comments but other than that you won’t hear much from me. Since I won’t be posting for awhile I [...]

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Simple Summer Dish

July 12, 2008

Right now we are picking a lot of tomatoes from our garden. Well, it seems like a lot. It is not enough to do a bunch of canning type things with it but it is enough we are eating them at almost every meal. I have tried several bruschetta type recipes over the years. Although [...]

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Favorite Cooking Sites

July 10, 2008

I decided to do a post listing some of my favorite recipes sources online. I love looking at recipes online. I have found so many tips and recipes looking around the internet. In the age of the internet you really do not need cookbooks, although I have many, you really could get by without spending [...]

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Parmesan Orzo

July 9, 2008

I have seen several different recipes lately for Orzo with Parmesan. I decided to fix it for a side dish, since I had not made it in a long time. I really enjoy orzo. The first time I ever had it was at my in laws house. It was when my husband and I were [...]

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Coffee Cake Muffins

July 8, 2008

The recipe for these muffins came from the Everday Baking Website. It is done by Everyday Foods which is part of Martha Stewart. These muffins were very good. But I made a few simple changes. The recipe said to use a jumbo muffin tin. I doubt many of us have one of those sitting in [...]

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Teriyaki Chicken

July 8, 2008

I have been making this chicken dish for years. It is so easy and frugal. You can use just about any cut of chicken. I used boneless skinless chicken breasts recently but that is the more expensive cut. I have made this many times with leg quarters or just drumsticks. When my husband was in [...]