Category Archives: Cooking

Don’t you just love Amazon?

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Sewfrench

I love that you can get anything and everything from them.  And the long lists of reviews is *the* most incredible!  I use it to make wise decisions, no matter where I end up spending my money.  I do love … Continue reading →

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All we do is eat. Seriously.

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Sewfrench

Eat and workout.  Workout and eat.  That’s it.  Well, that’s how it appears, anyway……. We really do live more interesting lives than it appears.  But cooking, together, is really what we do, together.  We both do our own thing, in … Continue reading →

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After the storm…

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Sewfrench

When you aren’t doing an outdoor, snow shoveling, workout you can get a whole lot more done.  I’m talking over 16,000 steps and several tons of snow moved workout….  When you get bathed and ready for the day, before lunch, … Continue reading →

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What’s for dinner tonight

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Sewfrench

This is no 30 minute meal, but for a frosty, blustery, blizzardy kind of day… It is *so* worth it! Chicken and Dumplings Start with a pot of vegetables and a chicken.  Simmer all day. Onions, celery, carrots, parsnips, a … Continue reading →

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Not your Grandma’s fish cakes…

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Sewfrench

We’ve been slacking in the fish department lately….  Not sure if we just got burned out or  just needed new recipes…..   But when Peter brought home and cooked up an awesome piece of cod for our New Year’s Eve … Continue reading →

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Smell o’web

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Sewfrench

You wish, you had smell o’web, you would know just how heavenly it smells in here…. Do I love my baby or what?  Just because we are overflowing with fresh veggies, working on an inventory reduction plan, and we need … Continue reading →

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Saturdays…….

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Sewfrench

Amanda’s last Saturday home……. She and Peter did some banking, then she and I did some produce/grocery shopping.  She is all set for healthy eating for her first week back.  This is good, because she is going to be busy, … Continue reading →

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Oven fried dinner

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Sewfrench

Another delicious dinner! Not very attractive but very delicious!  Grandma Ellis’s cole slaw, a mix of Idaho potato, sweet potato and rutabaga oven fries, and spicy hot chicken wings, oh my!

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Another wonderful day of food!

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Sewfrench

Oh my, Amanda needs to get back to school.  I feel like I am eating way too much with this project of hers.  At least this one is another really healthy dinner.  Peter did the shopping, prepping of the shrimp, and … Continue reading →

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Pasty Pies

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Sewfrench

Oh my.  Amanda is still working on recreating family favorite recipes, including photographing them.. We haven’t made Pasty Pies in forever, until today.  OMG.  They kicked butt.   It didn’t matter if they were the vegetarian or the meat version. … Continue reading →

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