“Orange is the happiest color” ~Frank Sinatra This chicken turned out so tender and juicy on the inside with a caramelized sticky tangy-sweet crust, I just couldn’t keep this recipe to myself. I used Cara Cara oranges which I think make the sauce on this chicken extra special. Cara Cara oranges are navel oranges that…
Lemon Bars
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“Knowest thou the land where the lemon trees bloom, where gold orange glows in the deep thicket’s gloom, where a wind ever soft from the blue heaven blows, and the groves are of laurel and myrtle and rose?” ~Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe These are the best lemon bars I’ve ever made. They’re adapted from Ina…
Visiting Red Wing-Red Wing Trolley Company
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Serendipity, Tea and Me
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Ninja Haiku #6
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He’s back…. Out burst all the smoke, Without a care to the world, Airlines say no joke! ~The Haiku Ninja
Party Under The Big Top
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Rhubarb Custard Cake
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Music Review-Alexi Murdoch
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Current Crush-Penguin Classic Cloth Bound Books
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“To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate conversations with men of unseen generations – such is a pleasure beyond compare.” ~Kenko Yoshida LOVE LOVE LOVE these! Penguin cloth bound classics available at Anthropologie… look at this gorgeous copy of “Alice in Wonderland” ! wouldn’t these look…
Fresh Air Rooms
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“And they were canopied by blue sky…so cloudless, clear and purely beautiful.” ~Lord Byron In my book, “Welcome Home-Simple Tips for Turning Your House into a Luxurious Retreat,” on page 54, I wrote all about ‘Fresh Air Rooms.’ Porches, sun rooms, patios, decks, and gazebos would all fall into this category. The wrap around porch…