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Frozen Strawberry Mint Julep | Kentucky Derby with Four Roses Bourbon
Four Roses Bourbon asked me to use my creative juices to come up with a drink in time for the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby has been one of those events that I have always wanted to attend. I was privileged to be born in Kentucky, but not raised there. My mom decided to have me near my grandmother (her mom), that lived in West Virginia and the nearest hospital was where, in Kentucky. So when her water broke and I decided to make my debut into the world, it was in the Spring month of May which is when the Kentucky Derby is held. My mommy and I stayed…
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Veggie Fries, the Healthier Fries
Crispy, lightly salted, and light are part of my description for the perfect fries, but the one characteristic I left out was lots. Lots and lots of delicious and tasty plate of carbs. There have been times in which I would just cook up some fries and grab a plate and some bbq sauce and sit in front of the tv and eat. This week more than others have been crazy, so I did not have a lot of time to prepare something elaborate, but what came to mind was 1) we need something green and 2) something relatively quick to go with turkey burger. Veggie fries are some of…
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Cave Tools: Meat Claws Review
Strong professional grade Meat Claws that can be used with any size and any type of meat, large or small. I chose to use chicken breast which worked out because I wanted to do Pad Thai and needed the meat to be shredded so I killed two birds with one stone. This great new kitchen accessory is great to have especially those that need to shred meat quick fast and in a hurry. The meat still remains tender and moist. You can carry items from the grill with these claws, you can hold the claw with one hand and use the other hand to slice the meat if you…
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3 Ingredient Oatmeal Cookie
Sweets (any kind including chocolate bars, cookies, cupcakes and cakes) are regularly part of my diet. For the past 21 days we have been on a Daniel Fast and usually I go about making some type of dessert and I almost let this time pass without making some form of sweetie. I have been eating fruit and used that to get my sweets in, but nothing is like biting down into a moist, chewy cookie. To satisfy my need for sweets, I made a 3 ingredient oatmeal cookie that was very simple and it took less than 35 minutes including cooking time. Hubby is not feeling so well, so he…
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Oy! Restaurant Experience
Calling all foodies everywhere. I have a restaurant for you and some of you food blogger have already been there I know or know someone who has been there. Hubby and I are foodies in the heart, but we are not always able financially to go where we want when we want. At those times we go to a place that has great food, large portions and is reasonably priced and we found another one!!! I am a major researcher (anyone looking to hire researchers, I am your girl (wink)), and so it started off with me looking for a restaurant that has a Sunday brunch. I wanted to take…
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Quick Kale and Banana Smoothie
Part of my/our challenge in this eating better game is to make sure that there is some form of greenery in at least one of our daily meals, whether it is a green apple or two, romaine lettuce instead of iceburg, spinach or greens. Usually the way that I love and enjoy greens is to have some form of good old fashioned fatty meat mixed in the greens, but for the past 3 weeks since we have had this Blendtec machine we have cut down on the amount of fat and fatty meat that we consume. The Blendtec has served us well so far and today we decided to focus…
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Was the Joy Cafe Indeed a Joy?
Surprises. I just love surprises. At least most of the time I do, but of course only the good kind. Hubster and I are eaters of good food, whether it come from a small diner, greasy spoon or upscale 5 star restaurant just give us time and we will be there. This was not an exception. See what we had the lovely pleasure to experience:
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Kitchen Ethos Silicone Cooking Mats
I have received this product as a reduced price in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. Let me first start off by saying that I want to be a baker in my present life, but with the cooking pans and containers ending up being so hard to clean afterwards I usually pass on baking too much. I jumped at the chance when I saw the product and said to myself, “I guess I will be baking more often.” I placed the order for the mats and they came in a small box, so much so I did not think it was actually the mats, but it was. They…
