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Farm Girl Tea

My Northern Italian-born farm girl mother taught me this beverage secret from the very remote farm she was born and raised, Gemona del Friuli. Summertime fast approaches and soon cherries will be aplenty. Save your cherry stems, allow them to dry (just a couple days) and use them to make a light delicate tea. My family is on high alert at home not to throw these away.

REVIEW: You will need about 20 stems for 4 oz. of very hot water to brew for 2 minutes. The flavor can be compared to Chrysanthemum tea.

Enjoy!

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Inner Girl Scout

During times like these my inner Girl Scout is activated. At the age of 8 and 9 I was taught skills:
Respect
Self Reliance
Ingenuity
Problem Solve
Independence
Common Sense
Compassion
Selflessness
Overcome Obstacles
Overcome Adversity
Humanity
Humility
Please share if you were a Girl Scout.
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Buster

Kentucky Fried Chicken’s newest summer offering is an extra crispy fried chicken tender sandwich wrapped in two vanilla glazed warm donuts. The chicken tender is enormous, you need to be a big mouth to take a bite out of this and a real gut buster. Donuts are freshly made to order. The donuts are not excessively sweet but the entire sandwich is excessively oily. A whopping 1,100 calories per the KFC website, that’s more than half the daily recommended calorie intake. So if you like chicken and waffles, this might be a perfect option when you have a craving but don’t want to go through the hassle of a full sit down restaurant.

Vin Chaud a la Canel

Vin Chaud a la Canel is what you drink when in Paris, translation: warm wine with cinnamon. In America we call this libation Mulled Wine. What a perfect cold weather warm up and you make it ahead to serve whenever the mood strikes.

1-28 oz. apple cider

1 orange, peel zesty skin with a vegetable peeler

3 cinnamon sticks

12 whole cloves

2Tbl. sugar

Rich red wine (Cabernet, Petit Syrah, Zinfandel)

Pour apple cider into a sauce pan that does not have a non-stick lining. Add all spices and orange zest. Heat on medium until liquid just begins to boil and remove from heat. When liquid is completely cooled pour all contents including spices and zest back into apple cider container and seal. Allow to steep for at least 24 hours, 48 hours is better.

When ready to drink heat 1part wine to 2 parts spiced apple cider and take that chill off.
The spiced cider is also brilliant to drink warm by itself.

Enjoy responsibly!

1 Minute Cake

Click image above for detailed recipe

1-minute cake for one.

Use regular boxed cake mix of your favorite flavor and a little water. This recipe was adapted to make a small cake will allowance to add ice cream to melt over the warm cake

3 Tbls. boxed cake mix

2 Tbls. water*

Mix in a microwavable 16 oz. mug or ramekin, microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Drop a scoop of ice cream over the top after baking and enjoy it melting over the warm cake and still room for whipped cream. To make a full mug-size cake for one, increase measurements to second recipe below.

4 Tbls. boxed cake mix

3 Tbls. water*

*Use milk instead of water for extra richness.

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HOW-TO Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LrC__aV-Ng

REVIEW of Beyond Meat

REVIEW: TALLBlonde had a LIVE taste test of #BeyondMeat plant-based Italian Sausage that recently IPO. It smelled like chorizo while cooking, as for the taste?? ... Check out my 2-minute You Tube video review and ask yourself if you will try it too?

That's Impossible

Impossible Burger at Neiman Marcus, The Rotunda Restaurant, SF

Dream the impossible meat, a plant based burger that actually tastes good. Soon you will find the "Impossible Burger"at a Burger King near you. It is already being served at over 1,000 Carl's Jr. locations. Here is #TLLBLND's review:

It has the appearance of ground beef, it crumbles in your mouth like ground beef and has about 80% the flavor of ground beef. It is not funky tasting or have a mealy texture like veggie burgers of the past. This however has a mild beef flavor.

