Author: strejde
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I crossed the line.
The invisible line that I had drawn for myself. The line between eating a processed meat frank on white bread with mustard, and not eating one. True, I have been experimenting with meats for a while. I have eaten a few bites of chicken tikka, a bite of my niece’s steak, various seafood dishes, and…
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Sorbet-ish
A couple of days ago I attempted to make sorbet. I prepared the mixtures for a lemon sorbet and a chocolate sorbet, and chilled them in the fridge for a couple of hours. The containers for my ice cream maker were ready in the freezer, so about mid-afternoon, I started it up and waited impatiently…
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All you need is love
This is the guy. The one who has stolen my heart and whose smile can make me melt. The one who only has to walk in the room to make me happy. The one who can make me laugh and whose voice is like dark chocolate. The one who is heaven. Just in case you…
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Dinner for one
Since Justin is working on several food accounts at work, he sometimes gets free food. Subway sandwiches, Fuddruckers fries, plus treats from paper vendors like Krispy Kreme doughnuts or pastries. This afternoon, he had a Fuddruckers “snack,” which left him full and left me fending for myself for dinner. This was my concoction: packaged salmon…
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Just a little kiss
Yesterday afternoon Chad and Lindsay treated us to desserts at Whole Foods (thanks, guys!). Having that store within walking distance is wonderful, yet dangerous…on our wallet, I mean. We each got a dose of sugar…Justin had a berry danish and an iced coffee, Chad had a slice of key lime pie and coffee, Lindsay had…