August 2011

BLAT with Roasted Garlic Mayo

by Tanya on August 31, 2011

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I’ve had a hankering for BLTs all summer. Finally, I said enough is enough and made one. Or two. Or three. I sort of lost count.

There is a part of me that thinks it’s silly to share a recipe for a BLT, since they’re not exactly complicated. It’s bacon, lettuce and tomato. But to make mine super complicated, I added avocado. Yup. Now it’s wa-a-a-a-ay complicated. Or not.

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A Teenage Boy Kitty

August 29, 2011 by Tanya
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[as dictated to Tanya] Mommy says I have hit my teenage years and become super-duper lazy. I do not understand. I have always been super-duper lazy. She has been grumbling at me for the past few weeks because I like to sleep-in. I am not an early bird, obviously. I am cat, duh.

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Strawberries with Balsamic Vinegar

August 26, 2011 by Tanya
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Yup. I know. It sounds weird. I’ve seen this recipe floating around for ages and never got around to trying it until now. It sounds intriguing. I like balsamic vinegar. I like strawberries. But I wasn’t 100% convinced that I’d like them together. So I tucked the recipe away and ate mashed potatoes instead. Yes, [...]

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Steak with Blue Cheese Sauce

August 24, 2011 by Tanya
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I had some leftover blue cheese after making my roasted potato salad with blue cheese dressing. Now I didn’t want to be wasteful, so I went on the hunt for the perfect recipe to use up my leftovers. And I kept coming back to this recipe from the Pioneer Woman. The weird thing was I’d [...]

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Moving Water by Rumi

August 22, 2011 by Tanya
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Enjoy one of my favorites poems from one of my favorite poets, Rumi. Moving Water by Rumi When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

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Tomatoes Supreme

August 19, 2011 by Tanya
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I love, love tomatoes. Nothing beats a fresh garden tomato. I look forward all year to tomato season. Seriously, I could eat them like candy and sometimes do. When I lived in Minneapolis, a couple sold heirloom tomatoes at a local farmer’s market near my apartment. Every weekend I stood in line for my precious [...]

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