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Foodie Friday: Pairing Romantic Food and Films

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:50:42 PST

Are you cooking anything special for Valentine's Day?Let's play a game this Foodie Friday. Are you ready?If you were going to pair a romantic menu with a movie, what would you pick? Sleepless...

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Foodie Friday: Stopping by the Kitchen on a Snowy Evening, a Guest Post by Shirley Hailstock

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:37:41 PST

photo by Mark Stout Photography via Shutterstock. Welcome to the January 20th Foodie Friday. I'm so glad you'rehere, because I have a special treat, a guest post by author Shirley Hailstock. Shirley...

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Foodie Friday: Snowy January Afternoon With Big and Mister

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:52:08 PST

The minute it began to snow, my husband got cabin fever. We drove down the curvy road to Publix. To my surprise, the parking lot wasn't jammed with snow-panicked people. I didn't...

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Winter Cooking at Foodie Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:48:18 PST

Welcome to the January 6th Foodie Friday. How's the weather in your part of the world?Here at Bald Hill Farm, it's been chilly, but temperatures are supposed to rise tomorrow. I'm looking...

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Dog-Speak: A Yorkie's Top 5 Phrases

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:40:40 PST

This New Year's Day, while my husband watched football games, I hung out with the Yorkies. They helped me compile "Yorkie-Speak," a list of canine vocabulary words. If you are owned by a furry...

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New Year's Eve at Foodie Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:38:56 PST

Happy New Year, Foodies! Mister and Zap have been very ill this week, and I have been back and forth to the vet. I hope a wordless Foodie Friday will suffice because I'm...

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A Foodie Friday Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:13:02 PST

Twas the night before Foodie Friday, and all through blogland, cooks set their tables with care.The dishes were placed on tables with a plan, in hopes that none would show...

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Foodie Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:18:59 PST

Today was a Wuthering Heights sort of day, so after I finished my work for the afternoon, I pulled out the New Old House file and made notes about our kitchen-to-be, so I can be prepared when I meet...

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Foodie Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:15:39 PST

It's been a wild week here at Bald Hill Farm. I'm the head nurse in the Yorkie Hospital, and I'm doing my best to help Zap with his blood glucose, which has been on a roller coaster ride for the past...

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Foodie Friday: Romancing the Crockpot

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:05:00 PST

I have developed a crush on my slow-cooker. I didn't mean for it to happen--in fact, Iresisted the urge to buy another small appliance. However, after reading many Foodie Friday recipes...

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White Kitchens

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:24:16 PST

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New-Old Porch Ideas and a Book Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:49:34 PST

rocker photo courtesy of Shutterstock.comSoon I'll need to decide what to do about the back porch on the new-old house. Long ago, it was screened-in, but now it's open. Dr. G is in favor of...

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When Dreams Come True: A New-Old Farm

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:10:59 PST

For a long, long time, I kept a picture of my "dream driveway." It wasn't Bomanite or stone, just a cracked blacktop road, trees on both sides, hemmed in by an unpainted fence.The road led to a brick...

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Foodie Friday: Vote for Your Favorite Thanksgiving Dessert

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:52:47 PST

What's your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? Pumpkin pie? Apple Pie? Cookies? Carrot cake? Pecan pie? Coconut Layer Cake? Pudding? Which one gets your vote? Do you have a favorite...

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House Lust: Gone Baby Gone

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:52:10 PST

When design obsessed people get together, house lust is a popular topic. Until I myself fell in love with a property, I'd always listened with interest but never contributed to...

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Foodie Friday: Cookies Plus Book Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:19:02 PST

Welcome to the November 18th Foodie Friday. Today, I've got cookies on my mind.When I need a dessert but I'm in a rush, I'm fond of gilding store-bought cookies.What You Need: Store bought...

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Foodie Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:04:09 PST

Dirt is inevitable when you live on a farm. Dirty hands, floors, and feet. When we first moved to the farm, my mother said I was like Zsa Zsa Gabor on Green Acres. I walked my Yorkies...

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Foodie Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:12:00 PDT

My foray into canine cusine has been successful, but every human dish has been humdrum, bland, or inedible (except for Crockpot pinto beans). Sometimes I go through Bad Cooking Spells. Does...

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Kindle Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:56:40 PDT

Is it cold today in your neck of the woods? I had to put on boots and a wool cape to walk the dogs this morning--and I saw frost on the pumpkins. Today I'm cooking pinto beans, Dr. Dirty's favorite,...

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Two Recipes for Foodie Friday: Chili for Hungry People, Diabetic Dog Biscuits for the Pooch

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:21:32 PDT

This is a story of mediocre Crockpot chili and a fabulous, courageous Yorkie. First, the chili. This isn't my chili (it's a stock photo, courtesy of Shutterstock). Mine looked more like...

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Foodie Friday: Greek Food

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:00:05 PDT

I like to write about places I've visited. So I wasn't surprised at all when the characters in Acquainted With the Night went to Greece. Kalambaka is a small town that sits in the shadows of...

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Mockingbird Attacks!

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:11:33 PDT

Two months ago, a mockingbird began attacking my house. Every single day, it starts pecking in the bedroom window, moves to the bath, and wings around to the family room. Sometimes it pecks my...

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Foodie Friday: A Teeny Bit of Trouble

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:37:37 PDT

Teeny Templeton can't stay out of love or trouble. Here's a peek at the new book, A Teeny Bit of Trouble. Mister Update: The little guy has recovered from his overdose of BBQ, courtesy of...

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Foodie Friday: Pot Pie with Chicken & Dumplings

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:15:56 PDT

Welcome to the October 7th Foodie Friday. I made chicken & dumplings one day and used the leftovers for a pot pie (I added peas and carrots, with a puff pastry crust). I don't have a recipe for...

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Foodie Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Lee West) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:29:53 PDT

Welcome to the September 30th Foodie Friday. It's time to make autumn cookies!Cookies are the best way to deal with deadlines and last-minute rewrites.What's your favorite sugar cookie...

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