What a Way to Eat Our Noodles

Welcome to Eat Your Noodles Day. In the past, we’ve shared Asian and Filipino recipes that made noodles the star. Most recently it was all about a noodle side dish. This time around I thought something from Hubby’s heritage might be nice.

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In an Instant Breakfast for One

Don’t you just love it when little videos pop up on your social feed? It doesn’t take long before the marketing department knows just how to press your buttons. I generally get three types of reels – food related, baby related or animals just being too darn cute.

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Blessed Be The First Sunday In Lent

In Lent – Of Lent – what is the difference? Fridays are “Of Lent” meaning they are observed as part of the Lenten Penance, hence no meat on Fridays.

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The Beauty of an Open Range

Today is National Oregon Day. There is so much more to Oregon than its rugged coast, whale watching adventures or life in Portland. Eastern Oregon is all about cattle and cowboys. My kind of people.

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Friday of Ash Wednesday Week

I know what you are thinking, isn’t this the first Friday of Lent? I used to make that very same mistake. I mean if Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, then this must be the first Friday, right?

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Frozen Food or Skillet Supper?

Choices, choices, choices. Today is Frozen Food Day, Oreo Day and a Thursday. In the past we’ve celebrated Frozen Foods Day with things like Make Now Freeze for Later Meatballs. Today isn’t so much about frozen foods as it is Italian Thursday. Although the Chicken Tenderloins were kept in the freezer until now.

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Ashes to Ashes

The Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Genesis 2:7

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Fat Tuesday Jambalaya

Often within the secular world are comparisons between Religious Feast Days or customs and those of pagan practices. This is a veiled attempt to discredit the Catholic Church without fully understanding the connections.

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Set the World on Fire

Hubby and I live in the fertile central valley of California. Our little hamlet is both the county seat and the largest city in Stanislaus County at just over 200,000 people. That’s more than I thought but far less than other cities such as San Francisco or Los Angeles.

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A Beautiful Crêpe Filled Morning

Welcome to the last Sunday before the Lenten Season begins. As a child, I so dreaded Lent. It meant giving up something that was a luxury like Chocolate. On the bright side, doing so make those Chocolate Easter Bunnies all the more special.

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For the Love of Peanut Butter

Many, many moons ago Hubby and I hung out with a couple who were much younger than us, but that didn’t seem to matter. Most of our friends back then (and now) are much younger than us. The wife was from Oklahoma, the husband a wild bush pilot from upstate New York.

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On This Beautiful Friday

Welcome to the last Friday of February. Not only is this the last Friday, but it’s also the end of the month. So this is our last chance in February to have an amazing Fish Supper. Enjoy!

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Oh Yeah It’s a Chili Day!

Every year on the fourth Thursday in February (that would be today) the powers that be declare the day to be National Chili Day. You would think, as a fan of Chili, that I would have shared so many amazing recipes to celebrate the day that you screamed Enough already!

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A Mid-Week Family Supper

Growing up there were certain things we could count on at suppertime. More often than not, Sunday Supper was either fried or oven roasted chicken. Sundays were rarely a day spent with just the American definition of immediate family. I grew up in a house that didn’t know the meaning of the word.

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At Last The Crowning Glory

Here we are, at long last we’re reached the Crowning Glory. One of my very earliest attempts at Gourmet Cooking was a wine reduction sauce. Now it’s something I can do with my eyes closed. Although as accident prone as I am in the kitchen, that’s probably not a good idea.

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