Advent is the most wonderful Season. My home has not one but three Advent wreaths and candles. It is the lighting of the candles, the glow of their lights, that fills my heart with immense joy. It is the anticipation and preparing the way of salvation that resonated within me.
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And Lord of Lords
Welcome to the last Sunday of Ordinary Times in the 2024-2025 Church Year. Next Sunday begins the Advent Season and a new cycle. Christ the King Sunday isn’t just a Catholic tradition. It is recognized and celebrated throughout much of the Christian world.
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Today is the 6th Day of Christmas. In years gone by, we’ve celebrated the 12 Days of Christmas. Not this time around. Four years running is enough, don’t you agree? If you still need your 12-Day fix, check out postings from the past.
Continue reading “Is This Year Nearly Over?”Garlic, Garlic and More Garlic
Do you like Escargot? I do, but only if it’s swimming in butter and garlic. Brother Dear told me it’s not the Escargot I love, it’s just a legitimate means to get butter and garlic into my mouth. Hum, he might just have a point.
Continue reading “Garlic, Garlic and More Garlic”Celebrate Texas with a Five Star Supper
Have you ever noticed that you can take the Texan out of Texas, but it’s impossible to take Texas out of a Texan? Every Texan I’ve ever had the pleasure to know has something somewhere in their home that displays their Texas pride.
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Growing up in a Filipino-American household, we ate a lot of rice. Roast Beef with stewed carrots, pan gravy and rice. Not mashed potatoes but rice. Skillet Pork Chops with creamy gravy and rice. The meat was from my Okie Father, the side from my Filipino Mother. While I do like rice, hands down I’m a potato gal.
White Truffle Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Ever since I first tasted shaved truffles it was love at first bite. I will never forget Romano Cacio E Pepe finished with thin whispers of Black Truffles. The earthy taste is unmistakable.
Small Town Life and Buttery Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Good morning everyone! Hope you are enjoying an awesome day. It’s Saturday, and that means the start of another great adventure. Hubby, Kiddo and I live in a town of about 200,000 people. That’s fairly small by California standards. Take San Francisco with a population pushing 900,000 or LA with nearly 4 million as comparisons. Yeah, we live in a small farming community surrounded by even small farming communities. The best thing about small town life is that there is always a fair or festival or open air market somewhere. Small town USA really love to strut their stuff.
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Valentine’s Day Romance Surf and Turf Style
I know, we are barely over all the holiday and New Year’s Eve Celebrations, and already I’m pushing head-long into Valentine’s Day. I guess I’ve got some explaining to do . . .
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I love mashed potatoes – a beautiful canvas for so many wonderful things! Smothered in gravy – oh my! Oozing with melted butter – oh yeah! As a bed for stews or meatballs or just the way they are – I’m there!
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