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Alrighty gang... I have to tell you about a recent JOY! A few days back I received a TREAT in my mailbox. It was a large envelope from our sweet, dear Cathy. In it was the lovliest watercolor painting she'd created! (Cathy's current avatar is also one of her watercolors. Mine is similar in...

Maybe I was just extra-hungry this afternoon- I don’t know. But the supper I shared w/ a friend tonight will go down in my memory as one of the best-ever, in my whole life! What did we have? A whole, lemon/fennel-seed roasted chicken w/ carrots & onions, and a nectarine clafouti. HEAVEN...

Back in the day I loved pasta! Lasange, spaghetti, rigatoni, tortelini- you name it. But as I’ve gotten older, and after a few stints w/ Atkins-style low carb diets, I find my metabolism has changed, and even when not dieting on hi-protein menus, I find I can eat very little pasta anymore...

Please allow me to brag/boast/ham-it-up about my newest Avatar that I am SO pleased with and happy to have come across! This is my Dad and ME at our family's old formica kitchen table when I was just a few months old in 1966! Dad's chowin' down on a plate of gooey grilled cheese sandwiches, and...

CHICKEN LASAGNA FLORENTINE 9 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained 1 (10 oz.) pkg. of frozen, chopped spinach, drained 2 c. diced chicken 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning Nutmeg to taste 2 eggs 1/2 c. or 4 oz. Mozzarella cheese, shredded WHITE SAUCE: 1/4 c. butter 1/4 c. flour 2 tsp. garlic...

Amish Corn Pie 1 pastry for a double-crust pie 3 c. fresh corn 1 1/2 c. raw potatoes, diced 3 hard boiled eggs, diced salt & pepper to taste 2 T. flour milk Line a casserole or deep pie pan with pastry. Combine corn, potatoes and eggs and pour into pastry lined container. Add salt and pepper...

I hope ya'll don't mind... but since the first music link worked pretty well, I wanted to post one more. This is one of my all-time FAV songs ever, and since it also makes great mention of FOOD, I guess in a random, 'round about way- it pertains! Click and see what you think. I'm sure everyone...

When I was just a little boy back in the late 60's my folks listened to lotsa "cool" music. I particularly loved this song! I remember the album cover was red and showed a close-up of a huge, colorful, sweet-looking all-day sucker! Click and give it a listen (I hope this works!) Do any of you...

Here are a couple using store-bought mincemeat pie mix! YUMMY CHILI 1 pound lean ground beef 3/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons chili powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes for chili, undrained 1 (15-ounce)...

I love rice krispie treats and I thought these looked great, too! Check out these "O"bama Bars! The Food Librarian: Red, White and Blue "O" Obama Bars

I remember once seeing a friend receive what I thought was a wonderful gift of "Italian Dinner in a Bag". It was a jar of sauce, a box of pasta, a tin of bread-stix, a canister of parmesan, a package of choc-dipt biscotti, and a bottle of Chianti all in a nice bag tied w/ a bow. I thought this...

Ronald Reagan’s Macaroni and Cheese 1 lb. uncooked macaroni 2 tsp. butter 2 eggs, beaten 2 tsp. hot-dog mustard 2 tsp. salt 2 cup warm milk 6 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (1-1/2 lb.), reserve 1/2 cup for topping Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 2 quart casserole dish with...

Was reading a recipe written by an old-timer and came across a pie baking method that sounded intriguing. The whole, assembled, unbaked pie was placed in a brown paper grocery sack and placed in a preheated oven for an hour. Everything else was done completely as we're all accustomed to doing...

I like the new appearance here at Spice Place! The blue is a nice change. Liked the orange, too. But change is good! :)

Man dies at chocolate factory - CNN.com

Happy Independence Day to all my friends here- both new and "old"! I'm leaving soon for a family wedding and fun trip down to St. Louis where we'll visit Six Flags, the Zoo, climb up inside of the famous Gateway Arch, and watch a few Cardinals games and such. Also hoping to sample some mighty...

My Dad went to a place w/ church-friends last night and he remarked that they had ribs marinated in watermelon schnapps that were delicious. I thought this sounded fun and inventive, but googled and found nuthin'. Hmmm... ??? What inventive rib preparations do you know of?

All summer long, my Mom used to put-up quarts of bread n' butter pickles and these were perhaps her most special winter treats for us, growing up. Her recipe called for brown sugar- rather than white sugar, and she doubled-up on the sliced onions and mustard seed. These crunchy...

One of the things I most enjoyed about my years in Alaska was that due to the severe and extreme summer-time daylight hours, Summer Solstice- or June 21st- was always a huge deal. This day is the longest of the year and there was/is always lotsa fun partying going on in the woods, at the rivers...

Nearly 30 years ago as a high schooler I worked in the kitchen of a tiny l'il Inn that had a Sunday Brunch. The owner's wife baked fabulous cakes and pies for the dessert table each week and her chocolate layer cake would melt in your mouth! She used the recipe from a leaflet-page taped to the...