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Tune in to Thawing a “Frugal” Frozen Turkey…

Rhonda — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:50:06 +0000

Consider a frozen turkey this Thanksgiving! Here are a few good tips on why and a proper defrosting method. Ok so this Thanksgiving I am buying a frozen turkey as price(s) per pound are substantially lower than fresh turkey, fresh organic turkey or fresh organic free range turkeys. However prior to fully committing to cooking a frozen turkey for the [...]

Thanksgiving Day Tablescapes…Adorn With Bittersweet

Rhonda — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:31:12 +0000

Buy your Bittersweet Vines in time! Purchase one 2 ft. vine and create your own fabulous Thanksgiving tablescape or perhaps attach to place cards. Our 2ft Bittersweet Vines are now available. The cost $20. plus $3.50 shipping and handling via paypal/priority mail. Bittersweet Natural State Close Up Bittersweet is part of our Thanksgiving Day tabletop each year! Bittersweet adds rural character to any room [...]

Thanksgiving Day 2009…Have you started planning your Thanksgiving?

Rhonda — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:12:24 +0000

Thanksgiving Day, wins by way of compliments, and the anticipated phone calls I receive each year prior to our big Thanksgiving Day Celebration. Each year my guests call one by one to solidify time as well to remind me of their favorite side dish! I find this charming and yet so direct! I admire them all as they [...]

Making Homemade Soup Stock…

Rhonda — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:38:04 +0000

this was one of my grandmother’s favorite things to do on a cold Saturday morning. I remember my grandfather would tell us how her homemade soup could drive the chickens out of their coop and straight into the kitchen. Perhaps it was the aroma or the mere fact that her homemade soup had nothing to do [...]

Yankees…27Heaven Cake

Rhonda — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:43:41 +0000

27th Heaven Cake… Preheat Oven 375.. Whisk 2 cups flour, 3 tsp baking powder, 1tsp salt 1/4 tsp nutmeg; in a seperate bowl mix together 1 stick softened butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/4 tsp coconut extract; 1/4 cup whole milk, 2 egg yolks, plus 1 whole egg; pour into prepared cake pan and bake [...]

On the menu…Grilled or Blackended…

Rhonda — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:06:22 +0000

Yellowfin Tuna, Swordfish, Salmon or Bluefish. Query: Are both Grilled or Blackened methods equally tasty on all fish listed above. It still remains open for discussion. Last weekend we met friends for dinner, at a local Seafood Restaurant. The menu was simple and not at all over-whelming (as some can be), but it was the cooking methods [...]

Fresh Blueberry Cake….

Rhonda — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:26:31 +0000

Last week I had a chance to go into the gardens, and pick the remaining blueberries. The birds were kind enough to leave a good deal of sweet plump jewels behind. The leftover blueberries amounted to about 1 1/2 cups. With the blueberries I made this wonderfully simply moist cake. Fresh Blueberry Cake 2 cups all purpose flour 1 [...]

The French Chef Cookbook…

Rhonda — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:15:32 +0000

With the advent of the new movie Julie & Julia due out on August 7. I thought I would ask how many of you folks recall Julia Child’s book which she wrote back in the early sixties entitled The French Chef Cookbook. Many of the recipes were taking from Julia Childs’s book Mastering the Art of [...]

Julie & Julia…Mastering the Art of French Cooking for Sale…

Rhonda — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:19:02 +0000

Julie & Julia a movie idea spawn from food blogging! Julie & Julia the movie is schedule for release on August 7. Starring Meryl Streep as Julia Child (it doesn’t get any better); also starring Amy Adams as amateur chef who decides to cook up every recipe from the celebrity chef’s Julia Child famed cookbook. Meryl Streep and Julie [...]

How do you cook green beans? Take a look at our green bean recipe…

Rhonda — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:17:59 +0000

Take a look our garden fresh green beans. They are finally ripe for picking; and picking we did. I find this green bean dressing to be tasty and light. Healthy Bush Bean Plant - Green Beans Hanging Just Beautiful! To cook greens beans fill a large stock pot with water add 4 teaspoons coarse salt. Add green beans to boiling [...]