Author: strejde
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Food Find: Blue Bell Dos Amigos Ice Cream
I found this ice cream at our local Fresh Plus grocery store on one of my “Oh my gosh I need some chocolate right now” days. I just have to say that it’s delicious alongside my friend Lindsay’s brownies (which I will hopefully be making and posting about soon, because man, they’re good). The ice…
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Mexican meets Italian
Last night, Lindsay, Chad, and Andy came over for dinner and a movie. For dinner, I made Taco Pizza…my own creation that brings together my love for pizza with my Mexican roots. Or…Mexican-American roots. Okay, New Mexican roots. I served it with salad and steamed broccoli, plus hibiscus tea and Justin’s Southern sweet tea. (Which…
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There’s a fish in my house!
Folks, you are looking at the first animal-flesh dish I have made in my house for about two and a half years. I have been eating bits and pieces of meat here and there when we go out, but had yet to cook any at home . I also cook bacon every day at the…
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I was crafty!
Check it out…my first curtains! I bought the fabric (I wish you could see the detail…it’s so pretty) a long time ago to replace the old “smoker’s white” curtains that hung in our bathroom. I kept putting off sewing them, because I’m a bit of a perfectionist, and was afraid to screw it up. But…
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Soup, lovely soup
Last night we tried this recipe for a tortellini soup. It was very good, chock full of vegetables. I think next time I would add salt (I forgot to add any, and it needed a little more oomph), and I might add more liquid to make it soupier and not quite so chunky. The saltiness…