Fennel*Twist

These were a holiday experiment that turned out very well -- so well that I plan on making another batch very soon. You see, I am always looking for uses for my huge, 3.5 foot tall, 4 foot round rosemary plant outside. So, aside from rosemary being my favorite herb, it is also the herb …

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One of my Christmas presents was a wok that had been on my wish list at Amazon. jwa got it for me and I used it the week after receiving it on this lemon chicken recipe. It's one I found online, by Emeril*, and I was pretty pleased with it. At first, I thought it …

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Ah, the weekends. A time to relax, work on house projects and cook beans for hours (no, not really, only about 1.25 hours). So fun. We recently had a Saturday taco night and I thought it would be a good idea to make my own refried beans. And it totally was. It takes a while …

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Recently, jwa sent me this link to an article on Super Foods That Everyone Needs. In case you don't feel like clicking, here they are: * Beans * Blueberries * Broccoli * Oats * Oranges * Pumpkin * Salmon * Soy * Spinach * Tea (green or black) * Tomatoes * Turkey * Walnuts * …

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