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This Lenten Train is bound for Glory

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Food and Drink, Lent, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

I just wish that the dessert cart would stop going past me in the aisle!And the smell of the coffee from the dining car is just killing me.It’s true and I know you know it, but when comes to giving up coffee for Lent, I’m a goner.Here. I’ll explain.Coffee and I go way back to my freshman year of college, where we were dorm-mates. Since that time I … [Read more...]

If I Knew You Were Coming

by Filed Under: Blogging, Food and Drink, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me 11 Comments

I would bake a cake, of course!And being from Minne-soh-ta, dontcha know, it would have to be a Bundt cake.Indeed, this is a long-standing tradition for the baker that is me, and the reasons for this are plentiful.First, a Bundt cake is easy to make and frees one up for frantic, pre-guest house cleaning.Second, a Bundt cake looks lovely upon said … [Read more...]

Cheese, Gromit!

by Filed Under: Food and Drink, Minnesota Me 3 Comments

Note to Self: If the cheese lady at Sam's Club refers to your selection as "fairly assertive," your children (and your guests' children, for that matter), are not going to enjoy it.And they will tell their hostess so, politely but most emphatically.Advent/Pre-Holiday Tip #2: For every chunk of Emmentaler you bring home, pick up a nice mild colby to … [Read more...]

Late Autumn Reminiscence

by Filed Under: Food and Drink, Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 14 Comments

Being a big huge enormous fan of anything posted on By Sun and Candlelight, (I am a Dawn wannabe), I have put together a set of reflections on why I love late November for Dawn's Late Autumn Field Day.As always, they are in the form of a list and in this case, come in triplicate. (It must be a Holy Trinity thing.)So here we go, then. Three of my … [Read more...]

When in Doubt, Add Vodka

by Filed Under: Food and Drink, Humor, Minnesota Me 9 Comments

Subtitled: When Bad Behavior Leads to Good CookingCamille evidently decided that tonight's leftover spaghetti sauce needed revamping. She pushed a stool over to the counter and poured a bunch of half and half into the container.*Which looked really gross when I first found it.And which reminded me of a recipe I once came across, a sort of sauce … [Read more...]

And the Winner Is…

by Filed Under: Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Minnesota Me 3 Comments

It's 5:00 p.m. in Minnesota. I don't know what you have going on in your state, but over here we're baking our"Election Day Cake!"This tradition is not long-standing, going back only two years to the 2004 Presidential election. Here's the story: my dear neighbor Brenda came by with a meal for us, as Baby Camille was, well,pretty much a brand-new … [Read more...]