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June 28, 2012

Summer Vegetarian Supper

Sizzling Summer Vegetarian Supper with Tomatoes from Our San Antonio Garden

by Celia Hayes

The first of the tomatoes from the garden are coming along slowly – but this week we had a good double-handful of small cherry tomatoes, in all colors; the usual red, but some lemon-yellow ones, and …

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May 19, 2012

Crossword Puzzle 9

SATXBlog Crossword Puzzle 9-"Classics"

"Classics?" by Myles Mellor
Across
1. Certain sandwich
5. Broodish
10. Sky box?
14. Celestial
15. City in Rio de Janeiro
16. It gets pumped
17. Classic film
20 …
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May 13, 2012

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day!

Hi Mom,

Happy Mother's Day! Sorry, I am unable to be with you today, but I will see you soon.

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers Everywhere! I love you!

I hope all Mothers have a great day!

God could not be everywhere and …

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May 4, 2012

Wiener Dog Races in Buda

The Running of the Wiener Dogs in Buda, Texas

by Celia Hayes

Let me say up front that we're still a little unsure of how to pronounce 'Buda' – although most of the people that we met there last weekend pronounced it 'B-yu-dah', which is fair enough. For those …

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April 30, 2012

Filled with Junk

“For Sale – Charming San Antonio 3 Bedroom Filled with Junk”

 

Woman screaming about the mess in the room. Things are scattered on the carpet.

While curb appeal is certainly important when it comes to selling a house, a cluttered home filled with junk is not going to sell …

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April 29, 2012

Print and Solve Crosswords Puzzle Number 8 Weighty Matters

SATXBlog Crossword Puzzle 8-"Weighty Matters"

"Weighty Matters?" by Myles Mellor
Across
1. Expert
5. Catch, in a way
10. Center of authority
14. Cuckoos
15. Impede
16. Bridge toll unit
17. Easy to …
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April 27, 2012

Home Canning

Adventures in Home Canning

by Celia Hayes

This latest adventure in home food preparation was my daughter's notion, upon noting that the aisle in our local HEB set aside for housewares and appliances had a new section for home canning supplies; including a sort of starter kit for novices …

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April 22, 2012

Print and Solve Crosswords Puzzle Number 7 Part of a Straight

SATXBlog Crossword Puzzle 7-"Part of a Straight?"

"Part of a Straight?" by Myles Mellor
Across
1. Book part
5. "Cut it out!"
10. Five-time U.S. Open champ
14. Almond
15. Auspices
16. All-night …
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April 13, 2012

Greek Easter Meal

Greek Easter

by Celia Hayes

My daughter and I lived in Greece for nearly three years, in the early 1980s. This meant that we were there for three Greek Easter celebrations, which were wholly unlike an American Easter, although there was a festive meal involved, and colored eggs.

In Greece …

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March 28, 2012

Excellent Wurst Meal All Prepared in One Pan

One-Pan Wurst Supper

by Celia Hayes

One of my oldest and most favorite cookbooks – and the tattered and spotted condition of my copy certainly proves the age and status – is Barbara Swain's Cookery for 1 or 2. I may have bought it before I moved out of …

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