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Hey Food Network -- I'd totally watch this show. Oh! I know -- Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Walken and for some reason I want to throw Christopher Kimball into the mix. Now, that would be an awesome cooking show. Three's Company...for Dinner. Im Cooked is a really cool idea. I need to spend some time watching …

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A while ago (okay, like 1999), I remembered seeing a recipe in Sunset magazine for lavender-blueberry margaritas. I recently spent some time searching for it, found it, and then was like, huh. Coconut milk? In margaritas? Besides adding fat and making it kind of like a marga-colada, I wasn't quite sure what the coconut milk …

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I'm typically a pretty simple girl when it comes to tuna -- a grill pan, some oil, salt & pepper and some soy sauce for dippin' and I'm done. Okay, maybe a few more things but you know what I mean. However, the other day, I had some cream left over from the basil ice …

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We made these a while ago and they were quite good. They'll be a little messy if you eat them right away. Have a something to wipe your fingers on near by. Or, depending upon the company you keep, be prepared to lick you(r)* fingers. If you stash (hee! -- three people will get that) …

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A few panels that I did during watercolor class, in the Garden Home are of Portland, Saturday, July 21.. I took a watercolor workshop today (Saturday) through PCC, taught by Jude Siegel. Funny story -- I bought her book, A Pacific Northwest Nature Sketchbook a couple of months ago to inspire me and then I …

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