Tag: holidays

Every once in a while, you run across a dish that’s so easy and versatile that it seems perfect for just about every occasion.  There are lots of foods like this in the world, and I’m sure like me, you

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On Easter Sunday, I made a boneless leg of lamb for our family dinner.  I hadn’t planned on it; actually, I was going to do something nice with a pork loin, maybe, until two weeks prior to Easter when Whole

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Did you ever read “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?”  I remember that book very clearly, as I remember most books from my childhood that made it onto the “read over and over” shelf.  One of the things I remember best

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Yesterday and today on the RRG Facebook page, there’s been a lot of discussion about candy Valentines and junk food at school parties, in general.  If you haven’t been privy to all of that, I’ll sum it up by saying

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I feel like I should be writing something holidayish tonight — after all, the internet and pretty much every other food blogger out there are all aglitter with Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Solstice, Festivus…you name it, there’s a recipe for it. 

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J. and I are not, by nature, extravagant people.  We don’t spend lots of money on the usual things — cars, clothes, gadgets, vacations.  We own both of our modest cars outright (and both have well over 100,000 miles to

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Some people reading this – like my sister, D. – will read that title with a snort and a knowing smirk.  They will say that I am exactly the WRONG person to write a blog post about organizing anything, especially

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A few weeks ago, blogger buddy Bettina of The Lunch Tray and I decided to celebrate Food Day by asking our readers to participate in something we’re calling “Second Helpings.”  The premise was simple: Just do a food-related good deed

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In the past two installments of our Thanksgiving Edition, I’ve neglected to do one very important thing.  I’ve neglected, entirely, to share any vegetables with you (unless you count the sweet potato soup — but that’s not really what I

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Welcome back to Thanksgiving week on Red, Round, or Green!  On Monday night I shared two new easy recipes that are still impressive enough to kick off your Thanksgiving meal.  Tonight, it’s cold and blustery out and the first snow

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