Cajun Sausage Foil Packs

I don’t know about you, but I love Foil Pack Cooking. All it takes is a grill (or oven) to cook a full meal. Foil packs can be prepared in advance, loaded into the family cooker and cooked up in a park or at the beach. Awesome!

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Summer Goodness

If your summer is anything like ours, there are a lot of pot luck gathering going on. When it comes to pot lucks, I tend to be in charge of the munchies (appetizers) and the desserts.

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Cheers to a Tropical Evening

What to do? What to do? If you were to Google National Mai Tai Day, you might just get two different answers. One is today. The other is August 30th. The first was established by an organization that gives us one cocktail for each day of the year. Today’s cocktail is a Mai Tai.

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Feast of Two Saints

Welcome to the 29th day of June. The year is nearly half over. If you are going to be exact, the half-way point would be at noon on July 2. Aren’t you glad I took the time to calculate that? Of course, that doesn’t take into consideration leap years. But that’s neither here nor there.

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Alaska – The Last American Frontier

Today we celebrate the amazing state of Alaska. A ruggedly beautiful land, with a strong determined people. Often life in Alaska isn’t easy. But then again anything worthwhile requires effort and sacrifice.

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Our Lady, Cowboy Burgers and Sweet Onions

Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Unlike most other Feast Days dedicated to Our Lady, today is not tied to an appearance, our Lady of Perpetual Help is tied to a story and a painting.

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Layers of Creamy Goodness

Today is one very yummy, creamy National Day. It’s Chocolate Pudding Day. For many of us, the thought of chocolate pudding fills us with fond childhood memories.

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Summertime and Mary’s Immaculate Heart

Yesterday we celebrated the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This feast was originally instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1944, celebrated on August 22 to coincide with the traditional octave day of the Assumption of Mary.

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Sacred Heart Feast Day

It has been 19 days since Pentecost Sunday. For those keeping track, it’s the feast of our Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. And just for the record, one of the things I love about the Catholic Faith are all the special days.

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Pretty in Pink

Little girls, all adorned in their pretty pink bows with baby-doll dresses. Pink is for girls, blue is for boys. That’s just the way it is, right?

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With This Ring . . .

I thee promise to enjoy our life to the fullest. One of our favorite appetizers to order at our local pub has to be onion rings. We could make a meal of them. Yum!

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Good Morning Arizona!

The sun is rising on this, another perfect day. It’s the Summer Solstice after all. And what better state to celebrate on this day than Arizona, where the sun lives nearly year-round. Did you know Arizona was the last continental state to join the union? That’s not all . . .

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Celebrate Today in Vintage Style

As I sit here, feet up, lap top on my lap, I am distracted by the view outside our living room window. I’m suppose to be searching for details on the origins of the original Ice Cream Soda. It’s a warm day, and our Humming Bird Feeder is alive with activity. Humming birds are so fast. So beautiful, and oh so tiny.

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Father’s Day is More than Just Backyard Barbecues

Happy Father’s Day! I know what you are thinking, we should be talking about barbecues and steaks and hot dogs. We should be baking Dad’s favorite Chocolate Cake. So why aren’t we?

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Chipotle Lime London Broil with Cilantro Chimichurri

Tomorrow is Father’s Day. All across this great land, families will be gathering for a barbecue. Barbecues are a Father’s Day Tradition, right?

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