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For Mother's Day, in May, one of my sister's gave the siblings a Cornish hen recipe. I finally made it this month and it was delicious. It was so easy to make. The rub mix and Rosemary herb she included were the perfect combination. I still have some leftover rub mix and the Rosemary, so... Continue Reading →
Oldest daughter wanted some hot dog earlier in the week so husband and I went to Costco and got their famous hot dog and buns. I thought it would be cool to get a hot dog roller and bread toaster so I found this cute Oscar Mayer one on Amazon. It was not advertised to... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptList your top 5 favorite fruits.View all responses My top favorite fruits include a couple of tropical fruits: If you're wondering how I was able to get my favorite fruits all in one image, that's because I used Adobe Firefly. It's an A.I. generator for art. Here are the two photos I generated... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I've made bitter melon soup. I can't even remember the last time I made it but it was probably over a decade ago. This time I decided to follow this recipe on Youtube. I'm not a huge fan of the super bitterness of the bitter melon so to draw some... Continue Reading →
Around the same time I made the second lemon blueberry cake, I made rye bread. I love the way rye tastes with caraway seeds so I put quite a lot in. Initially, I was going to make it in a dutch oven but husband knew a little bit about how to make bread (he once... Continue Reading →
A few weeks back, I made a lemon blueberry cake. After buying blueberries from Costco and no one eating them I decided to make a cake with them because I didn't want them to go bad and have to toss them away. I followed a recipe on Youtube, here. It looked easy enough to make... Continue Reading →
A month ago or so, I ordered a dutch oven from Amazon in hopes to try making my own bread. I watched a bunch of Youtubes on how to make bread. There were lots of videos that I got overwhelmed a bit. I then Googled a bread recipe and found this one. It sounded simple... Continue Reading →
Happy new year! With two kids under 21, we toasted with sparkling cider. Hope you all had a great new year. This year is going to be exciting because I'm open for book reviews again. You can click on the book review link at top right or click here for submission requirements. Stay healthy and... Continue Reading →
I once tried a home hot pot and loved it so much that I decided to just make it over stove top. My favorite was the Tom Yum. I buy the paste and add some lime leaves, galanga slices (if I don't have it fresh/frozen, I use the powder), lemon grass, whatever veggies I have... Continue Reading →
Mom picked these cantaloupe from my plot at the community garden. All were orange inside but one. I didn't eat that one because I wasn't sure if it would taste right. I did taste the second smallest one and it tasted like cucumber. I'd love to grow more next year.
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