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Mexican Night & a Tasty Dessert

Mexican Night & a Tasty Dessert by Susan Tompkins

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Boo!

Boo! by Susan Tompkins

Happy Halloweeny! We are having an extra wet & windy day. Not sure how many trick or treaters we will get. We may have a lot of candy left...oh darn....To pass the time on this dreary day I decided to enjoy the remains of summer. Thursday was the last day of our downtown Farmer's Market. I wasn't able to go down there due to our…

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Gumbo Weather

Gumbo Weather by Susan Tompkins

Nothing better than Gumbo & an LSU win :-) Taking the time to make this quick post to share my recipe with some friends that asked.and falling apart. Serve over rice. Potato Salad or Baked sweet potatoes make a good side.

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Epiphany Burgers

Epiphany Burgers by Susan Tompkins

New Year...New Leaf. It's been a while since I've blogged and I miss it. I love using my blog as a way to catalog the things I make in my kitchen or have growing in my yard. So here we go again :-)There's not much going on in the yard at the moment although I do see little bulbs already trying to poke their way through the dirt. Yay!…

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Welcome to the Ice Cream Social 2012!

Welcome to the Ice Cream Social 2012! by Susan Tompkins

Welcome to the 4th Annual Ice Cream Social at Kitchen Bouquet...come in to the parlor and see what kind of frosty treats and ice cream goodies me and my blogging friends have to share!Statistics show that we eat more ice cream in the United States per capita than in any other country in the world. But after doing a little research it…

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Calzones and a Few Spring Blooms

Calzones and a Few Spring Blooms by Susan Tompkins

PagesCalzones and a Few Spring BloomsTonight I had a request to make Calzones. I wasn't surprised because I had tried them a while back and they were so good I figured they would become part of the dinner repertoire around here. When I made them the first time I was a bit intimidated looking for dough recipes because there are so many…

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St. Patrick's Day Meal and A Garden Show tour

St. Patrick's Day Meal and A Garden Show tour by Susan Tompkins

PagesSt. Patrick's Day Meal and A Garden Show tourHappy St. Patrick's Day! We are having a pretty quiet night at home, but I have had the crock pot going all day so we have a good traditional Irish American dinner even if we don't have green beer! The corned beef is so good - I used a recipe from a blogging friend, Cathy over at Wives…

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Happy Valentines Day Cupcake!

Happy Valentines Day Cupcake! by Susan Tompkins

PagesHappy Valentines Day!I've waited for six months to share my sweet valentines that my friend Allison brought me as a gift when she came to visit me last summer.And could the be any cuter?With their rosy cheeksAnd Shirley Temple curlsAnd I love the corny but clever captionsI remember the fun in elementary school of signing each…

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You Can't Fool Mother Nature...or Can you?

You Can't Fool Mother Nature...or Can you? by Susan Tompkins

PagesYou Can't Fool Mother Nature...or Can you?We've had some crazy cold snowy and rainy weather lately. So when we had a couple of sunny days I was feeling a little cooped up watching it from my office window, so I decided to use my lunch break to maximize the sunshine. It was still pretty chilly and as you can see from the trees…

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Happy New Year and Hello 2012!

Happy New Year and Hello 2012! by Susan Tompkins

PagesHappy New Year and Hello 2012!Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! We spent Christmas in Louisiana with my familyLoved every minute of it!We flew back to Washington in time to see in the New Year - quietly! I seem to have caught a cold back home in the *warm* south so didn't really feel like going all out for a big New Years…

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