Nurenberg Sausages and Potatoes


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Sliced nurenburger sausages, fried til cooked Yellow potatoes, sliced and baked until tender and a little crisps and covered with regular ketchup.

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Olive tapenade Salad


Fresh Spinach Leave and FeldSalat–base

Olive Tapenade (pitted black olives, olive oil, fresh basil, Roma tomato, sea salt corse chopped together)

Pikante Hummus (cooked Chick peas, a splash of lemon juice, Tahini, splash of balsamic vinaigrette)

Feta Cheese Crumbles

Dried Cranberries

Put all together and toss it all about–super yummy.

 

 

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Olive Tapenade Salad–homemade/ made from scratch

Homemade Fudge–sharing a tradition


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Coconut Fudge, made with almond extract and shredded coconut.

Marshmellow Fudge

Classic Marshmellow Fudge, plain, traditional recipe

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A small dish of Marschino cherry fudge, absolutely delicous, made with tart cherries, almond oil, and chopped walnuts

 

 

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Bakers dark bitter chocolate shavings, used to create the fudge

 

 

 

Thomas had never experienced fudge before, which is such a bummer as it is one of my more favorite Christmas treats–and not knowing what Fudge and all of it its variations he was missing, I accepted the challenge of creating the wonderful delight, in a few simple varieties, at home.

I used condensed milk, sugar,  various extracts, walnuts, cherries, marshmellow fluff (which thankfully is now available in Germany) and love to make the delights, which turned out super well.

Thomas soon became ‘addicted’ to the wonderful American delights, which is great–now pronouncing the word ‘fudge’ is still a bit odd but I know what he means.

Chocolate Cherries Compote on Apple Raisin Purses


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Step 1 Line muffin tin cups with a crust, fill with apple mix (sliced apples, raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt and ground cloves)

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Step 2: Cover each muffin cup with raw crust dough, pinching the dough around the edges, like when making a pie. Trim off any excess crusts.

 

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Step 3: Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, brush melted over the top of each purse and bake for 10 more minutes, until golden brown.

 

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Step 4: Top each purse with homemade chocolate cherry sauce–compote, serve hot. Delicious!!!

 

 

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Make an Impression


Make me an offer!!!

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$700 or best offer, 20% of sale price benefits Humane Society of Boulder Valley, Colorado Click on image or link to purchase

Making a good impression …with beautiful, original art.

As seen in a January post I wrote,  I dream of selling an art piece of my very own, an adventure in eBay sales for sure!!!

The price is currently at $700–but this is negotiable for sure, so make me an offer!!

Van Gogh inspired, original  impressionistic oil painting of dreams and blooms during a raging storm. Original, signed 16×20 inch framed on stretched canvas, ready to hang. Oil painting, vivid brush strokes.

While this is a dream of mine to sell a piece of my artwork, 20% of the sale price also benefits the Human Society of Boulder Valley (located in beautiful, colorful Colorado)

Super Simple Stir Fry


 

Super Simple Stir Fry

Ingredients

2 Carrots–shredded with a vegetable peeler

1 Green Bell Pepper, cut into thin spears

1 small purple onion, coarse chopped

Leftover Chicken or Turkey, pulled from the bone

3 gloves Garlic, diced

1 Tsp Dried Red Chili Flakes

Salt, Pepper

2 Tablespoons olive or sunflower oil

2 Cups of dry, white Rice (with 4 cups of water for cooking)

Put 2 cups of dry rice and 4 cups of water into a pot, add a pinch of salt, and cook at medium, boil for 4 minutes, turn off heat and cover, allowing the rice to finish (or you can use a rice cooker)

Place vegetables, spices, and oil in a skillet, stir fry on low heat until half way cooked,

Add Leftover chicken-turkey and stir fry with vegetable mix until vegetables are tender but not soggy

Put a scoop of rice on each plate-bowl and top with a portion of the stir fry mix. Delicous!!

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Lightly stir fry vegetables in oil

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Start the rice before anything else

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Leftover baked chicken, pulled from the bone

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Saute-Stir Fry meat and vegetables together

Our Thanksgiving Chicken


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Prepping the chicken and yams

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Vegetable platter with hummus dip for appetizer

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Making the stuffing

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Stuffing the chicken

Chicken, stuffing and baked sweet potatoe

Chicken, stuffing and baked sweet potatoe

 

Reggie, our kitty, even got his own treat.

Reggie, our kitty, even got his own treat.

Adventures in the kitchen—


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Baked chicken, sweet potatoes, zuchinni, and onion, a one dish wonder

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Texas style taco salad

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turkey sausage, mushroom gravy over green beans (instead of pasta)

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Sliced Gala apples with Nutella

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Clover and Raisin Oatmeal, toast and banana

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Crispy Bacon, 2 over easy eggs, and toast (with orange Marmelade)

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Open face Tuna Salad with tomatoe slices and red bell pepper spears

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A Fusion blend salad of greek and italian salad with a hummus dressing and a slice of hearty bread

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Baked sweet potatoe (with butter and cinnamon) chicken stir fry with marinated, roasted bell pepper

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Crossiant (not homemade), clementine slices, scrambled eggs and brie wedges

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Furit, onions, and other staples

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Peanut Butter Porridge with raisins

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Farmers Omellete with fresh cheese-bell pepper on pumpernickel and plum breakfast

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Tuna and Feta Salad–a super easy meal

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Vegetable platter salad with pickle and homemade balsamic dressing

 

Eggcellent Lunch


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Step 1–Peel hard boiled eggs

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Step 2 Add diced red bell peppers, green olives, mayonaise, sliced hard boiled eggs, and a pinch of salt

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Step Three, mix it all together

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Step Four: Put egg salad mixture between two slices of bread, add a leaf or two of lettuce, put sliced vegetables and fruit on the plate to make an whole meal

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Another version-option of using hard boiled eggs in a lunch-dinner

 

A whole Latte of Love


coffee7I admit it, i am guilty of coffee adventures and food sampling and i can not help myself!!  While all the photography is mine, none of the wonderful food or concotions contained in this post coffeeare of my creation. But, wow, are they delicous!! Sampled from all over the region, coffee and snack adventures are delightful!!!

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