Today California Wineries are considered to be good producers, making decent award winning wines. Had it not been for prohibition, California Wineries would be among the best in the world. Developing the vine takes time. Prohibition brought a halt to that in many ways.
Continue reading “Burgundy Pork Tenderloin”MLK Day and No Peek Beef Tips
Martin Luther King Jr was a man of many things. He had a strong belief in God, in the value of family and in America. He visualized a world that knew no color. It was a good dream for a struggling nation.
Continue reading “MLK Day and No Peek Beef Tips”Breakfast Omelette and Orange Juice
Welcome to a beautiful Sunday Morning. Today is National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day. Wow, that leaves things wide open, doesn’t it? It doesn’t matter the kind of juice, so long as it’s fresh squeezed.
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What are your Saturdays like? In our house, Saturdays are divided into two parts. The first is necessity, the second is pleasure.
Continue reading “Steaming Hot Pastrami Sandwich”Turning that Luck Around
Welcome to the first Friday the 13th of the New Year. It’s not just any Friday the 13th, but the very first one. And that makes it special. This day must have been created with our elected officials in mind.
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Basic recipes are amazing in that they can easily be adapted to suit your needs, preference and what you have on hand. If this recipe seems familiar, you’d be right. We shared it not that long ago.
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Today we celebrate the great state of Arkansas. It’s a landlocked state but hardly dry. There are plenty of river ways and lakes to explore. And more. So much more.
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All the holidays are now behind us. On the National Front, today is Bitter-sweet Chocolate Day. I suppose a rich dessert would be in order. But after all the Hoopla of the Holidays, dessert just isn’t hitting the spot.
Continue reading “Baja Pork Taco Feast”Cream Cheese Apricot Scones
Did you know that Apricots, cousins to the peach, actually originated in northeastern China? And thanks to the explorations of Alexander the Great, King Henry VIII and English settlers to the New World, apricots are popular in a wide variety of cuisines.
Continue reading “Cream Cheese Apricot Scones”A Return to Tradition
Welcome to the second Sunday of the New Year. This is a very special Sunday indeed. Yes, it is the Lord’s Day, and that is always special. But it is also the first Sunday following the Epiphany, January 6.
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Have you ever had what you thought was a simple yet delicious idea, and it goes a little sideways? That was the case with these Morning Tacos.
Continue reading “Tasty Morning Tacos”Friday Night Epiphany Fiesta
Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the Lord shines, and over you appears his glory. Isaiah 60:1-2
Continue reading “Friday Night Epiphany Fiesta”And Now the 12th Day of Christmas
Twelve Drummers Drumming. “Come they told me Pa-rum pum pum pum. Our newborn King to see, pa-rum pum pum pum.” Originally titled “Carol of the Drum”, this popular Christmas song was written in 1941 by American composer Katherine Kennicott Davis. It would not be recorded for another 10 years.
Continue reading “And Now the 12th Day of Christmas”On 11th Day of Christmas Let’s Spice Things Up
Here we are, four days into the new secular year. January 4 is the 11th Day of Christmas, with only 1 day remaining. It is National Spaghetti Day, Missouri Day and the Feast of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. Yeah, try pulling all that together in a single post.
Continue reading “On 11th Day of Christmas Let’s Spice Things Up”On the 10th Day of Christmas – Look at Them Leap!
We all know the words – On the 10th Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ten Lords a Leaping. My True Love – the one True Love – God the Father. He has given us everything.
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