Cabbage-Beef Soup

20180514_14494erdfI made this soup on a whim to use up scraps from another recipe.  I uttered the words “oh my God!” when I tried it.  I may have thrown in another term, too, but I’m keeping this site “G” rated.

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Kids These Days

You watch them grow and see them develop into young versions of actual adults.  Then you go to a get-together at a friend’s house.  Whelp… so much for that!

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Cherry-Amaretto Chocolate Mini Cakes

20180505_212229tghI will admit that I am a bit of a cake snob.  And judging by how much cake is often left over after any get-together I can see that I am not alone.

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Easy Baked Ravioli

20180503_160259Someday I intend to make my own raviolis.  I also intend to win the lottery.  Guess I should start buying tickets??  Maybe?

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Tomato and Seafood Pasta Sauce

20180411_164013In all honesty, I don’t cook seafood as often as I would like to eat it.  I really need to work on this.

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Clam Chowder

20210203_144638Portland, Oregon, circa 1981.  My parents and I are dining at a swanky hotel restaurant.  I order clam chowder and am served something that can only be described as nectar of the gods.

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Greek Lemon & Herb Roasted Chicken

20180131_135451My brain tends to get a multitude of ideas roaming around in it all at once.  Much of the time those ideas have nothing to do with each other, but when I’m hungry those random thoughts start to coalesce around the concept of eating something.  Shocking, I know.

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“It’s Called Fishing, Not Catching”

20180110_135637I guess I can’t complain about having a child whose sole request for his birthday is to go fishing.  Not some elaborate deep-sea trip in an exotic location (though I know he wouldn’t turn it down), just a simple trip to a local river to try his luck. Continue reading “It’s Called Fishing, Not Catching”

Roast Chicken with Greek Pepperoncini

20180917_185256xdfgvOur church holds a Greek “food festival” at the end of summer each year.  It has grown in epic proportions over the past few years, but during its smaller days our community would wrap up all the festivities (and work) with a relaxing luncheon on Sunday after church.

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