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When You Want It Perfect Do It Yourself

July 16, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
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“You never ever get rid of anything,” says my daughter Nadya, all the time. It is true if I can conceive of using whatever could be thrown out. I use raw shrimp for my recipes and I keep the raw peels. I double bag and freeze them for the time I need and want a [...]

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Scents of the Past Pleasantly Color the Present

June 24, 2012 by · 3 Comments
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Scents and smells are most compelling in most people’s lives. The comfort of home and that special smell of Constant Comment wafting in the room as you talked to your favorite Aunt, or the scent of that lovely woman who bent down and kissed your cheek as a child, or even the smell of frying [...]

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Glaring At My Husband

January 2, 2012 by · 1 Comment

Dear Baba Rumcake, Don’t you love it when people give you dirty looks because, you are, there? My husband, who is very sweet and very kind, to everyone I might add, happened to be standing, waiting to take his seat. This woman, stood before his chair, not paying attention to him at all and she [...]

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2012 by · 3 Comments
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Happy New Year

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Zucchini and Squash To Taste Better

July 8, 2011 by · 8 Comments
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My friend and fellow blogger Allan of Simple Life Prattle has lots of vegetables to give away. Here is a recipe just for you Allan. Enjoy! Love the Prattle! 3 zucchinis sliced thin 3 yellow squash sliced thin 1 large Vidalia onion diced 8 garlic cloves mashed 4 tomatoes diced Salt and pepper to taste [...]

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An Immigrant Rant on Color

June 22, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

Russian I’m not And Slavic Not a chance And yet they ask me again perchance my story changes Then, stare askance Parisian I’m not And Swedish Fat chance But then they query In hopes perchance I amend my heritage Thus remain correct African yes We do come in white So pop back your peepers And [...]

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For Her Royal Orangeness

March 2, 2011 by · 1 Comment
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True Friends Are Not Blind

February 9, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” — Elbert Hubbard Every one of us tries to keep a measure of their real self private. Honesty is the best policy and all. Yet, is it possible to be so candid about yourself that you keep nothing back? Maybe, but not [...]

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Lonely, Room Mate Wanted?

February 6, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

Dear Baba Rumcake, Not sure if you have lived on your own for awhile? No roommates, no bf/gfs. just on your own. Did you enjoy it? Were you happier when you found someone to move in with you? Did you get lonely often? Lonesome in Lancaster Dear LiL, These questions are all very relative. The [...]

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Confused PDA Fan

January 26, 2011 by · Leave a Comment

Dear Baba Rumcake, is it strange when guys are really into PDA? Confused PDA Fan Dear PDA Fan, If by “really” you mean tearing someone’s clothes off on a busy street corner, frenching during a family get together, or bumping uglies on a crowded bus, you may have a bit of a problem. If by [...]

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