• Texas State Fair 2013 Part 1

    October 21, 2013Danita

    The last couple of months have been extremely busy for our family.  Our oldest daughter is a face painter so fall is her super busy season. Our middle daughter is testing for her Black Belt in a week, which means three karate classes a week plus hours of practice at home. Then our son is…

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  • Rosemary Chicken With Almonds

    October 18, 2013Danita

    To a Southerner, there’s nothing that compares to fried food! There’s not much to say about this dish except that it is GOOD.  It’s official name is “Chicken Almondine”, that’s just a fancy way to say “chicken with almonds”.  The main spice for this recipe is rosemary, which my son used to call “sticks”.  He…

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  • Food Blogger Cookie Swap

    October 17, 2013Danita

      Yesterday I signed up for the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap I saw this yesterday on Facebook and was immediately drawn to it.  Cookie swaps are so much fun and this one is by mail.  I was telling my “cookie loving” daughter about it and she got as excited as I was.  Three dozen…

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  • Making Appetizers at Home: Potato Skins

    October 15, 2013Danita

    One of the great things about going out to eat….appetizers! Appetizers are a wonderful invention!  Who came up with them anyway?  The French?  It sounds like a “French” word, maybe?  And what does it mean?  I have an idea…”reason to eat something really yummy before dinner”….but only at a restaurant.  What do we call it…

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  • Symphony Series #1

    October 14, 2013Danita

    My favorite DFW cultural venue…Bass Hall My husband and I have tried to cultivate in ourselves and our children a love and appreciation for good music and art.  We are blessed to live in an area rich in “cultural” events.  A wide variety of museums, plays, symphonies and traveling exhibits are within minutes of our…

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