Category Archives: American Food

An Apple a Day

Today has been overcast and windy.  The temperature has hovered around 60 degrees but the wind and overcast skies definitely makes it feel colder.  With around 320 days of sunshine here in New Mexico, cloudy days are a rarity.  Days … Continue reading

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Soup’s On!

For the last several weeks we have been enjoying fabulous spring time weather.  The temperatures have been in the 70′s with nary a cloud in the sky.  All that changed last night with a cold front that came barreling through the area.  Today the sky is overcast with the temperature at a … Continue reading

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A Tasty Book Club

Last night it was my turn to host book club   Whoever hosts gets to pick the book, provides the entrée and the wine.  The other ladies sign up for an appetizer, side or dessert.  When it is my turn to host I … Continue reading

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Who Thinks of These Things?????

Yesterday I shared my walk down memory lane as I looked over the recipes I used back in the early seventies when I was a new wife and then a young mother.   It was really an eye opener for … Continue reading

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The Old Recipes

This afternoon I received an email from my mom asking me If I had a copy of a recipe from one of our neighbors in Thiensville, Wis. ( where I lived from 8th grade until I left for college.) The … Continue reading

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Everybody Wins!

Last night I made chicken pot pies.  The weather is beginning to turn warmer and it’s now or never if we want to get in one last helping of winter time comfort food. Usually I make pot pies with leftover chicken but … Continue reading

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Food Jingles

Ok, who remembers this advertising jingle” Oh I’d love to be an Oscar Mayer Wiener.   That is what I truly like to be.  Because if I were an Oscar Mayer Wiener,  everyone would be in love with me!”  Food advertising at … Continue reading

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A Chile By Any Other Name

Last week I received the March issue of Sunset Magazine and, as it was an issue dedicated to food, I dove right in.  Loved the article about Mexican Markets, especially as they talked about Pro’s Ranch, the one I visit most often.  And the cover – A picture of a burger … Continue reading

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Orange Spinach Stuffing It Is!

I was hoping to get this blog written on Monday or Tuesday but my volunteer work got in the way.  Better late than never! Last week as I was making up my menu I found a recipe for a stuffed pork tenderloin that looked pretty … Continue reading

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The Attack of the Event Food Day

How can one week have so many food days?  What’s a food day?   That’s any day where food is an integral part of the event.   This week we have the Chinese New Year, Fat Tuesday and Valentines day.  All in ONE WEEK. … Continue reading

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