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Tag Archives: Arizona
The Lace Tree
This pretty tree is in the parking lot of the Cancer Clinic where NOLA Boy gets his weekly chemo infusions. For some reason the parking space that is in front of it is almost always open for me to slide … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Medical Office, Trees, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Cancer Clinic, Chemo, Parking Place, Tree, Trees
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Key Lime Pie Extraordinaire
This might look like an overkill amount of goodies to pile on such a small sliver of key lime pie, but the extraordinary deliciousness of it amounts to a quick satiety point! The plate is very small – … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Baked Goods, Balsamic, Dessert, Food, Key Lime Pie, Kitchen, Strawberries
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Simple Stir Fry
This is one of our most cherished dishes. So simple, and so delicious. The recipe is basically cooked rice with whatever veggies and meat you have. Sauté the veggies, move them over in the pan, and heat the rice in … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Chicken, Dinner, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Mushrooms, Onions, Red Peppers, Stir Fry Veggies, Vegetables
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Joyce Rocks the River
Her first real outing! It is just a few miles from our house, but is an official photography “trek”! Back doors open and the ceiling fan going = nice cool breeze wafting through.
Fun with Egg Wash
Sometimes the obvious escapes me; and other times it shines like a bright star! Last night I made Judie McNuggets, although they are really lightly breaded, hearty strips of boneless, skinless chicken breasts rather than smallish bits and pieces of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Breakfast, Cheese, Food, Full Plates, Home Take Out, Kitchen, Leftovers, Lunch, Omelette
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An Incredible Reheat
I couldn’t wait to share this photo and to expound on just how delicious it was. If only restaurants could produce such flavor! These were the remnants from two separate meals, but clearly they were all made for one another. … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, BBQ, Beets, Black Kale, Chicken, Dinner, Food, Full Plates, Re-heat, Rice, Steam
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My Latest Crush
It’s easy to be tempted into concocting delicious combinations of ingredients while we are sheltering in place, but with that possibility comes the ever present danger of the dreaded weight gain. Probably most of us would not welcome any additional … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Add Ins, Almonds, Arizona, Dessert, Food, Kitchen, Peppermint Candy Canes-Crushed, Talenti, Tapioca
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Nuts to Cookies
Oh, my! Don’t they look innocent? They are supposed to be cookies, but they are, in reality, delicious little islands of nuts, dates, and cranberries surrounded by a minimum of oatmeal cookie dough, and quickly baked to perfection. Three dozen … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Baked Goods, Cookies, Cranberries, Dates, Five-Grain Cereal, Nuts, Oatmeal, Ronit Penso, Spelt Flour
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Owl – 2020
For the last couple of weeks we have been hearing the familiar hooting sounds of our own personal owl. There haven’t been any replies, so guess he is a loner. I’m not clear if this is our usual guest at … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Birds, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Ash Tree, Backyard, Chihuahuan Raven, Owl, Raven, Wildlife
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Fried Rice and Asparagus Medley
Almost no words needed here. Every morsel shown was delectable. There were only two ears of corn, and they both disappeared, but there is a small amount of the rice and two Chicken McNuggets al a Judie in the refrigerator … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Chicken McJudie, Chicken McNuggets, Chunky Blue Cheese, Corn on Cob, Food, Fried Rice, Full Plates, Lunch, Pico de Gallo
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Fry Bread
One of the problematic corollaries of making sourdough bread is that some of the starter is wasted while getting it in tip top shape, and more is lost if you do not bake often. Since I am in the early … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Bread, Discard, Food, French Toast, Fry Bread, Hushpuppies, Kitchen, Sourdough
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The Jade Beetle
He thought he was all alone on the back step, but he didn’t reckon that I had been out for the first time procuring victuals to help us through this hard time and would be making a couple of trips … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Back Step, Backyard, Beetle, Bug, Green, Green and Blue, Groceries, Insect
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Sourdough Mojo
What seems like an eternity ago, I started having difficulty with my sourdough bread. It defied me at every turn. I was so discouraged. I experimented with recipes for regular yeast bread, and finally evolved a really good one that … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Baked Goods, Bread, Café DuMonde, Chicory Coffee, Mojo, New Orleans, Sourdough, Starter
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Petite Pan Pizza
About two years ago, my sourdough starter took a header, and we’ve been without ever since, But now I am trying to get a new sourdough starter going. It is slow going, so I’ve been making smallish bread things to … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Baked Goods, Bread, Dinner, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Pizza, Red Peppers
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Onion Soup Like No Other
As readers have probably noticed, I am an incredible sucker for Penzey’s Spices. There is an absurd number of jars (at least 30!) within my reach as I sit at my place at the kitchen island to eat, plus some … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Bleu Cheese, Broth, Cream of, Food, Mushrooms, Onions, Potatoes, Soup, Steak
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Blustery Day Chicken Soup
It was a dreary day today. We are so spoiled with abundant sunshine on most days, that it is necessary to have chicken soup when the weather is less than perfect. Fortunately, there was a vat of chicken broth simmering … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Angel Hair, Arizona, Avocado, Avocado Toast, Chicken, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Lunch, Soup
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Why is Steak Cheaper Than Hamburger Meat?
On most Fridays, our local Safeway store features either Rib Eye or New York Strip steaks for $5. a pound. Good ground beef is usually more than that, so we eat a lot of steak! The New York Strips are … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Broccoli, Corn, Dinner, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Mushrooms, Nesco, Rib Eye Steak, Soup, Stock
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Mulligatawny Soup
Forty some years ago, NOLA Boy did a trek to Gokyo Lake in Nepal, via India. He picked up a liking for Indian food on this trip. This was before our time together, and I have zip interest in Indian … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Chicken, Dinner, Full Plates, Gokyo Lake, India, Kitchen, Mulligatawny, Soup, Vegetables
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Post-Op Feast
Not the first meal I made after coming home, but probably the most colorful! After hospital food for even just three meals, it was so good to be able to eat delicious food again. The quality of the food at … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gary, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Dinner, Food, Full Plates, Hawks, JOYCE, Pepper Steak, Spinach, Sunset, Twice-baked Potato
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NOLA BOY makes dinner
The cutting ceremony has come and gone, and I am home from the hip replacement surgery. Before going into the hospital, I pre-cooked a lot of food, and we have been taking advantage of our own in-home cafeteria-style food emporium. … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gary, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Cheese, Cheeseburger, Dinner, Food, Full Plates, Kitchen, Mushrooms, NOLA Boy, Tomato
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