Monday, May 21st, 2012

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Thanksgiving

by Gilda November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving day in Minnesota, blustery windy day…the arborvitaes want to come in and the neighbors flags are begging for mercy. I sit inside, sometimes watching my son, he looks at me with a toothy grin, and turns back to what he was doing, he is busy. My husband and daughter are no doubt gnawing on [...]

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Parsley Sauce (Parsley Pesto)

by Gilda November 16, 2010

Pesto refers to an aioli type sauce made with fresh basil leaves. This didn’t stop me, I have made it with Sage, with Parsley and with Italian Parsley to yummy results. The rendered product can be used to add flavor to anything: rice, beans, meats(all!), eggs, spaghetti, pizza, and for dipping good crusty bread. Make [...]

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Friends

by Gilda November 11, 2010

The sunlight pulls the blooms out to dance the fresh bright petals relent and perk their heads up to the light, the music weaves a harmony in color and life and the dance of friendship begins, and so it was with you and I. Dedicated to all my friends who encourage me to seek the [...]

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Paprika My New Favorite Spice

by Gilda October 28, 2010

This last summer (2010) as my friend Vicki was getting ready to move I sat in her kitchen chewing the fat. Saying how I had come across this spice I had always heard of but rarely used. I thought it was purely for color; my stepmother gave me hers when I moved out of the [...]

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Eggplant Yum Yum (Fall Recipe, fire up the oven!)

by Gilda October 14, 2010

If you are Italian there probably is a name for this but I don’t know it, we’ve called it Eggplant Yum Yum at my house since the day I thought to put it together. (Feeds 4) 1 large eggplant 1/2 lb. Provolone (aged or not either is fine, aged will render a richer flavor) 1/4 [...]

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My Son Is Dedicated 10-3-10

by Gilda October 5, 2010

Why do parents dedicate their children? and for that matter why do they baptize them? The child seemingly knows very little of what is happening. Especially if they are an infant. So why is this so significant? I can only speak from my experience and say that it is very significant. When my husband asked [...]

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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

by Gilda September 27, 2010

I am so glad I read this book. It really made me think and made me grateful for my upbringing.

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Namaste Pizza Dough Mix 9/25/10

by Gilda September 25, 2010

I was searching for an easy pizza dough; I scoured the web for an easy recipe…but soon learned that I lack the patience for the pampering of dough: cool water, corn meal, resting the dough, slapping the dough, refrigerate the dough, warm up the dough, tickle the dough and sing songs to it by the [...]

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Friends

by Gilda September 25, 2010

Gotta have friends – 7/6/10 I have had a huge change in my life. I no longer work outside the home. I now dedicate myself to full time mothering and doing what my daughter calls “mother’s work”; simply put: taking care of my children and my home. I have a routine, and the routine is [...]

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Regrets

by Gilda May 30, 2009

I have always thought of people who say “I have no regrets” as liars or diluted in some way. I guess because I am a hard headed learner, I have to run head on into a bad situation, apply a bad decision and analyze my bad results in order to learn. So needless to say, [...]

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