tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32095546592606611002024-03-18T23:26:26.106-05:00ANGIE LEDBETTER ~ GUMBO WRITERNOTES FROM ONE CRAZY LIFE OF JUGGLING WHACKADOO FAMILY STUFF WHILE WRITING, EDITING, CRAFTING, WRITING POETRY, DABBLING IN ART, AND REVISING. OH, AND PUBLISHING ROSE & THORN JOURNAL. FOOLISHNESS AND MAYHEM IS SURE TO ENSUE.
WE'LL SHARE SOME LAUGHS AND FOOD FOR THOUGHT, THEN DISH UP SOMETHING YUMMY FROM THE KITCHEN.
LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULLER!
GUMBO WRITER (ANGIE LEDBETTER)Angie Ledbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comBlogger585125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-55867137735550065702012-12-02T13:47:00.003-06:002012-12-02T13:47:51.206-06:00I'm so glad we had this time together . . . <br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hello, Blogville friends! Today is Gumbo Writer's FOURTH birthday, so I thought I'd check in and see how you're all doing. [If you need a little coloring therapy, feel free to print out the image above and get busy.] :) </span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A few confessions ~~~ It's been so long since I posted, I got locked out of and had to obtain a new password. The nerve, hunh? LOL And to add insult to injury, there were 76 pieces of spam (much of it foreign), that needed deleting. Ugg. So glad I've got comments older than two days old set on moderation mode! </span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As per usual, I've got about a million creative projects going on simultaneously: editing a few book manuscripts, keeping up with the functions and duties of </span><i style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Rose & Thorn Journal</i><span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, enjoying Facebook and several groups I've started there, and {insert excited voice} I'm showing some artwork and photography at several local galleries! I'm engaging in a serious romance with photography of late, have gotten some poetry and anthology acceptances, am still hosting a monthly poetry workshop through our Arts Council, and yada yada yada. So, you can see all the creative goodies that are vying for my time, and some of the reasons I've not been as active as I should here. </span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On the home front, my youngest has moved onto LSU's beautiful campus, my oldest has graduated and is now teaching special needs students, and my middle son has returned to college. Yes, we've been a busy bunch. Oh, and thankfully, we weathered Hurricane Isaac well, unlike many of our neighbors along the Gulf Coast. </span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Those are the high points in my <b>What I've Been Doing</b> journal. </span><span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sooooooooooo, what are YOU up to? Please share! </span><br />
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1 large egg<br />
1/4 tsp paprika<br />
1/8 tsp nutmeg<br />
salt & freshly ground pepper to taste<br />
1 Cup Panko Bread Crumbs<br />
1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese<br />
2 Tbsp Olive Oil<br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I dug this out of files & folders in my cyber Back 40 for friend <a href="http://www.jinkwillis.com/?page_id=6"><b>Jink Willis</b> </a>when we got to yappin' about her blog post on the similarities between home staging and writing. This little article uses photographic concepts and pointers to (hopefully) help us hone the writing craft. Enjoy! </span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Vignette:</i> (n.) Any small, pleasing
picture or view; a small, graceful literary sketch. (v.) Finishing a
picture/photograph in the manner of a vignette.<br />
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Whether crafting a setting for a short story or novel, a scene in a play, or
framework for poetry, writers who think in terms of vignettes create sharper,
more concise, and more memorable work. (Think "snapshot" or "scene.")<br />
<br />Visualize your keyboard or pen as a photographer’s favorite camera. If you take the time
to look carefully through the viewfinder before clicking, you’ll be happier
with your finished product. Conversely, if you grab and snap in a rush, you’ll
produce blurred, amateurish work. All art takes time and practice to perfect,
but with persistence, we can hone our writing skills. To this end, following
are a few “picturesque” tips on setting up good vignettes: </span></div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Invest in good equipment:</b> If you think you can produce high quality work with a
throw-away camera, think again. The quickie writer submits the first thing off
the top of his head without taking the time to edit with a critical eye. The
professional (one who invests in classes, workshops, critique group membership,
and other learning opportunities) knows by taking his time to learn the rules
and techniques, his work will shine.<br />
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Get down (or up) on your subject’s level:</b> Think and write from your characters’
perspective. See what they see, hear what they hear, etc. When this is done,
the writing will come off as realistic vs. fabricated.<br />
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Move in close:</b> The best photographs are those which get as close to the subject
as possible. This is one reason macro shots have so much impact. Leave off
extraneous descriptions, unneeded words. Crisp and sharp writing increases your
publication odds.<br />
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Try different poses, angles, points of interest, and components of composition:</b>
Your vignette staging is important, so spend time thinking of the overall word
picture you are composing. Would a change in Point of View work better? Have
you given your characters enough depth through character sketching? What might
be added or subtracted to create a clearer portrayal?<br />
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Frame your subject through the lens:</b> Think of all aspects of your vignette and
consider how it will be transmitted to your readers. Give your story plot or
poetry balance on all sides. Is every single thing you are considering
including in your vignette necessary? Beware of having trees sprout from
subjects’ heads (fantastical plot lines). Savvy readers know when you’re
overreaching. Make sure your thumb is out of the way also; remove all traces of
yourself from your writing so the plot and characters can be heard and the
author forgotten.<br />
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Research your subject: </b>Always check your facts. A bit of research on products,
eras, and other germane data adds unique, fresh details to your work. Editors
and readers will appreciate the extra effort.<br />
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Now you’re locked, loaded, and ready to create better word photos. Your
vignettes will be sharply focused, as will their tone, mood, and quality.
