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???Your time is limited, don???t waste it living someone else???s life. Don???t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people???s thinking. Don???t let the noise of other???s opinion drowned your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.??? ??? Steve Jobs
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cat photobombing greyhound
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the bacon beacon……helps Louie find the way
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Wednesday 1/19/11
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located in Lambertville, NJ about 30 minutes from Ivyland
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You get a FREE entree (breakfast, lunch or dinner)
for your birthday .
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Denise brought my new favorite red & I brought a
2007 Meir Soleil Chardonnay that Michael gave
me for my birthday last year
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special menu for the FULL MOON
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Lynne listening intently to Michael’s PORK story.
unbelievable.
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Happy Waitress
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(not sure WHY the pictures came out RED??)
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Lynne & husband Stu
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Joyce, Denise & Helen
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Not ready for the photo……
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the gang
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Joyce, Denise, Lynne, Helen, Stu
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ENGLISH PEAS
Ingredients
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
2 cans (14 1/2-ounces) English peas, drained
Directions
Melt the butter in small pot and add the peas.
Cook over medium heat until peas are warm.
Yep, that???s it.
But it is the comments that follow that are the most fun.
I???ll give you a few of my favorites.
You can see the rest on the Food Network website.
Thomas Keller has got to be kicking himself that he did not come up with this fantastic recipe first! You really know your way around the kitchen, Deen!
PERFECTION! This is just like the dish my grandmother always made and I have spent my whole life trying to recreate. Unfortunately she brought it back from the Old Country where they used the metric system and I could just never get the amounts right when I tried to make it myself. Who knew what a challenge combining butter and peas could be. I am SO GLAD I now know the perfect butter-to-pea ratio is two cans and 1/2 stick! Thank you Paula!
I think I made a mistake. I didn???t know what kind of pot to use, so I did this in my wok on high heat. The butter turned black and the peas started to sizzle. This is definitely not good breakfast food. Can???t you give us a recipe for cereal and milk instead?
Sounds wonderful. I???m not sure I???m up to this level of cooking. Can someone lend me a can opener?
I liked this recipe so much that I doubled it!
Just a half stick of butter? You???re slipping, Deen.
All I am saying, is give peas a chance???..
If these were truly English peas, the recipe would have included making sure that you overcook them till mushy and all ???pop??? is gone from them. But I liked this recipe anyway. Although I didn???t have any canned peas, so I dug through my freezer for frozen ones. Finding none, and with my butter already melted, I decided to slice up some bananas lengthwise and cook them in the butter, but it needed a little smidge of something, so I dumped half a cup of dark brown sugar in there, which was absolutely lovely, but simply not showy enough, so I tossed in some banana liqueur and a splash of rum. Of course, since I cook on a gas stove, I probably shouldn???t have shook the pan so vigorously because the rum lit on fire and the whole dish burned until all the rum cooked off. But I spooned it over some vanilla bean ice cream and called it good. It was good. Will try Paula???s recipe again in the future (with my modifications, of course!
http://www.buckscountytaste.com/2011/01/why-i-hate-all-those-stupid-food-shows/
January 18th 2011
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yummy Eggplant Recipe I made for dinner
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Juvenile Harrier photo taken by friend in my bird club
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cat getting photobombed by dog
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1 Large eggplant
1 tbsp Kosher salt
3-4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tbsp fresh, flat leaf parsley, chopped
2 tbsp fresh basil (pull into pieces with your fingers, not a knife)
(optional: I like some heat, so I add 1 tbsp of red pepper flakes to the finished dish) take the cut slices of eggplant and toss them with the salt, coating evenly. Let them sit for 30 minutes. Once the time is up, use a paper towel to remove the excess salt and pat the eggplants slices dry (i recently read in cook’s illustrated you don’t need to do this, I didn’t – but will leave it up to YOU!) move the oven rack to the highest position and warm your broiler up (approx 4 inches below heating coils). meanwhile, transfer the eggplant slices to your foil lined baking sheet, coating each of them with oil on both sides. Broil the slices for 3-4 minutes until you see a mahogany brown colour emerge. I turned them over & broiled the other side for another 3 minutes – just keep your eyes on them.
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The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne
and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/
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tonight i made some KALE CHIPS —
they were okay – I think I over-salted them.
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WINE IN WINTER —
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I’ve worked this event the last few years & will again be working.
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When: 7-11 pm, Friday, February 4, 2011
Where: Normandy Farm and Conference Center,
1401 Morris Road (at Route 202), Blue Bell, PA 19422.
What: Sample wines, spirits, and premium beers, along with a delicious assortment of foods from more than 30 participating restaurants and caterers. Bid at our silent auction, rock out to live music by StoneAge, and try your luck in raffles for iPad and flat screen TV.
Reservations are $75 per person. ($40 of each ticket is considered a tax-deductible contribution to the Fund.)==========================================
“Deliberately seek the company of peoplewho influence you to think and act
on building the life you desire.”
Napoleon Hill
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bird
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1/16/11
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The dogs got a PetSmart gift card for Christmas so we went toy shopping
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Weasel with her new toy
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Chester stealing Weasel’s toy
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Chester with his toy
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oh … here is the pole the guy knocked down
(i know – a little out of order- sorry!)
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the salsa is loaded with cilantro – very tasty
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it’s byob – so I took some margaritas.
I asked for a cup of ice & she brought me a bowl….
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their Coca Cola is made in Mexico
and NO RETORNABLE
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they make their guacamole fresh to order.
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Me, sister Pat & danny diehl
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How does this translate in your life?
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friends
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tiny polar bear
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What would helen do? 