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BIG SUMMER POTLUCK & DOUGHNUT MUFFINS

August 9, 2010

Musical pairing – Taking Chances by Celine Dion I DID IT!!! I flew by myself to Pennsylvania last Friday, rented a car and drove BY MYSELF (with Lilly’s help – I’ve named my GPS Lilly) to the home of ThreeManyCooks and met people I only knew on Twitter; then flew back home on Sunday – [...]

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I’M NOT DUTCH, BUT THIS BABY IS!

July 22, 2010

Musical pairing – Easy by Commodores Twitter is full of comments about life being crazy busy right now and I must confess, I find myself in the same boat. Where are the lazy days of summer that songwriters wax poetic about ‘cuz they sure ain’t hangin’ around here – we are running from one forest [...]

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DR. DOM CARISTI & AFFOGATO – NOT YOUR AVERAGE CUP OF JOE

July 19, 2010

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN – Smith Bites Interview with Dr. Dom Caristi I recently had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Dr. Dom Caristi, one of The Professor’s colleagues at Ball State University; Dom and his wife, Kim are also good friends of ours and they fed us a wonderful dinner that [...]

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A NOT-SO-TEXAS COOKIE SHEET CAKE

July 15, 2010

Musical pairing – If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d Have Baked A Cake by Eileen Barton This post is a labor of love, and by that I mean that I count myself very fortunate to have married into one of the best families ever – and that includes my cousins on the Green side: [...]

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2010 . . . A MID-SUMMER GARDEN PIZZA VIDEO

July 14, 2010

I’m having one of those ‘Rip Van Winkle’ moments because I just cannot fathom that I’m actually using the words, ‘mid-summer.’ Then I look at the calendar and remember that the temperatures have been above 90 for the past couple of weeks and our gardens do indeed, remind me that it really is mid-summer – [...]

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VIETNAMESE-COFFEE CUPCAKES & A PARTY FOR 2

July 5, 2010

Musical pairing – Just the Two of Us by Bill Withers It was a perfect holiday weekend for The Professor and me; for several years, we’ve hosted a July 4th party at our home with 20+ invited guests. A whole lotta food and many hours later, we’re spent but very, very happy and content knowing [...]

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4TH OF JULY WATERMELON SALAD

July 1, 2010

Musical pairing – Bang Bang by David Sanborn Well here we are, 4th of July weekend . . . also the end of the week and you’re either having guests for the holiday or you’ve been invited to someone’s party. And you’re supposed to bring something to share . . . problem is you just [...]

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BLAME IT ON TWITTER – THE POMMY & MARIE

June 28, 2010

Musical pairing – A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock and Roll by Donny & Marie Osmond It all started last week when a thread on Twitter caught my eye between Elle’s Kitchen, DuoDishes, AGoodAppetite and Vino Luci mentioning a drink called, ‘The Arnie Palmer’ – which turns out to be plain brewed iced [...]

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DIM SUM . . . and then some . . .

June 24, 2010

Musical pairing – Waiting For The Sun by Future Loop Foundation No matter how well you plan something, “stuff” happens, and never is this more true than when traveling. When we made a quick 3-day trip to Salt Lake City back in May, our intentions were to see our granddaughter, meet Maria and Josh from [...]

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SUPER QUICK, SUPER EASY ITALIAN PASTA SALAD

June 21, 2010

Musical pairing – Blue Skies by Eva Cassidy I have always turned up my nose at pasta salads because, horror of horrors, I’m not a fan of mayonnaise and most recipes are dripping with the stuff . . . and cheese . . . and bacon . . . and peas . . . and [...]

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HOME AGAIN & DISHIN’ W/MAC

June 16, 2010

Musical pairing – Meet Me in California by Plain White T’s I’m baaaccckkkkk from a week in Santa Cruz with lots of crazy adventures like our forced march, hike through the Redwood forest (that’s us – the tiny group at the bottom left of that very big tree). The climb took 4 + hours to [...]

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