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A Public Service Announcement. No more... no less.

A Public Service Announcement. No more... no less. by Janis Tester

See the picture above? This is the most perfect bowl of food. It is nothing fancy. It is nothing that unusual. It is perfect. Do you ever have a bite of something and it reminds you so strongly of something from your past. For me it is a weird one (go figure). The smell of limes and mint are just magical in my book. The smell of limes…

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Existential Crisis or just sick of chicken?

Existential Crisis or just sick of chicken? by Janis Tester

Existential Crisis or just sick of chicken?I have always been sort of the down beat type of person. Here I stand at the ripe age of 2 or 3 pissed off at the world. Would you believe me if I told you I have turned a new leaf. Actually, I turned that leaf when I started realizing that I am a wastin time. I have given up on being mad. I…

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Hi, it's me. I have two salads for you. You need to try them.

Hi, it's me. I have two salads for you. You need to try them. by Janis Tester

Hi, it's me. I have two salads for you. You need to try them.I stink at this blogging stuff. I just don't have enough to say that is worth putting out there. I knit, I cook, I go to work. Repeat. The thing is this... I keep having a dialog with…

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No, I didn't quit Blogging. I quit Twitter. Lets talk Beef shanks now...

No, I didn't quit Blogging. I quit Twitter. Lets talk Beef shanks now... by Janis Tester

No, I didn't quit Blogging. I quit Twitter. Lets talk Beef shanks now...After all the horrible stuff in Boston was over we got to go into the city to see the play "The Book of Mormon". What a great play. It was good to see the city bustling again and…

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I did it! I made a Cherpumple my way!

I did it! I made a Cherpumple my way! by Janis Tester

I did it! I made a Cherpumple my way!So, Dr. Food has been out of the country for weeks now. Ok, so it has only been 8 days but it feels like weeks. I was snowed in twice while he has been gone. Today being one of those days. First day of Spring tomorrow and I am stuck in the house because of the snow. Not really. Jeffie my neighbor…

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Israeli street food and tapping a tree

Israeli street food and tapping a tree by Janis Tester

Israeli street food and tapping a treeSometimes I feel like I find ways to get myself into "predicaments". Really. You looked shocked. NO, it isn't moonshine. It is sap from my oak tree. I had a tap sitting around and I decided to use it. I bought it about 2 years ago at the Maple Syrup Museum.This museum is in Vermont (duh) and was…

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A really good recipe with a little whine

A really good recipe with a little whine by Janis Tester

A really good recipe with a little whineI am sick of winter. I am sick of a lot of other things too but I can't say it here. Ya know, I am pretty darn even tempered but when someone can make me question myself it is bad. One thing lead to another and I started thinking about ego. I looked up lots of stuff about it. I looked up why I…

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Burmese Green Tea Leaf Salad and a Lobster Death

Burmese Green Tea Leaf Salad and a Lobster Death by Janis Tester

Burmese Green Tea Leaf Salad and a Lobster DeathI am lucky. Yes I am. I am lucky but my name isn't Sam. I am lucky because I got fermented tea leaves from Burma (ok ok Mynamar. Burma sounds more exotic)Ok ok...So I am lucky because my pal Sharon Miro actually went to Mynaburma (hey, that is a compromise)...does Burmyn work better?…

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Lordy Lordy Lordy Lamb Shanks

Lordy Lordy Lordy Lamb Shanks by Janis Tester

Lordy Lordy Lordy Lamb ShanksI have been sick for a year now. Ok, not a year. Actually 2 weeks. I just started feeling better. However, I am not in a cooking mood. So, we have been sort of faking dinners. How do you "fake" a dinner?Janis: Dr. Food what should we have for dinner?Dr. Food: I dunno. What do YOU feel like?Janis: I don't…

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Hello? Hello? Yes, I am still alive.

Hello? Hello? Yes, I am still alive. by Janis Tester

Hello? Hello? Yes, I am still alive.I have been busy with the sweetest boy ever. I also was thrilled to spend time with SBE's (sweetest boy ever) mom and dad.Wait! I just saw some photo's that were secretly taken while I was making a Hannukah dinner weeks ago.I was trying to figure out where some of these pictures were coming from and…

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