Tag: cooking
Pizza! Pizza!
Yesterday Kris and I went to Redlands to visit our niece, Annie. She recently finished her dental residency at the V.A. and will soon be starting a new job out there. For those of you who are not familiar, Redlands is east of Los Angeles. It takes us about two […]
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My Wife’s Second Husband
Last week’s blog was sort of a non-blog. Too many things had happened that week, predominantly, the death of a close friend of ours, Frank J. Waller. He was a friend and also Kris’ caregiving client. So, we lost a friend and Kris lost her job. Two traumas for the […]
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The D.E.P. (Derail Every Plan) Method
I’m in two critique groups, one for novels and one for screenplays. My novel group met yesterday and chapters 4 and 5 of my first steampunk novel were up. The great thing about being in a critique group is that, while all will comment on story structure and characters, different […]
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… it’s Seder-Day Night!
Happy Easter, everyone! Three days before we celebrated Easter, my church, Calvary Bible Church in Burbank, held a Seder, the traditional Jewish celebration of Passover. Why celebrate Passover? Because as Christians, it’s part of our heritage as well. We have the Old Testament, Moses, the Ten Commandments, the exodus from […]
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Off to a Good Start
It may be two months early to review my goals, but as I was marking my progress for the month, I realized how much I accomplished. Some of it, like trying new recipes, I wasn’t even trying. I just love trying new recipes I find. It’s important to break down […]
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Cherrys are Go!
About four or five years ago, I became aware of a remake of the original Gerry and Sylvia Anderson series, “The Thunderbirds”. I’ve been a fan of the show since it aired in America when I was in the 6th grade. And about a dozen years or so ago, the […]
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It’s Beginning to Smell a Lot Like Christmas
Around here we have several traditions for the Christmas season. One of them is baking cookies! I have collected several cookie recipes over the years. Some are favorites that I always make, like the Hershey’s Kiss cookies. Sometimes I tinker around with recipes, like making the Hershey’s Kiss cookie dough, […]
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Well, one of them turned into this – It’s finally time to harvest some fruit. These were the first two to pop. They became chili last night. Not a new recipe, but one of our favorites. We harvested a total of 24 habaneros. Later these other ones will become […]
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My New Obsession
Years ago, when I fell in love with cooking, I got most of my recipes from the Taste of Home and Taste of Home Quick Cooking magazines. Every month I would wait for my two magazines and peruse through them for new dishes to make. And at the end of […]
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