(Why, yes, I'm still sick and why, no, I'm not feeling up for doing any housework or anything else on this rainy sick day)

Here are picts of the chicken & dumplings I made tonight, recipe here.

Here's the pie crust dough rolled out and being cut

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Another long day. Beyond that.....

This came up on my RSS Feed and I know several of you on my list are gluten-intolerant so you'd appreciate this. Even if you aren't, I'd recommend reading it. It's an interesting article: May is Celiac-Awareness Month by A Year of Slowcooking. There's a petition to get the FDA to regulate glutten-free food ( Read more... )

I've been wanting to put up a few of these articles but usually forget, get tired and/or have too much to say and don't want to make a Post of Doom.

1500 year old church found in Israel about an ancient Byzantine church that has been uncovered. Antique thieves have already started plundering it so archaelogists are recording and Doing ( Read more... )

The Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes was a success! Again, it's not a literal go from flour-water-yeast-salt to fresh loaf in 5 minutes flat kind of thing, but it's along the lines of the
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*sigh* I can only resist so much temptation. I want to cut back on sweets, make it worth it if I do eat them ya know? Things I really like, not the really cheap cheap stuff.

And then I read that Tip Top has solved the marsh mellow ice cream coating problem. I love marsh mellows. And I love marsh mellow with my ice cream. I remember the gooey ( Read more... )

I've grown up eating beans of all kinds. And I love making my smoked ham hock & bean stew ( Read more... )

We picked up this DVD while on holiday and watched it today. It was pretty cool. We went to Milford Sound on holiday and this showed us some of the places we couldn't/didn't get to:

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These restaurants sound like a good idea. If you live near one and need a place to eat, go for it! If you live near one and have time, check out the volunteer ( Read more... )

I meant to post this last night but got distracted. I wrote it up and thought I posted it but must have missed that crucial "post" step. My step dad is back from the hospital. He's not 100%, still having breathing problems & has issues with his blood, but he's at least home. Mom said he looks better than when he went in. His red blood cell ( Read more... )

--If you are at DW I'm behind on my comments. I've spent the last 2 nights catching up on some of my LJ ones so am not as behind there as I am here now but still working on it ( Read more... )

I saw this recipe last year on TV. A coworker made them for a morning tea and they were delish. I've tweaked the recipe a bit and made these for Christmas gifts this year ( Read more... )