This is absolutely a great alternative for Vegetarians and Vegans when they get that occasional craving for that All American meal favorite, or if you are looking to reduce your cholesterol intake. The base is made from wheat and potatoes so this is not gluten-free. Also for those persons requiring low iron intake diets due to hemochromatosis.

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VIDEO: See this 2 min. video on what goes into an Impossible Plant Patty

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Nope

You cannot turn on the television without seeing an advertisement for Orange Vanilla Coke soda pop. As a matter of public interest here is TALLBlonde's review:

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Upon opening the Orange-Vanilla Coke Zero cap, I took a sniff and although I had high hopes because its aroma was of orange Fanta one taste made me say "missed again Coke". The best way to describe the flavor is someone dropped two orange-flavored baby aspirin into a can of Diet Coke...yuck.
1 out of 5-star rating.

Pub Style Burger-The Luxury of Beef

Cooking began for me as a 10-year old starved for sweets. My mother who is a wonderful cook at home and headed a restaurant for over 30 years on Palo Alto, California never purchased sweets from the grocery store nor can I say she was a very good baker, sorry Mom. It all began when I rode my bike to the grocery store, bought the necessary ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies, and let me say they were scrumptious because they were made with passion. Life is short, why would you ever eat bad food? Tonight I made my first ever gourmet Pub-Style beef burger by grinding my own burger meat. So thrilled at the tasty outcome I had to jump onto my laptop to share the details of my experience.

I own a KitchenAid stand mixer and had a five year curiosity to purchase the meat grinder attachment, but not until I saw an episode of 'Cook's Country Test Kitchen' on the proper meat grinding technique did I dive in to make my

Did you forget, again?
A clever and more personal way to give candy is to create a custom box.
At See's Candy, you can build-a-box of only favoites. No reason why you cannot build one for yourself, too.

See's Personalized Candy Selection <click link>

Ass Kickin'

Where there is pleasure,
there is also pain!

TALL Blonde only uses Ass Kickin' brand Teriyaki Sauce on all her Asian-inspires home cookin'. Check out the rest of their line up: ghost pepper cornbread mix, jelly bean candy, popcorn, steak sauce, coffee, peanuts etc. Perfect for the Super Bowl game just a few days away.

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Get It Right Next Time

Santa, Papa Noel or the Kwanzaa Fairy did not get it right this past holiday season?
Maybe you should have used "Amazon Assistant". This is a browser extension that allows shopping items or even ideas to be added to one cohesive wishlist. You can save items from any website for future consideration. Create multiple lists for separate projects, birthdays, anniversaries, business vs. personal purchases, etc.

It is free and can be uninstalled at anytime

CLICK HERE for more Amazon Assistant information

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Hosting a NYE Party?

Get ready for the holiday season with your party planning. Prepare early and you will be successful. Here is your beverage guide, courtesy of Beverages and More:

WINE
Red, white and sparkling wines are great for any occasion. Not sure which your guests prefer? An even mix of reds and whites will assure you won't run dry. Refrigerate white wine at least two hours before serving. Keep red wine cool at 60 degrees. Chill Champagne and sparkling wines in an ice bucket.
Wine 750 ml=5 servings
Sparkling Wine 750 ml = 8 servings
Case/12 750 ml bottles = 60 servings

SPIRITS
Create a full bar by stocking the spirits that bartenders serve most: vodka, tequila, rum, gin and whiskey. Consider serving a signature cocktail such as Martini, Margarita, Cosmopolitan or Bloody Mary, you can mix it in large quantities before your guests arrive.
Gin 750 ml = 16 servings
Rum 750 ml = 16 servings
Whiskey 750 ml = 16 servings
Vodka 1.75 L = 39 servings
Tequila 1.75 L = 39 servings

BEER
Stocking a variety of styles from light to dark will guarantee happy hop-heads. Consider adding seasonal brews into the mix. Beer loves food: A crisp Lager with sushi or fish; a robust ale with burgers or

Make some Merry this holiday and impress your friends. Better yet, take 'em to work. Ho Ho Ho

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