Tag Archives: food

Gnocchi, or, The Yolk’s On You!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by vairarenbeth

What fun I had with my friend Karen as we hit Gina’s Homemade to have a lesson on making pasta!  I grew up in an Italian household, so making pasta from scratch is not a new thing for me.  Now, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Dinner

Posted on September 23, 2012 by vairarenbeth

Living in Jersey, for as long as I can remember, Sunday would always be the day that we had our dinner – loosely translated as the big meal of the day – in the early afternoon.  After church was done, … Continue reading →

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Another Fiber Friday?????? Where’s the Food?

Posted on August 9, 2012 by vairarenbeth

Readers beware – no pictures this time, just links.  Getting back to basics. I keep losing track.  It seems that every day is a fiber day, or an awesome food day, and I get caught up in the activity and … Continue reading →

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There’s Something about a Root Beer Float…

Posted on June 2, 2012 by vairarenbeth

Living in Arizona, the heat is just going to be what the heat is.  Right now there is a heat wave on the falling side of the crest.  Enough to keep the quails and bunnies in the shade and out … Continue reading →

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A Swing and a Miss, a Swing and a Hit!

Posted on May 6, 2012 by vairarenbeth

Baseball vernacular is great – so descriptive of the foibles we encounter while living.  Sometimes that ball comes charging at you going 95 miles an hour, other times you can hit it out of the park when it comes to … Continue reading →

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A Lot of Tea and a Little Sympathy

Posted on May 4, 2012 by vairarenbeth

Having been a tea fan since birth (literally, my mother has this documented), I was not so sure that I would be able to feed my tea house addiction in Arizona.  After all, the pickings were pretty slim and mostly … Continue reading →

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Guinness Lace

Posted on March 22, 2012 by vairarenbeth

It had been years since I attended a St. Patrick’s Day parade – the traditions were kept up with making Grandma Creegan’s Irish Soda bread and making corned beef and cabbage. But this year we skid-addled to downtown Phoenix and … Continue reading →

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Surprise, Peoria, Urban Art and a New Moka Pot!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by vairarenbeth

Unseasonably warm weather in Arizona today, with winds kicking up the dust and seeding brown clouds on the horizon.  Not to worry, it was still a great day to head on out to visit Surprise (I absolutely love that name … Continue reading →

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Glendale, Arizona

Posted on February 11, 2012 by vairarenbeth

As my husband and I continue our exploration of our new home state, we are running into some interesting places and clearing up some misconceptions.  Turns out the Glendale train of Jesse James fame was NOT in Arizona – guess … Continue reading →

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