Turkey Stuffed Peppers

“I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze” Today was one of those days – I didn’t know what to make for dinner. My daughter mentioned that she was making stuffed peppers on Thursday, so I thought I would do the same for tonight.  I don’t think that I ever made stuffed peppers with meat,…

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Shannon’s Chicken and Broccoli

“good food ends with good talk” Ronnie is always asking me to make broccoli. It’s not my favorite vegetable so I rarely make it. While having dinner with our best friends, Shannon and Mike, we started the same discussion about broccoli. Shannon told Ronnie that she will make him her favorite dish, chicken and broccoli….

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Sunday’s Meatloaf

“good bye summer, hello autumn” This is the meatloaf I made on Sunday. I usually make my grandmothers version, which is totally different from your typical meatloaf; I will save that one for another day. I looked in my refrigerator to see what I had and this is what I came up with. I hope…

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Sunday’s in September

“is it october yet” This is the time of year when I look forward to crisp Autumn days. I love everything about Autumn; the weather is perfect, the delicious comfort food, Halloween, Thanksgiving, football, and the excitement of getting ready for Christmas. When September comes around, I want to start decorating for Fall but I…

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Blueberry Topping

“taste and feel the breath of summer” For Anthony’s birthday I made him his favorite cheesecake, this year I decided to make a blueberry topping made with fresh blueberries. I also cut up fresh strawberries to go along with it. The fresh fruit was a big hit! 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup of sugar 2…

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My Mom’s Cheesecake

“memories are timeless treasures of the heart” My mom used to make this cheesecake every year for my birthday, and now Anthony wants it for his. Since there are so many birthday’s in August, Anthony wanted to change it up a bit, and not have a regular birthday cake. I hope you enjoy it as…

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Anthony’s Birthday Dinner

“cherish every moment” Another beautiful fun-filled Sunday. Today we get to celebrate Anthony. His birthday dinner: ribs by Isaiah, homemade mac and cheese with bacon, corn bread, and corn on the cob. Cake request every year is cheesecake, (my mom would make me the same cheesecake every year for my birthday). I also cut up…

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Lunchtime

“time for lunch” All I’ve been thinking about since I came home from Florida is the Ramen meal we had in Del Ray. I talked about it so much that Ronnie and Anthony decided they wanted to have Ramen for lunch. They were actually going to go without me until I mentioned that it was…

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Dinner and a Movie

“date night” While I was in Florida, the movie Angel Has Fallen came out and Ronnie said he was going to go without me. He knew I was excited to go see it, so I knew he was joking. Ronnie planned our “date night”, dinner and a movie. We went to an early movie; we…

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Back to Reality

“home is my happy place” It’s always a nice feeling to come home after you go away. I love to travel but I enjoy being home. The first thing I think about when I get home is what I’m going to make for dinner, so I sent my daily text; to my surprise it wasn’t…

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