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Jacked Up Mint Tea – HOW Sweet It Is!!

Recipe:
Freshly brewed tea (any flavor you like, even green tea)
2 oz Jack Daniel’s Whiskey
1 fresh mint sprig (washed)
Crushed Ice
Place crushed ice in glass, with mint sprig. Add whiskey, top with iced tea. Enjoy.

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Snickerdoodle Muffins – YUMMM

Ingredients
8oz unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon cream of tartar
¾ teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 and ¼ cup sour cream
2 and ¼ cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons cinnamon mixed together for rolling
Directions
1.Cream the butter and sugar until soft about 3 to 5 minutes. Add in [...]

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Orange Chicken Veg Med

This is completely original.
Simple:
Take 1 Bag of Kahiki Chicken Pieces – General Tso’s.  (Ignore their sauce) it’s good but not for this recipe.
Bake as directed and set aside.
Take Bell Pepper Chopped, Broccoli Chopped, Carrot sliced thin (pre-sliced bag small) & 1 Medium Sweet White Onion chopped.
Steam the veggies til slightly soft, light crunch is great!
Then [...]

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Best Onion Rings around!

Homemade Onion Rings
A Straight from the Farm Original
3 T. canola oil
3 large white or yellow onions
1 egg
1/2 C. buttermilk
1/4 t. cayenne pepper
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper
1/4 C. all purpose flour
1 C. toasted wheat germ
1 C. bread crumbs
1 t. dried marjoram
1 t. dried oregano
1 t. dried basil
Preheat the oven to 425 F.  Spread [...]

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Beef Bourguignon

So tonight it was Beef Bourguignon and I must say it went very well!  I have never made it before but some veggies, a really nice thick Chuck Roast, some Cognac and a bottle of Merlot and presto!
The meat is so tender with such flavor.  I recommend to everyone to try it at least once.  [...]

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My Personal Change

I am going to rock out this New Year – you will see changes in my Blog – I am going to start blogging more on the food and conversations that I make:   My hope is that I will get more people involved and that will want to share recipes and stories.
A big part of [...]

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Let’s all try!

With a new year, we as people say, let’s change something, let’s do something better, let’s make a change in someone else’s life – very little of us actually follow through.  Think about the change you want to make and don’t look back this year, follow through, give yourself a chance to experience something different [...]

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Music – my hiding place.

So the pain begins
as the music fades
and Im left here with
with more than I can take
if you lift me up
just get me through this night
i know ill rest tomorrow
and ill be strong enough to try
when the sky clears
and all is said and done
i will realize
that we all need someone
if you lift me up
just get me [...]

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Continuing on the Autobiography

I have almost finished the autobiography; good or bad it’s the truth and will be my legacy that I leave.  I would hope one day someone who knew nothing about me finds it half way interesting.

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Excuses are over – it’s time for a change.

I don’t know what’s led me to this time in my life.  All I know is that it’s time for a change.  I have sat back to long and done the things that I have felt were “appropriate”.   It’s time for “me”, to do the things that I know can or will make a [...]

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