Leaving readers with an unforgettable mental snapshot (of characters, plot, or
evocative use of words in a poem) is a hallmark of good writing.<br />
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If you’re having trouble with a particular passage or stanza, why not post it
here on the blog? I’ll gladly see what I can do with my editor's red grease
pencil to help out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">I've just completed one of the most fun projects I've ever been involved with -- an altered book swap with </span><a href="http://appalachianmorning.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">Janice Williams Phelps</span></a><span style="color: lime;">. I forget how the idea came about, but we decided a couple of weeks ago to make small altered books, swap out halfway through to complete each other's books, and each keep one. Before even beginning really, Janice and I had the notion to keep and work on one book each, then exchange them, thus eliminating the question of who gets to keep which book and also the need to mail the books back and forth for completion. Smart gals, us. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Before I delve into the project more completely, a bit about Janice. We've never met in person (but hope to one day), and share a similar background and interest in all things creative. Whereas I consider myself a doodler/dabbler in the arts, Janice has mad skills. She's an awesome artist in several mediums, photographer, has a beautiful way of waltzing with words on several dance floors -- book illustration and design, editorial services -- oh, I could go on and on! Check out some of her recent work </span><a href="http://www.janicephelps.com/coverdesign.html"><span style="color: magenta;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: lime;">. I'll just post a photo of her fine art below (which piece was one of the first to "hang" in</span><span style="color: magenta;"> <i><a href="http://www.roseandthornjournal.com/Home_Page.html">Rose & Thorn Journal's</a></i></span><span style="color: lime;"> art gallery), and hope she forgives me for not asking permission beforehand. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now, on to our Altered Book Swap Project. I'll describe how I treated each page of the children's book I made for Janice page-by-page. {If you're ever looking for a fun project to work on with a friend, this is it. You need NO particular skill; just a willingness to go where the book takes you, and a few basic art supplies. You'll be glad you did it. As a bonus besides the LOVELY one-of-a-kind personalized gift book I received in exchange, I learned a few things about myself in the process.} </span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I loved the butterfly shape of the book because it reminded me of Janice -- colorful, beautiful, and full of life. Not knowing she had a butterfly book project on her back burner, I was happy I chose it. (The collaboration was full of synchronicity and personal symbolism, which I'll post about another time.) ;) </span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I used various Sharpies and markers throughout the pages, as here on the altered cover. How glad was I when Janice told me that sanding these slick pages made other materials adhere easily? Anywho, I added a title -- A WOMAN, AN ARTIST (which I also added to the thin spine with my name and date, using a white gel pen), collaged on a picture from an artist magazine I liked, doodled around with markers and a bit of Gouache around the wing edge, added some self-adhesive bling around the outer edge and on the eyes to make the butterfly look more feminine and interesting. The antenna are two small pieces of wire affixed with Gorilla Glue. (A must-have for this kind of project!) Each page was finished with Majic Crystal Clear Spray to keep them from sticking together and to hold everything in place. I hole punched front & back covers and laced in a piece of leather strip so the book can be tied in a loose bow to hold it shut if desired.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The inside cover is a combo of marker, collaged words and photos cut from magazines. I circled around the text already there to form a new sentence, blotting out the words I didn't want to use. I kept part of the original shiny butterfly wing as is. </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The opposing page is collaged with tissue paper, magazine pictures, and one of Janice's own poems I decorated with markers and affixed with a small sponge tab thingy beneath so it stood away from the page. ModPodge glue was used on just about every page.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next, I wanted to add to the size and texture of the book's pages, so used a heavy piece of art paper from Michael's that looked ferny and natural (except for the purple color), using the book shape as a template, and folded over to make a double-sized extra "wing" flap. A partner-less old earring became the door handle. If you look closely, you can see the word "Open" on one of the leaves. The Gorilla Glue came in handy for this page. </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When the flap is opened, the "secret" page is revealed. It's a lovely magazine pic of a timeless woman on top of the sanded and painted page. I added a sticky 3-D flower and some prose with "found poem" before varnishing with the Majic spray. </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This page was really fun. Some of the element ideas to add actually came to me right before I fell asleep one night. I painted the whole page a rosy color except for the original text I decided to keep, Sharpied in the heart strings, and added