For as long as I can remember, my father has grown a garden. When I was very young, he grew flowers in the backyard. The entire back fence was lined with flower beds. I can remember two of his four brothers also had beautiful gardens. Those boys seemed to have a green thumb.
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I'm a wife, mother, grandmother and avid home cook.I believe in eating healthy whenever possible, while still managing to indulge in life's pleasures.
Good Samaritan Chicken Noodle Soup
Today we have two very special National Days that need recognition. The first is Good Samaritan Day. The point and purpose of Good Samaritan Day should be obvious. Most of us are familiar with the term “Good Samaritan” even if we don’t know our Biblical Parables.
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If you love seafood, consider this the 3rd Sunday in Lent your lucky day! Unlike all the other days of Lent, Sundays are apart from the sacrifices, the penance and sorrows of the season. Sundays are to be celebrated with feasts and filled with joy.
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Hello Saturday! How are you this fine day? On the National Front, we should have Oatmeal Nut Waffles for breakfast, Eat Our Noodles sometime during the day and honor Johnny Appleseed. I’m not a fan of Oatmeal except in cookies, although Oatmeal Waffles might be interesting.
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Depending upon how you keep count, today is either the second or third Friday of Lent. Need more information? Me too.
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As Hubby and I went over our weekly grocery list, he asked why I had Cheese Tortellini on the list for Chicken Cheese Tortellini. Did I mean I wanted Chicken Tortellini? Nope.
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Today is National Oregon Day. As many of you might already know, I adore Oregon – especially the coast. While both California and Oregon have designated their coastlines as “Public Property”, the wealthy in California tend to hog the best views for themselves, and the rest the state charges an admission fee.
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Steak Oscar, at its basic form, is a fancy name for Surf and Turf. It’s a steak (typically Filet Mignon), topped with a shell fish and served in a sauce. That leaves the creative field wide open, doesn’t it?
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Good morning Monday! One thing about being retired is that every morning is awesome. Some more so than others. And let’s face it, any day that God remembers to wake you up is a good day!
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Welcome to the Second Sunday in Lent. Sundays fall during Lent, but they are not “of Lent” since every Sunday in considered a Mini-Easter. Catholics do not “attend” church, we Celebrate the Mass.
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Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord
Today is the final Ember Days of Spring. Spring, a time of renewal. A time of growth. A time to draw ever closer to God.
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Ember Days of Spring makes me think America the Beautiful. But that’s a whole other subject, right? Today is both an Ember Days of Spring and the second Friday of Lent.
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Today is National Banna Cream Pie Day. Yum! Plus, it gave me the perfect excuse to test drive a new recipe with time to tweak before our final Small Group meeting in a few weeks.
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Show us, O Lord, the light of Your kindness
Today is the first of three Ember Days of Spring or the Lenten Season. These are days of old, no longer held in the same high regard as before. They were observed as days of fasting and abstinence. The Ember Days of Spring are movable; as they are observed on the first Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following Ash Wednesday.
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When it came time to scramble up these eggs, I must admit, I wasn’t sure. Dill Weed in Scrambled Eggs? Turns out, the dill is not over powering, and lends a touch of something special. Crazy, right?
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