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Meal Plan: June 12 through June 17

This week’s meal plan.  I’ve picked a few different kinds of food this week.  We’ll be having an Italian and Asian theme this week.  Can’t wait to make the soup and taste the tart.  What better way to clean out the pantry than a nice sweet dessert!!

DATE
MEAL
TYPE
RECIPE

6/12/2010
Dessert
Recipe
Périgord Walnut Tart

6/12/2010
Dinner
Recipe
Lo Mein with

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Family Memories

Today would be my grandmother June’s 85th birthday.  Her influence on my life has been immense.  Her support often my inspiration.  When it comes to food, I have some very distinct memories.  June was your basic home cook. The convenience era of the 50′s and 60′s had a great influence on her.  I can’t say

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Navy Bean Soup

Navy bean soup for dinner tonight.  This dish was another recipe from Cooking Light magazine.  The thing I like about this magazine is that it provides recipes that are healthy all around.  These aren’t fat free meals.  Rather, these are meals that are quite well-balanced.  Most shoot for a fat calorie content of 30% or

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Spanish-style Tuna and Potato Salad

We had a quick dinner tonight.  I made a recipe from Cooking Light magazine that I hadn’t had before.  It’s one of those recipes that always sounded good but never sang to me.  I don’t know what I was waiting for.  The tang of the sherry vinegar, the sweetness of the shallot and tomato, and

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Meal Plan – June 05 through June 11

I am starting to focus on cooking at home again.  By doing so, I can focus on several things better including saving money, controlling what goes into my food, and eating healthier.  For the past two months, I’ve been eating out a lot more and not planning our meals.  This comes with a price as,

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Memorial Day Dessert

We had our first cookout this weekend with family.  We had some relatives over to enjoy the surprisingly warm weekend in Milwaukee along with some great food.  After our burgers, homemade coleslaw, bourbon baked beans, and lots of fruit, what better to have than a fruity, summery dessert.  This weekend, was Strawberry Almond Cream tart. 

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2010 Vegetable/Herb Garden - Late May Photos

Shown below are the four raised beds I use for my annual vegetable garden.

We’re on our fourth year using these beds.

Some of the pieces are starting to fail.

In 2011, I’ll likely have new beds to play with.

The bed to the left of the vegetable garden is our main flower garden.  We have iris, peony,

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