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Monthly Archives: October 2013
FREE – Sehr Gut!
Every once in a while Safeway has a coupon for a fairly expensive item that they are offering for free to entice the shopper to repeat buy. I took advantage of this the other day and accepted a package of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Brussels Sprouts, Cheese, Chicken, Chicken Thighs, Classico Pasta Sauce, Cost per Plate, Dinner, Food, Free Food, Full Plates, Ghee, Pasta, Planned Overs, Ravioli, Red Peppers, Sierra Vista, Spinach, Vegetables
5 Comments
Judie McNuggets and Mini-Omelet
Judie McNuggets and Mini-Omelet This is one of our favorite dinners. It takes a while to make these delicious nuggets, but I make a dozen at a time, so there are three meal opportunities with each effort. They freeze well, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Butternut Squash, Camping Food, Chicken, Collard Greens, Dinner, Food, Full Plates, Gravy, Judie McNuggets, Kitchen, Mashed Potatoes, McNuggets, Mexican Scallions, Omelet, Overnight Trip Meal, Photography, Red Peppers, Sierra Vista, Smoked Paprika, travel, Travel Dinner, Vancamper, Vegetables
15 Comments
Poachers
DESAYUNOS DELICIOSOS !!! HIS We surely love poached eggs and polenta, especially when the polenta has the addition of smooth-melting white Cheddar cheese. DH thrives on onions, so his has pico de gallo salsa and chopped Mexican scallions, along with … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Baked Goods, Breakfast, Eggs, Food, Full Plates, Mexican Scallions, Pico de Gallo, Poached Eggs, Polenta, Roasted Chiles, Salsa, Seedy Buns, Sierra Vista, Vegetables, White Cheddar Cheese
17 Comments
Burritos – Regular and Deconstructed
Regulation burrito plate above. This is what you get when you order a burrito plate in our house. Unless you are the cook, in which case, you can have a “deconstructed burrito plate”! Mind you, I didn’t know there even … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, black beans, Black Olives, Burrito, Cornbread, Deconstructed, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Roasted Green Chilis, Ronit Penso, Sierra Vista, Sour Cream, Spanish Rice, Tomato Salsa, Tortilla, Vegetables
8 Comments
The Talkatons
This is a Talkaton. They talk, talk, talk – all around the deck. It sounds for all the world like they are discussing the world situation in a most human way. My Audubon app tells me that these are mockingbirds, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Berries, Birds, Cactus Wren, Curved Bill Thrasher, Deck Hedge, Drunk, Finches, Mockingbirds, Pyracantha Hedge, Scaled Quail, Sierra Vista, Talkaton
8 Comments
Let Us Prey
Do you see what I see? A tasty morsel awaits. I’ll just fly over and get him. After my nap. Magnanimously, I’ll let him live because he’s so cute and furry.
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Hawk, Sierra Vista, Squirrel, Wildlife
17 Comments
Now What?
I saw the hawk and started snapping his portrait, but wondered what he was looking at so intently. Swung the camera over to the right a bit, and there was our furry friend, looking just a mite on the frightened … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Fence, Hawk, Rock Squirrel, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
12 Comments
Spaghetti Lasagne and Kale
I love lasagne, but the heavy cheese content and the time it takes to make it . . . well, lazy bones here . . . so this is what I do instead. I call it spaghetti lasagne, but it … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Dinner, Full Plates, Italian Seasoning, Lasagne, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Sierra Vista, Sour Cream, Spaghetti, Spaghetti Sauce, Tomatoes
9 Comments
Clouds or Islands?
A miniature Mars with clouds, or are they islands?
Kindergarten Eucalyptus Leaves
In the late afternoon, the sunlight hits these eucalyptus leaves and makes them look like a string of beautiful nature’s electric lights. But they are so ephemeral that the slightest wind sets them to shaking, rather like aspen leaves. So, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Crayon, Eucalyptus, Leaves, Photoshop, Sierra Vista, Tree
18 Comments
Ham ‘n’ Monster (cheese)
Yes, I know . . . it’s really Muenster, but Halloween is creeping up on us, and I got carried away! The green sprinkles are leaves of tarragon. The slight anise taste of them was great with the tomato, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Baked Goods, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Mexican Scallions, Pepperoncini, Roasted Green Chilis, Seedy Buns, Tomatoes
6 Comments
Mostly Mushroom Sandwich
The ultimate in “planned overs”. There was a smidge of steak left over, some mushrooms, and some meat juice, so I gently sautéed up some onions . . . et voilå . . . a delicious “steak” sandwich. Wonderfully yummy!
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Tagged Arizona, Full Plates, Guacamole, Lunch, Mushrooms, Onions, Seedy Buns, Sierra Vista, Steak, Tomatoes
11 Comments
Cornbread and Cream of Broccoli Soup
Here’s lunch today. The Internet is out, so I am winging it from my iPhone.
Tuscany Kale
Kale is the new spinach – at least for us. We love spinach, collard greens, all colors of chard, and kale. But now there are a few varieties of kale to choose from. Kale is milder than the others, more … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Hair, Arizona, Chicken Cacciatore, Dinner, Food, Full Plates, Kale, Kitchen, Mexican Scallions, Mozzarella, Mushrooms, Parmesan, Pasta, Sierra Vista, Vegetables
5 Comments
Bachelor Bob by the Morning Glory
Bachelor Bob has a happy smile today. His constant calling has paid off. He is set to meet a mate. “I’ll be the one by the morning glory”, he said on Facebook. Click once for a closer view of his … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Bachelor Bob, Backyard, Birds, Fence, Morning Glory, Quail, Sierra Vista, Wildlife
2 Comments
Yellow-Spotted Roadrunner
The last week or so has brought out the baby birds flitting in and out of the pyracantha bush. I don’t know if they were hatched in there, or just look on it as a nursery. I recognize the curved-bill … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Birds, Cactus Wren, Curved Bill Thrasher, Finches, Glass Tables, Gnats, Mockingbirds, Roadrunner, Sierra Vista, Wildlife, Yellow-Spotted Roadrunner
7 Comments
Adventures of Dorrie Anne 