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Entries from March 2008

Extreme Makeover, Blog Edition

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Well, it’s almost here.  Since the beginning of Peas at a Party, we’ve been operating on limited functionality.  I promise not to bore you with technical details, but it would be nice if you could print blog recipes.  Yes?
The make-over is almost ready.  Just wanted to let you know that we will be off-line for […]

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Categories: Blog stuff

Grits, anyone?

March 19th, 2008 · No Comments

I have no idea how cheese grits became a required part of our family’s Easter lunch/brunch. We could skip the Easter bunny part, but neh-VER the cheese grits. Probably they were added to the menu when we migrated to a more brunch type meal, but none of us remembers for sure. And […]

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Categories: Recipes, miscellaneous · Staying After

Salad dressings

March 15th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m adding to my list of prepared salad dressings. That would be the list of dressings worthy of taking up space in my fridge. Generally, I’m a fan of fresher dressings, but sometimes grabbing a bottle and giving it a few shakes is a life saver.
The “approved” list . . .

Balsamic Vinaigrette, such as the […]

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Categories: Recipes, salads

Enough Thyme, Week 7 Menus

March 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Week 7 is packed with fun recipes . . .

The Health Club Burritos are adapted from a twenty-year-old Houston Chronicle recipe designed to get kids to eat more veggies—some things never change.  During the first year of Fizzy Meals newsletters we did a week of “pretending” that we were having dinner each night on Wisteria Lane with […]

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Categories: Enough Thyme