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BRUSCHETTA, LENTIL & FETA CHEESE DIP RECIPE

I love this quick, easy and delicious Bruschetta, Lentil & Feta Cheese Dip Recipe. It’s made with 3 simple ingredients from Trader Joe’s. It’s good! Try it!

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OUR 4TH OF JULY ON THE LAKE

Hello there! I hope you enjoyed a wonderful 4th of July weekend.  Ours was spent at our dock on beautiful Lake Arrowhead… with great friends… delicious Red,White & Blue Sangria… and yummy appetizers including my recipe for Feta Cheese & Lentil Dip… We ate a delicious dinner… took a boat ride on lake… and watched […]

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A PINTEREST 4TH OF JULY

Hello, As I have mentioned before, I love Pinterest! Pinterest is a wonderful vehicle for finding inspiration and then being able to easily and quickly file it away for future reference. Before Pinterest I was a magazine hoarder.  I’d rip out pages for inspiration and then spend hours fileing the tear sheets.  I love that […]

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4TH OF JULY ON THE LAKE

Hello! Can you believe it is almost July 4th?  Here in Lake Arrowhead the 4th of July is a celebrated in a big way.  It’s a special holiday that everyone looks forward to, and if you live in Lake Arrowhead you wouldn’t consider being anywhere else for the 4th.   By tradition, we spend every […]

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ITALIAN FARRO SALAD WITH VEGETABLES

Hi! I’ve been telling you all about my Dinner on the Dock recently.  I made a delicious and healthy Italian Farro Salad with Vegetables for that dinner and want to share the recipe tutorial with you. Farro (pronounced FAHR-oh) is a whole grain from the wheat species. It is similar to barley in both appearance, taste and […]

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FRESH APRICOT TART

Hi there! Today I am going to share with you one of the most elegant and delicious dessert recipes that also happens to be one of the easiest and quickest dessert recipes to make.  It’s my Fresh Apricot Tart.  I served it for dessert at my Dinner on the Dock last weekend. You can read […]

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WATERMELON MARGARITAS

CHEERS! Today I’m going to share with you the recipe for one of my favorite summertime cocktails:  WATERMELON MARGARITAS.   Nothing says summer better than watermelon after all! My recipe for Watermelon Margaritas is not only cool, refreshing and delicious, it is actually in many ways good for you.  Now granted, there is  alcohol in […]

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DOWN ON THE DOCK

Hi! I love living in an area that experiences the 4 seasons.  It gives you things to look forward to.  The fall is beautiful up here and I look forward to the changing of the leaves. In the winter I look forward to lots of snow so we can cozy up by the fire.  We […]

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