Author: swooz
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I just bought a strawberry plant. I’m hopeful but cautious at the same time. It’s a known fact that I do not have a green thumb. The Husband will be quick to vouch for this-the fact that I kill plants. When we were first married he had this crazy-God knows what it was-leafy plant. He was…
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When I was a little girl growing up in Michigan, my brother, sister and I used to walk home from school taking a short cut through the back yard of a particular house. I did not know the people who owned the house and we were always careful to walk along the border of their property in singular file.…
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Roasting fruit may seem a little strange, but it brings out the flavors even more by concentrating the sugars in the fruit. This simple cherry sauce can be used to spoon over pancakes, cheesecake, crepes, waffles or stirred into tangy greek yogurt. The sauce would be divine in making a yogurt and granola parfait with layering greek yogurt, sauce and granola. Click…
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Mojito. Just saying the word makes me smile. Mojito. See, there it is again; it makes me smile every time. The word alone conjures up images: cabana boy, hammock, white sand beaches. Mojito. Smile Mint, lime, sugar and rum. What’s not to love? One of my favorite drinks is the mojito. For some reason though; I never make them…
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Today-I’m channeling my inner child. With pudding. Pudding was a big thing in my house growing up. We always had a box of pudding mix in the cupboard. Now that I’m older, my love of a good pudding has not changed; although now I make it from scratch. It really is not hard to crank out a quick…
