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True confessions.

April 16, 2009

We are going on vacation. You might say, so what? Well, this is my husband’s and my first real vacation, the kind where you stay in one spot and can walk or ride your bike to wherever you want to go. We are going to an island off the shore of South Carolina so the [...]

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The week of the beast

April 10, 2009

  The Beast by Theodore Roethke I came to a great door, Its lintel overhung With burr, bramble, and thorn; And when it swung, I saw A meadow, lush and green.  And there a great beast played, A sportive, aimless one, A shred of bone its horn, And colloped round with fern. It looked at [...]

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Who ate the giblets?

April 6, 2009

Before cooking the chicken in the previous recipe (chicken and artichokes and red peppers) I pulled out the paper package of giblets (heart, liver, and gizzard) and the neck of the bird and simmered them (sans paper) in a small sauce pan with water until the liver became crumbly. Oh, maybe about 15-20 minutes. Once [...]

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Chicken with artichokes and red peppers

April 3, 2009

My sister Kate gave me this recipe and I passed it around – a lot. On any given day one of my friends or someone in my family is probably cooking this meal. Why? It is delicious, fragrant, easy and affordable. We just call it chicken with artichokes and red peppers. Three hours before dinner [...]

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Three ways to make your old dog happy

April 1, 2009

We have a nester and a sprawler. Dogs, that is. Sally Ann, our Brittany is the sprawler. She is our Mae West dog – big chest and bigger heart. Her bird hunting days are over, at least in the field … her killdeer pointing in the yard is still spot on. Sally Ann’s passion for [...]

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