Monthly Archives: December 2011

Holiday cheer

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Wayne made delicious sugar cake and applesauce for gifts, while Georgia and I baked sweets. Here are the recipes: Sugared pecan balls 2 cups pecans 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp kosher salt 2 sticks unsalted butter at room temp … Continue reading →

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Basil-Parmesan Marinated Flounder

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Last week I had the chance to meet some really wonderful volunteers who’ve helped N.C. State University’s seafood laboratory with recipe testing and product development. I was also lucky to come away with fresh flounder, which I probably haven’t eaten since childhood. Continue reading →

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Simple sugar cookies

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

A busy day — clean house, haircut, leaves raked, good walk at the lake and time in the kitchen again with Georgia. Here’s the recipe: 1 cup (2 sticks) butter at room temperature 1 cup granulated sgar 2 large eggs … Continue reading →

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Birthday bash

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

Wayne took me to a great little restaurant last night and then joined me on a long walk in the glorious sunshine today. Hank made pizza for dinner, and Georgia helped make the cake. Easy pizza sauce 8 ounce can … Continue reading →

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Don’t get trouble in your mind …

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

… go see the Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Luminescent Orchestrii instead!! As an early birthday present, Wayne got me a ticket to their show in Durham on Friday night. The best stuff was when the two groups played together, … Continue reading →

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