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Rustic Roasted Eggplant Dip

By Eliot, on July 29th, 2010

Recipe for Rustic Roasted Eggplant Dip with Fresh Herbs . . . → Read More: Rustic Roasted Eggplant Dip

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Completely home grown pickles

By Eliot, on July 28th, 2010

A 1959 Recipe for “Delicious Dills” . . . → Read More: Completely home grown pickles

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Aunt Jaunita’s Cookies

By Eliot, on July 27th, 2010

My Great Aunt Jaunita was the loveliest and kindest person. I remember her bringing out these cookies in a paper towel-lined tin container and passing them out to guests. Mom and I raved about them and had to have the recipe. This cookie is so light and delicate and GOOD.

Amish Sugar Cookies (from . . . → Read More: Aunt Jaunita’s Cookies

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My love affair with daily print

By Eliot, on July 26th, 2010

Spicy Okra with Summer Vegetables Recipe . . . → Read More: My love affair with daily print

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Little Italy on the Plains

By Eliot, on July 25th, 2010

Geographically, I guess Krebs, Oklahoma is in the Sandstone Hills part of the the state and not the Plains, but I think most people’s perception of this state is flat grasslands with cowboys and indians. Regardless, I doubt that anyone could imagine this “Little Italy” in the Sooner State.

I had been dying to go . . . → Read More: Little Italy on the Plains

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A cocktail with a twist

By Eliot, on July 24th, 2010

Citris Basiltini Recipe . . . → Read More: A cocktail with a twist

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Lavender

By Eliot, on July 23rd, 2010

Lavender Sugar and Herb Lavender Salt . . . → Read More: Lavender

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Getting ready for the autumn garden

By Eliot, on July 22nd, 2010

Fall garden

Over the past four days, we have gotten the autumn garden prepped and planted. We currently have it looking great, but I know the weeds will be creeping in. I hope we can keep a handle on it because some of the garden beds have been overrun with weeds this summer.

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Fire starters

By Eliot, on July 21st, 2010

Making fire starters for chimineas. . . . → Read More: Fire starters

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Zinnias

By Eliot, on July 20th, 2010

A favorite pastime of mine is looking though my prized family photo albums at sepia tinted pictures of my ancestry. This trait comes from my grandma. My grandma and I would look through her photo albums and she would narrate everyone’s stories for me. (I know we did this a lot in the summer when . . . → Read More: Zinnias

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