Valerie on May 30th, 2009

I know, it isn’t exactly soup weather. But I wanted to try this new recipe while Luke was out of town and while I had some fresh spinach. I’m so pleased with how it turned out. Next time there’s a chilly, rainy day, make this for lunch. Zuppa Toscana My Way 1/2 lb. spicy breakfast [...]

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Valerie on May 28th, 2009

I’m in love. There is something intoxicating about being able to walk out to the garden and pick salad greens for dinner. This week is the first I can do this, and the spinach in particular I have coming up in abundance. Here are some of the many ways I like to eat spinach: ‘green’ [...]

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Valerie on May 24th, 2009

Maybe it is in the water. Leigh Ann has been posting lately about what she is calling The Respect Dare, taking inspiration from the popular Love Dare book. I wrote a while ago about how I would love to reverse some of the same sinful habits that I had as a child and that I [...]

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Valerie on May 12th, 2009

So wherever I am, there’s always Pooh, There’s always Pooh and Me. “What would I do?” I said to Pooh, “If it wasn’t for you,” and Pooh said: “True, It isn’t much fun for One, but Two Can stick together,” says Pooh, says he. “That’s how it is,” says Pooh. ~from ‘Us Two’ by A. [...]

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Valerie on May 10th, 2009

So begins a series here on Consider It Done where I talk about each fruit and vegetable I harvest or receive this growing season, and what I do with it. Posts may look sloppy; I plan to go back and insert recipes and future thoughts whenever the need arises. Here I am with the firstfruits [...]

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Valerie on May 8th, 2009

Luke took some photos of the pictures I sketched & painted and put them into a Word document. The actual book has the text printed right on the water color paper which is making copying the book a difficult task. It seems that a scanner doesn’t capture the finer details of the pictures. The digital [...]

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