Monthly Archives: July 2010

Sweet Chili Glazed Salmon

Posted on July 11, 2010 by terry

We were getting our hair cut at Jon’s this past spring, and I was thumbing through one of his magazines – the April Bon Appétit – which had this INCREDIBLE looking salmon dish on the cover. Since it WAS April, … Continue reading →

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Beef Stroganoff

Posted on July 10, 2010 by terry

Stop. Don’t even think about it. You are NOT going to read this recipe and then decide you can make it, only replace the butter with yellow goop and the sour cream with lite soy-flax almond slush or whatever. This … Continue reading →

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Cheese-y Rice-y Breakfast Goodness

Posted on July 9, 2010 by terry

OK, you NEED to save this recipe from the USA Rice Council (née Federation – or vice versa). It went together in a snap, smelled wonderful while baking, and tasted even better once ready. The other cool thing is; it’s … Continue reading →

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What is ‘vintage’?

Posted on July 8, 2010 by terry

Is there a minimum time requirement? When I think ‘vintage’, I think of the huge flowered wallpaper in my grandfather’s front hall – updated in the 70’s with ‘modern’ panelling; or maybe the yard high brass table lamps my dad … Continue reading →

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Gold Rush Brownies

Posted on July 7, 2010 by terry

Time for another blast from the past… I found this recipe a while ago on one of the vintage advertising sites I like to visit. Some of the stuff looks just WRONG (see the jello mold with olives and cabbage), … Continue reading →

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Life is just a bowl of…

Posted on July 6, 2010 by terry

Yup. Our first this season – the market had a nice deal on them yesterday. I’ve been a slacker most of the weekend; friends invited us places, and then the general languor of a warm summer holiday weekend kept me … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Delight Tomatoes

Posted on July 5, 2010 by terry

OK, really, Nigella Lawson calls these ‘Moonblush Tomatoes’, because all the magic happens at night. I tossed these in the hot (ish) oven after making the Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies yesterday morning and left them for the afternoon and evening … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day!

Posted on July 4, 2010 by terry

It’s a picture-perfect summer day here on the edge o’ the prairie (but close enough to the lake to keep the temps from getting too oppressive), and we find ourselves invited to a barbecue at friends’ in New Berlin Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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Blueberry Bread

Posted on July 3, 2010 by terry

We had some blueberries that were approaching the end of their ‘circle of life’, so I looked up my trusty strawberry bread recipe, took some English walnuts out of the freezer and started stirring. As a rule, I prefer black … Continue reading →

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‘maters

Posted on July 2, 2010 by terry

One month into exploring my farming roots – well, OK, my MOM’s farming roots – and I have some small, hard green balls hanging from the planter on the deck. The plant stake said 60 to 72 days, so I’m … Continue reading →

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