Ingredients: 2 sticks of unsalted butter 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 heaping teaspoons flour 1 packet Lipton Savory Herb with Garlic soup mix 1 cup milk 6 cups water 1/2 cup extra dry vermouth or chardonnay 5 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed 3 tablespoons parsley touch red pepper flakes leftover clam sauce […]

Robert's Rules of Writing

A while ago, I began a fantasy novel because I thought that I loved fantasy books.  I’ve recently begun the urge to write again, and I picked up a bunch of books on the subject.  One of these books was Roberts Rules Of Writing: 101 Unconventional Lessons Every Writer Needs to Know and in particular, […]

Refrigerator Pickles

To my family, refrigerator pickles are the essence of summertime, along with our annual vacation, weekly trips to the farmer’s market, and the pool membership.  They are crunchy, spicy and oh so delicious.  The great part of refrigerator pickles (other than they are really, really easy to make) is that you can pick up produce […]

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Summertime dramatically changes my daily schedule.  There are fun, family activities like swimming, amusement parks, and of course, vacations.  Not to mention that there isn’t any school, at least for the kids.  My husband and I aren’t so lucky, but at least our classes are online. With the added stress (yes, I said it) of […]

Homemade Linen Spray

I happen to really like Febreeze.  Clean smelling linens are great to snuggle in, and I will use it as air freshener as well.  The cost of this stuff is exorbitant considering how simple the ingredients are!  This is also coming from a household that can’t stand many scents because the “perfume” scent really eggs […]

Happy Independence Day

Wishing everyone a safe and happy July 4th!

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