Sunday Lasagna

Making lasagna in my family has alway been a big event.  In my family it takes two days to make a pan of the cheesy perfection.  The sauce is alway made the day before, then the next day is when you start to build and stack sauce, noodles, ricotta, noodles, sauce, noodles, ricotta, noodles, sauce, noodles, ricotta, [...]

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26 Things-’Z’

Zest (lime)

Tom bought limes to make himself Margaritas. I used the lime to make zest for my final letter for the 26 Things.

As for me. I swore off Margaritas. Can anyone guess why?
Today I made homemade cantaloupe sorbet/ice. But, just the same it is so refreshing. I know what we call cantaloupes are really muskmellons. [...]

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26 Things-’Y’

Yeast

I love yeast. I love the smell, the look and the taste. I like to make yeast breads. I love the smell, the look and the taste of a yeast bread. I remember my grandmother when she was making bread, before she would knead it, she would bless it by making the sign of the [...]

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26 Things-’X’

Xray

An xray of Tom’s spine after his back surgery.
In 1998 he was injured at his job.  Because of this injury he needed spinal surgery.  He was left with titanium screws and rods to fuse his spine and a vena cava filter which is a device inserted into a major vein to prevent a blood clot [...]

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26 Things-’W’

Welcome Sign

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26 Things-’V’

Vehicle, Dodge Viper

One of Brian’s toy vehicles/cars. A Dodge Viper.
On Father’s Day I made Chinese Food and one of the dishes I made was fried wontons. My recipe calls for about a teaspoonful of minced gingerroot or more. I had a lot of gingerroot left so, I made candied ginger today.

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26 Things-’U’

Utensils

Kitchen utensil drawer in my kitchen. This is one of two. I didn’t take a picture of the messier one. I would have been too embarrassed.
Carrie’s birthday luncheon went well.  We had meat and cheese spirals, (I was shocked and outraged by the price) potato salad and relishes and condiments.  I didn’t bake the cake.  [...]

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26 Things-’T’

Tea Pot

Yesterday we picked blueberries from our backyard. We yielded about a pint and a half. Today I made a blueberry coffee cake and what was left-over of the blueberries, I made into a syrup/topping for breakfast tomorrow. I am thinking of making waffles.

Tomorrow is Carrie’s 34th Birthday. I was just a nineteen years old kid when [...]

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26 Things-’S’

St. Francis of Assisi Statue,

Years ago I painted this cement statue and placed it outside. It has been there for many years exposed to the elements. It is starting to wear in places. I hope to renew it someday.
St. Francis of Assisi is my patron saint and my inspirations are St. Clare of Assisi, and St. [...]

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26 Things-’R’

Rice

Race Case

Decisions, decisions.  Which one to pick for the letter ‘R’.  I asked Brian to hold his Sizzlers race case, so I figure the least I could do was us it.  But, I do like the colors and different types of rice that I always keep on hand.  Isn’t rice one of the staples for/of life?  [...]

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26 Things-’Q’

Quill

I tried to write the word ‘quill’ with one of the feathered quills and couldn’t really do it. It didn’t help that I used thinned poster paint rather than ink.

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26 Things-’P’

Pen, Paper and Paper Clips on a Pink Background

From the desk of Me.  I use the little “Willow Tree” friendship box for paper clips.

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26 Things-’O’

Olives

You either like them or you don’t.  I love all the varieties of both the green and the black olive. 

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26 Things-’N’

Nails

This is what I could come with on short notice for the letter ‘N’. Or, was it that I was just too lazy and tired to really give it some thought. 

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26 Things-’M’

Marble Mortar and Pestle

Carrie sent this ‘marble’ mortar and pestle to me in 1993 when she was living in Philadelphia. I had always wanted one. I use it all the time for whole spices, herbs, etc.

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