Tag: original photography by me
group name: laladylisasclub
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March 19, 2008 08:29 PM EDT --
We each faced an hour and a half drive--or more--to the point in the middle: a restaurant in Mission Viejo. I had no idea what he looked like, but I was eager to meet him.
In typical California . . . more
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June 06, 2008 08:05 PM EDT --
While visiting Kauai recently, one of the most luxurious hotels in my travel experience became my temporary home for half of my vacation. Occasionally treats such as this cross my path---and I always . . . more
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April 24, 2008 05:17 PM EDT --
There comes a time in the kitchen life of every cook when failure strikes. Sometimes, as in the case of my dinner last night, it's salvageable.
The flavors and texture were spot on . . . more
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April 25, 2008 02:47 PM EDT --
The folktale about trees I heard as a child as my parents sought to teach me respect for nature and the environment, comes to mind each Arbor Day. It is paraphrased here to the best of my . . . more
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June 22, 2008 12:00 AM EDT --
I got a lovely invitation to lunch in La Jolla from two handsome men. I never turn down invitations to dine, but turning down two men is out of the question. In fact, my only pause before . . . more
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March 30, 2008 07:44 PM EDT --
As much as I enjoy visiting points of interest wherever I roam, residential neighborhoods give me a very different perspective of each new place. Seasoning our adventures with side trips, detouring . . . more
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May 02, 2008 04:11 PM EDT --
In observance of Yom Ha'shoah, the Day of Remembrance for all the souls who perished at the hands of hatred, a silent essay:
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July 01, 2008 02:54 PM EDT --
Hours of waiting in airport security lines, pangs of hunger gnawing at me and sleep deprivation drove me to distraction.
As I rode the escalator up and down in an airport recently, in an . . . more
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May 16, 2008 01:01 AM EDT --
As a foodie, and a cook, the preservation of plant biodiversity and ecosystems are important to me. Food production and good nutrition result from the availability of food from plants. Naturally . . . more
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April 23, 2008 02:46 PM EDT --
When my niece, Jiggly J, came to visit recently, a day at SeaWorld was on the top of her mini-wish list. Inside the park, she couldn't wait to encounter sharks, dolphins, penguins, seals, flamingos . . . more
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March 22, 2008 06:51 PM EDT --
Tranquility lives in any chosen moment
Depending on the impulse of perception
That reveals either reality or reflection
Of where we happen to be
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April 03, 2008 07:59 PM EDT --
The little girl in me, the one with tomato sauce on her cheek, wanted to exclaim, "Lookie what I found!" but the cook in me said I should get a grip and contain my excitement. After all, . . . more
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March 16, 2008 02:25 AM EDT --
On my recent visit to Kauai, the treats of many meals from an old friend of days gone by, with his accompanying humor, regaled me. He's lived in the islands for decades and is one of the local . . . more
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March 26, 2008 09:17 PM EDT --
Rarely, if ever, is staying away from home immensely pleasurable for me. Over the years, I've learned to consider my lodgings the least of my expectations---following closely behind unreliable . . . more
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April 14, 2008 12:44 PM EDT --
When chicken soup simmers on the stove it fills the kitchen with a fragrant aroma and it's scent will slowly infuse the house. Chicken soup evokes memories of mothers standing over the stove, . . . more
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May 01, 2008 07:41 PM EDT --
A classic French rémoulade is a combination of homemade mayonnaise with mustard, capers, gherkins, herbs and anchovies. It is a flavorful, rich sauce traditionally used as a condiment for chilled . . . more
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June 14, 2008 06:26 PM EDT --
When she arrived for work today, she handed me two grocery sacks overflowing with lemons. My yard provides me with fruit but these lemons were special.
She emigrated here, legally, . . . more
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June 17, 2008 06:11 PM EDT --
Recently, Jenna is around here somewhere s . strolled through my articles and found an image of one of my favorite desserts, Meyer Lemon Custard Tartlet's.
Unfortunately, I removed the . . . more
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March 15, 2008 02:44 AM EDT --
When the opportunity to visit the Hawaiian garden island of Kauai first presented itself, I jumped out of my seat. It's wintertime, in case you've been sleeping, which means it's been . . . more
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May 18, 2008 04:12 PM EDT --
Since Katrina Hall's recipe for a fresh Homemade Herb Cheese first appeared last August (2007), I have used it as a soft cheese spread at my dinner parties.
On a recent repost of her . . . more
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