February 2012 archive

Successful Sweet and Sour Chicken with Pineapple and Rice

*UPDATED – You can also prepare this recipe using your slow cooker by adding all ingredients (I omit for the flour) and cooking on low for six hours.  You can add rice or noodles, as well.  I like to use the frozen Lo mein noodles, and throw them in about the last hour or 30 …

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Top 5 Picks for the Week, February 24, 2012

Pinners, Test Tubes, Education, Gifts, and Groceries 1. Pinterest By now almost everyone’s heard of Pinterest, the online pinboard where people share what they love.  I was a little late to the game and only started using the service a few months ago.  Once I took the time to check out the site and what was …

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Easy Lasagna with No-Boil Noodles

Keeping up with my cooking journey, last night for dinner I made lasagna.   I got the recipe from a friend who clearly has a culinary gift.  She wrote this herself and has been gracious enough to share it.  I love this method because it’s easy and uses no-boil noodles, which saves a lot of time …

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Finding my Inner Cook

I never really thought of cooking as being “my thing.”  Stopping by a restaurant or picking up something to eat was far too easy and became our normal routine after working late and facing a long commute home.  After 5 years of marriage and only a handful of attempts at having dinner at the table, …

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Top 5 Picks for the Week, February 17, 2012

Coonhounds, Reggae, Best Sellers, Pioneers, and Navigation 1. Theron Humphrey Theron Humphrey is a photographer taking a new look at social media. Having a great appreciation for family, oral history, and generational ties, he is traveling across the country meeting one new person every day.  He interviews the people and takes amazing portraits which really capture the …

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How to Push Through and Prosper During the Changes of Life

At some point in our lives we all face major changes.  Some are good which we look forward to with great expectations and excitement such as weddings, the birth of a child, or a job promotion.  Some unfortunately hit us like a freight train, knocking us off our feet, the death of a loved one, …

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Top 5 Picks for the Week, February 10, 2012

Technology, Toothpicks, Love, Makeovers, and Cards 1. Corning Oh, the possibilities! Corning is a leading company for glass and ceramics that specialized in creating new pieces to enhance technology.  You have probably already encountered their work and may not have even realized it.  What were once thought to be futuristic dreams are coming to fruition thanks to …

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Tasty Chocolate Treats

*UPDATED* Dark Chocolate Coconut Bites For Christmas this year I got fancy and switched out the regular chocolate chips for dark chocolate morsels and rolled them in coconut (see full recipe below).  These Dark Chocolate Coconut Bites were a favorite item at the party. If the post from last week, The Ultimate Gift, got you thinking …

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Top 5 Picks for the Week, February 3, 2012

Memories, Motion, Museums, Music, and Movies   1. Reuben Heyday Margolin Reuben Heyday Margolin is a forward thinker, his creations range from portraits to rickshaws.  Quite possibly his most noted works are focused on kinetic art, pieces with motion.  Drawing from nature and the fluid action of waves, Margolin has constructed several intricate suspended masterpieces.   Through his …

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