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Easy Weeknight Meals for Hot Nights
It is HOT here in NC this week – the heat index has been above 100º all week. As we say here in the South, it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity that makes it so unbearable. On these kind of nights, no one feels like cooking. You want something fresh and easy, quick and dirty. Well, not dirty. No one wants dirty food. Anyway, awhile back, we were introduced to Barramundi. Barramundi is a fish. Sustainable sea bass to be more specific. It is native to Australia and the Indo-Pacific. It is a delicious, firm fish that doesn’t taste fishy, if you know what I mean. I recently discovered…
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Losing my Patience & Finding it Again
It’s been kind of a week here. Nothing overtly bad, just a constant dribble of annoyances – Every. Darn. Day. I think it’s a symptom of the times, a pandemic slump of sorts. I have said from the beginning that one thing we are learning during this epidemic is patience. But mine has been severely tested this week. It started with a missing package. I was SURE I had received and unpacked it and the items were just misplaced in the house. I begged and even bribed my kids to help me find it, only to have it slowly dawn on me that it hasn’t ever arrived. I ordered it…
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Peach Bourbon Tart
Last Saturday, I had a a breakfast gathering, and wanted to bring something fruity and seasonal to share. I had a bunch of gorgeous farmers market peaches begging to be the star of the dish. Naturally, I turned to Pinterest for an easy, delicious option. I found a recipe for Peach Tart, using pre-made puff pastry. I used the recipe from www.womanscribbles.net exactly for the dish I shared at the breakfast, and everyone loved it. I liked it, too, but also felt I could improve on it a bit. I ruminated on it while I made lunch for my family, thinking on what might make the peaches really sing. I…
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Millions of Peaches
It is peak peach season here in North Carolina and we are eating them in every possible way in my house, so it seems natural to write this ode to peaches. There is just nothing quite like a juicy peach at it’s perfect ripeness. You can find them in the grocery store this time of year, some stores even sell locally grown peaches. But my favorite place to buy them in the NC State Farmers Market. (I’m starting to think they should give me a discount for all this advertising.). I am a loyalist, I buy my peaches most often from the same stand – Michelle’s Fresh Fruits. I have…
