A Few of My Favorite Things
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A Few of My Favorite Things

When someone shares their favorite product, or book, movie, food, or restaurant, I look forward to trying their recommendation. Here are five of my favorite items~~you know, the ones that make you feel good inside. My Happy Cups:  Three years ago my Dad passed away here at our home.   It took several weeks for…

Hiking in Sedona, Arizona
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Hiking in Sedona, Arizona

On late Saturday afternoon, my daughter, Elisabeth, suggested we go hiking the next day……in Sedona, Arizona (a mere 2.5 hour drive).  Of course, I jumped at the chance to spend time with her and her best friend, Ella. We left the house at 6:00 a.m. with an anticipated arrival time of 8:30 a.m.~ 30 minutes…

Cooking with the Sous Vide method
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Cooking with the Sous Vide method

High-end restaurants have been using sous vide cooking for years to cook food to the exact level of doneness desired, every time. The technique recently became popular for home cooks with the availability of affordable and easy-to-use sous vide precision cooking equipment like the Anova Sous Vide Precision Cooker. The “sous vide” part of sous vide…

Beginnings and Endings
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Beginnings and Endings

I have been out of town for the last week and was unable to send my typical twice weekly blog posts.  But there is a good reason why. Our oldest child, Benjamin graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville last Saturday.  This is one of the country’s most beautiful educational institutions.  Rich in history…