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Vegan Lunch!
Braised fresh broccoli in extra virgin olive oil. Nuked potatoes. Boiled sweetbread and a mega piece of avocado! I did add some fresh garlic while cooking. Light, healthy and delicious.
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White Fish Fillet in Lime/Butter Sauce
Fresh spinach sauteed in a bit of butter and a sprinkle of garlic powder. Set aside. In the same pan add more butter, since the pan is hot, add the fish fillets. Prior sprinkle the fillets with rosemary, black pepper, parsley, tarragon. Back to the cooking. This moves fast. Turn Read more…
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Honey Orange chicken.
Quick and delicious and healthy. Chicken breast cut in bite sizes for fast cooking and total coating of flavors. Small amount of extra virgin olive oil in pan heated. In a separate bowl with chicken toss a small amount of breadcrumbs. Toss into hot pan and allow to sit, so Read more…
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Cream Fraiche, as a pasta sauce…tantalizing !
Creme Fraiche is normally used with desserts as a side to fruits and cakes. Last year while looking for new recipes I found a new use for Crème Fraiche sauce over pasta “with as much parmesan as you can take.” The picture shows shell pasta mixed with Crème Fraiche loaded Read more…
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New Orleans Original Pecan Pie (recipe included)
Very sweet and absolutely delicious, pecan pies has been a New Orleans favorite from the earliest days of pecan growing in Louisiana. The combination of sugar and thick corn syrup gives the filling its soft, candylike texture. Ingredients; 1/2 cup sugar 1 stick salt butter 3 large eggs 2 1/2 Read more…
Politics
Republicans are like oil moving downhill. Politics, the Study of Power, part 3
Like oil moving downhill Republicans implemented Phase One of their grand plan to own the Republic. Reagan deregulated American Media, which allowed political candidates to use airtime and media space indiscriminately and according to their particular budgets and their lobbies -agendas. Access to equal time was eliminated. Only the very Read more…
Awesome Stuff
When photography inspires.
I’ll never know how this image came into existence or who took it. But the offering hand, the accepting bird, the background lighting while stars seem to float around are awe inspiring to this simple soul. Enjoy.
Healthy Living
Creating that spot where you rest more than your body.
Textures, Lighting, Scenes. Views. Add the music. A good book. Maybe a candle, Yep. Likey.
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5 Minute Gourmet. Pasta
Pasta al dente, Sweet Italian sausages. Chopped fresh tomatoes. Spices: oregano, basil, garlic, parsley. Topped with loads of Parma. Yum!
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Quick and easy breakfast.
Several layers here to please the palette, the eyes and taste buds. First layer, from bottom up, warm re-fried beans, thick slice of avocado cut across in a circle, one egg fried in extra virgin oil, sliced organic tomato topped with fresh basil bouquet. Five minutes to prepare. Enjoy
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Homemade Pumpkin Soup
Easy to make and surprisingly delicious. Email me for the recipe. I found this recipe in “Joy of Cooking” decades ago. Its magic ingredient is white pepper. Be surprised and enjoy it!
Healthy Living
Setting for one!
One is not a lonely number. Treat yourself special, all the time. I keep a ready place setting in the kitchen. The components are changed often. Here, I learned how to make a kinda rose with a red napkin. Next dinner party gets rose napkins. By the way, open the Read more…
Awesome Stuff
” I miss you like the Sun misses the rose in winter.”
From my garden, Roses in the tropics are very difficult to grow. I am too stubborn to give up on seeing everything about them in my little heaven. This sweeties is smaller than her plant mates but somehow captures all the elements of beauty. Enjoy. Life is good.
Finance
A Plan to Save Social Security
A plan that could save Social Security and boost the economy — with one big catch https://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-a-plan-that-could-save-social-security-and-boost-the-economy-with-one-big-catch-125501503.html
Politics
George W. Bush! Politics, the Study of Power, part 2
A drive down memory lane, a too brief recap, if we may. The Bill Clinton years, as I recall them, were happy and prosperous. I also recall how I read everywhere that we got “two for the price of one” introducing me to the existence of Hillary Clinton. She was Read more…
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Guacamole Baby!
Here it goes, One ripe avocado, lime or lemon, salt, pepper, tomato, onion, hot sauce. Mix, mush and gobble up. Enjoy!
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Homemade lentil soup with home grown avocado topping!
Recipe upon request. Just drop me a note and I’ll be happy to write it out for you.
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Croissants make me happy!
Many believe the croissant is a quintessential French pastry, but it traces back to the Ottoman siege of Vienna. Indeed, Austria is the actual birthplace of France’s most famous breakfast pastry. The kipferl, the ancestor of the croissant, stretches back to the 13th century in Austria. Maybe a bit of Read more…
Awesome Stuff
Gorilla Selfies are the real deal. Just wonderful.
Source: Image Gorilla’s participating in selfies with their guardians. I never tire of looking at them doing this. Primates are on the gravely endangered list with about a decade left to exist. There are wonderful people who dedicate their lives to protecting them from every possible harm.