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Greek Salad with Grilled Shrimp
Today’s recipe is a hot summer day delight - healthy, pretty, easy to make, and packed with flavor. It’s my take on a recipe published in this weekend’s American Profile magazine. Which means instead of slavishly adhering to the fresh veggies listed in the recipe and...
The Wedding Dance – Recycled
Once again, a dip into this blog’s archives is a reminder of how much can change in two short years. This post, from June 8, 2009, chronicles the wedding of my daughter’s best friend. Since then, our daughter Anne met and married her husband, and her best friend had a...
Stock Up on Ice Cream and Chocolate
This past week has been one of breathtaking developments. Maybe not for the pert and perky spring chickens of the younger generation who take change in stride. But for droopy, stringy old hens like me, life on the Philo bullet train is way disconcerting. For instance:...
My Perky Little Nose Thanks You
My perky little nose is a tad out of joint today for a number of reasons. I’m gonna unpack right now, so get ready for a bucketload. Reason #1: On Wednesday I went to Iowa Public Employment Retirement Services (IPERS) and completed the paperwork to start drawing my...
Grilled Turkey-Pesto Sandwich
Today’s recipe is a winner on summer evenings when it’s too hot to cook. It requires some specific ingredients, which you can experiment with to get a taste you like. But the really secret ingredient is the 1950s era Sunbeam electric skillet picked up at a garage sale...
No Matter What, Forever and Always
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,endures all things. Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:7-8 The “if onlys” can get to a person, and they almost got to me the Sunday our youth pastor taught about how parents can help their children discover...