Monthly Archives: June 2009

How to Freeze Blueberries

If you don’t know how to freeze blueberries don’t worry! It is so easy!  Most blueberries, at least in Texas, do not have natural pests so they are usually grown without pesticides. That is how the place we pick them … Continue reading

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Picking Blueberries

Saturday we went to a pick your own blueberry farm in East Texas. Located in Edom, it is about 1 1/2 hours from us and we have been going since I was pregnant with Matthew. Matt will be 17 on … Continue reading

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Southwestern Style Potato Salad

I had my thyroid biopsy this morning so I don’t feel like talking much. Wow. I was expecting the procedure to hurt but it was a piece of cake. It is afterward, with the swelling and bruising that makes you … Continue reading

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Black Bottom Raspberry Lime Cheesecake

Or something  like that. Basically, we are talking about a butter cookie crust, filled with rich bittersweet ganache, topped with a cloud of delicately flavored lime cheesecake, and then embellished with the ripest of ripe raspberries, with a quick raspberry … Continue reading

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Feijoada, Brazilian Stew

Now, I know someone is going to take a look at this and say, “That’s not  Feijoada!”. And of course, you would be absolutely right. And wrong. At our house this is Feijoada. A long LONG time ago when we … Continue reading

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