The trees have not begun to shed their leaves. Flowers still remain to be cut. But I do take note of the sun setting earlier and spreading an orange glow over the horizon. In the early mornings I wake and draw a light blanket over my legs. In a few more weeks it will be […]
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I love challah bread. Just thinking of it and I can smell that wonderful aroma as it leaves the oven. Challah bread come to all by way of Jewish traditions in Israel. It is eaten on Jewish Sabbath, starting at sunset and lasting until after dark on Saturday. It is also part of the celebrations
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It’s January! Holidays have just passed and I am busy around the house getting things back to the way they were. That always brings a twinge of melancholy as I love December and all the food and celebrations. But it also brings determination to get on with all my new year plans and have faith
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The Love Affair Begins I have had a lot of milk shakes in my life but not until well into my adult life did I experience the creamy deliciousness of a date shake. It was shortly after I moved to Santa Fe that we took a road trip to San Diego. We stopped for gas
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Polenta with Italian tomato sauce…a labor of love. And one that I do every so often because in the end it is so good, so worth the time and effort. Now I say effort, but at the same time for me it is fun. Like all the times I spend part of an afternoon in
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It seems like I have been waiting forever for Spring to buy fresh strawberries. And voila! They are here! This year they are sweet, plump and perfect for a salad with fresh strawberry dressing. I’d never had strawberry dressing until last October when we stopped for lunch at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. https://roadtosuchness.compalm-springs-kings-hwy-at-the-ace-hotel/
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Now that I am into making smoothies almost every other day ( https://roadtosuchness.comanatomy-of-a-smoothie/) I am also into topping them off with a sprinkling of granola. I started to search for the best granola. I found one version in the bulk section of one of my favorite markets. I am loving everything but the high price and
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There is a lot to love about Smoothie. I have to admit that I am a latecomer. It wasn’t until about two summers ago that I started to make my own simple concoctions and pretty much stuck to the basics. Seriously, when you are struggling to get out the door in the mornings or live
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Asparagus! Once a year, even twice, beginning in March, this lovely vegetable will thrust its head above the ground. I look for what is grown near me and arrives fresh to our markets. It will make such a difference in my finished dish . An asparagus tart is all the more special to me as
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When we visited Cuba I sipped a lot of Mojitos. It was my preferred means of hydration while there. And this was in spite of the fact, for better or worse, that I really can’t drink too much. A big glass of wine, and that will do it. But the Mojitos, I just loved them.
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