Where Jeff lived in High School (Scandia House) Jeff and his friend, Kyle Jeff and his brother, Mike Mike and Jeff for intermission… Gracie does a few shadow animals for us. This week for date night, Gracie put on a little slide show for us. We were so excited when we came across a slide…
breakfast donburi
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~ breakfast donburi ~ Donburi is a Japanese rice bowl served with any variety of stir fried vegetables and meat, fish or eggs on top. For my breakfast donburi, I made steamed Jasmine rice, stir fried mushrooms, onions, yellow and green sweet bell pepper and carrots in olive oil until tender. During the last minute…
wine tasting notes ~ fetzer gewurztraminer
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We enjoyed this delicious, floral, fruity wine with our Thanksgiving dinner this year. It was the perfect accompaniment! ~ Wine Maker’s Notes ~ The wine is a deep golden straw color, with a nose of dried apricot, spicy peach, with a touch of rose petal and honeysuckle. The crisp green apple, honeyed apricot and peach…
holiday stroll and a quiet day at home
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sweet potato casserole
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~ sweet potato casserole ~ The perfect side dish with turkey, ham or THIS pork tenderloin. The yummy spices will make your whole house smell heavenly as you prepare for your guests. I love this kind of aromatherapy! 5 large sweet potatoes 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup 1 large egg 1 and 1/4 teaspoons…