With fresh Basil in plenty, I have been craving some homemade tomato-basil soup! This is one of my daughter Michelle’s favorite dishes. I didn’t use much cream as we were trying to keep it light and omitted the heavy cream! With this hot weather, this soup can very easily be enjoyed cold or as “Gazpacho”. […]
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Creamy Cole Slaw – by Mel
My friend Melania recently shared her version of Cole Slaw. She brought some over for girls night just following her sons high school graduation party. I’ve made a number of different versions of slaw, but I have to say this recipe was really delicious! We’ve eaten it a couple times since download e mail in […]
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So I’ve been wanting to make some wheat pasta since my new pasta machine attachments arrived some time ago. I did a lot of looking on thee web of what people had success with and decided I would go with a 50-50 Whole Wheat/White Flour Mix. I still choose the healthier option of omitting the […]
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So Minnesota is still on a hot streak (several days of hot, humid 100+ degrees temperatures outside on this lovely – humid Sunday afternoon. After spending much of the morning outside biking, mowing and puttering in the gardens we were feeling like sipping on something light and refreshing! I have some beautiful fresh mint growing […]
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So you might realize… providing you are a “mushroom lover”, you can stuff them with just about anything and enjoy them. Similar to peppers! It was a Monday night “girls night” – or our regular excuse for our get-together to eat, drink, socialize and laugh at this season of the “smut show”. (AKA Emily’s season […]
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