food
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Prompt: What skills or lessons have you learned recently? 12/11/25
There are 13 shopping days left until Christmas! During the hustle and bustle of the holidays, be patient, thankful, grateful, charitable, kind, and make sure to laugh a lot and smile even more. We planted 2 apple, 2 cherry, and 1 peach tree over the past 6 years. I have been learning how and when Continue reading
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Prompt: Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays? 11/20/25
Hope you have a marvelous day. Smile, be kind, charitable, and considerate. My wife and I usually have anywhere from 18 to 25 family and friends for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. I can assure you, as with all who bring their favorite dish to share, that they put love, care, and effort into prepping each Continue reading
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Prompt: What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals? 11/14/25
Begin and end your day grateful. Treat others the way you would want to be treated, and so don’t forget to smile, laugh, and to be kind The easy answer to this would be Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner?? My wife is going to cringe at my response, but here are three family favorites for each Continue reading
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Prompt: What is your favorite place to go in your city or a traditional outing? 11/10/25
Have a Fantastic Day! Be grateful, be productive, learn something new, remember to smile, and be kind—GO! E-A-G-L-E-S beat the Packers Hmm! We like to pick a day, as we did with our kids when they were younger, and also our 6 eldest grandkids, and take the train downtown into Philadelphia during the holidays. This Continue reading
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What Brands do you associate with? 9/18/25
This is strictly from a man’s point of view! I am very particular when it comes to lunchmeats and cheeses for example, Majesty Imported Ham and Clearfield Ceese are our go to’s Cereals: Cheerios, Chex, Raisin Bran Crunch, Frosted Flakes, Pops to name a few Ice Cream: Tillamook, Greens, Breyers, Häagen-Dazs, Klondike, and more Potato Continue reading
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Most Epic win or failure in cooking? 9/10/25
Well, as someone who enjoys cooking a variety of meats, including seafood, I found the biggest win in planning a Valentine’s dinner for my siblings and their significant others as described below, with my wife only doing most of the decoration and table setting using her inherited grandmother’s delicate, fine French Limoge porcelain dishes. The Continue reading
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Rump Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, and Impossible Coconut Custard Pie for dessert 8/20/25
** Happy Heavenly Birthday, Mom! Who would’ve been a 105 today ** I enjoy cooking various dishes, but a family meal that truly heightens my senses is the one mentioned above, with full prep details below. It hits all the comfort food marks of a home-cooked meal. Prepare the roast, letting it get to room Continue reading
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The price of a meal and two specially gifted, pricey ones. Read On 7/31/25
As a man who makes his own wine, my wife and I usually enjoy dining at BYOB restaurants. This helps us keep costs down since we don’t have to order drinks from the bar, such as after-dinner aperitifs like dessert wines, cognac, brandy, or fancy martinis. The most expensive meal I can remember was a Continue reading
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Chicken in a Cognac Cream Sauce or in brown butter sage sauce that I have yet to perfect ! 7/12/25
Appetizers to start- I am a sucker for Shrimp Lejon accompanied by a horseradish sauce and mixed greens. But I have also had some other killer appetizers over the years, Beef Wellington, Arrancini, Scallops wrapped in bacon, Oysters on a Half Shell, Clams Casino. Salads with mixed greens or arugula, featuring shaved mango, pears, strawberries, Continue reading
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Don’t Care It’s Dark, Milk, or even White Bring It On 6/3/25
I love almost every type of chocolate bar or chocolate-covered confection from Hershey’s, whether it’s milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or those with almonds or caramel eat them all with a Kiss! However, countless companies produce a wide variety of chocolate treats that I would gladly accept. To name a few: Wilbur Buds, Mars bars, Milky Continue reading