an old iris greeting card cover. Then I added the words, "she is a PEACOCK!" to "Then one morning Caterpillar wakes up and . . ." The bird is a photograph of an albino peacock I took and printed out on regular paper, then decorated with various markers (except for its head). I couldn't bear to cut off all that beautiful tail, so I ModPodged it several times and sprayed a couple of coats on it and let dry, extended away from the book. Below, the tail is extended in a pull-out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This back inside cover was a lot of fun to do! It says, "Wishes can come true!" And I forget what I altered or changed. LOL. I cut up a piece of a Chinese takee-outee box because it had awesome colors and factory creases for folding. Then I cut the same size piece out of the book so I could insert the green tissue (like a present you unwrap), the folding box piece, and a small artwork I made on tiny canvas paper with fine markers, a collaged tree and bird pictures cut from magazines. All put down with Gorilla Glue. When closed, the box flap piece appears as below. I hole-punched through the layers of the box flap and hooked in another earring to keep it closed. (Pic below) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;">And here is a photo of the AWESOME altered book swap project that arrived on my awaiting doorstep last Friday from Janice. Visit her </span><a href="http://appalachianmorning.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">blog</span></a><span style="color: lime;"> where she is posting today about this cooler-than-skool exchange, and where I'm heading as soon as I hit publish! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yeah, I know it's Wednesday, but I've been busy with a ton of other projects and events lately, so I thought I'd post a recipe today while I had time. </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>How you doing?</i> Hope your year is going as swimmingly as mine! Lots of fun stuff's been going on . . . a few great trips, speaking at a writers conference, leading a bimonthly writers group, hosting monthly poetry workshops, creative endeavors (art, poetry, book projects), etc. etc. blah blah blah. </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But enough about that. Here's what ya came for: a great and easy downhome recipe that won't break the bank! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 package (12-oz.) wide egg noodles </span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 10-oz. cans low fat cream of mushroom soup </span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 cups low fat milk </span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Saute onion until limp. Add turkey and brown. Spice with sea salt, garlic, and black pepper. Add in soup and milk. Stir to mix well and simmer for 10 minutes or so. Cover and cook on low for @15 minutes. Prepare noodles according to package, then drain. Serve stroganoff over noodles while hot from the pot. Garnish with parsley if desired. Serves 8-10 hungry eaters. </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">6 medium-small yellow squash cut in 1/4-inch rounds </span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 medium white or Vidalia onion cut in thin rings</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Olive or coconut oil </span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 tsp. sugar of half a packet of sweetener </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Saute onions in oil for about 10 minutes or until they turn clear. Add in squash and stir. Season with sea salt, black pepper and a sprinkle of garlic powder to taste. Cover and simmer on medium low for about 20 minutes or until squash is "fall apart" tender. Serves 6. </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Easy, quick, delicious! </span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We're eating healthier and getting in some exercise in the Ledbetter household, and that extends to the S.O.'s of said family. Last week, daughter's sweet boyfriend cooked this chicken for us, and it was deeeee-licious! </span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 T. pure coconut oil (or olive oil) </span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yay, it's Friday! Hope you have a few laughs this weekend. :D Here's a little humor to get you started right ~~~</span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She asks the clerk, "May I have 50 Easter stamps with cute little bunnies or pretty flowers on them, please?" </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The clerk asks, "What denomination?" </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The blonde swings her long hair, digs a calculator out of her purse and starts calculating. Finally she says in a snide voice, "Well! Has it come to this? Give me 22 Catholics, 12 Presbyterian, 10 Lutheran, and 6 Baptists." </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I know this is one of those veggies like broccoli that everyone loves to hate, but if you give 'em a fair shake, they're really good. There's some confusion on their name (Brussel vs. Brussels), but these little cabbage-like beauties pack a powerful health benefit punch: </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">@ Cholesterol-lowering and fiber-loaded </span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">@ Good for digestion </span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">@ Stabilize DNA inside white blood cells (infection fighters) </span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">@ Cancer protection </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So, now that you know the true inner beauty of Brussels Sprouts, here's a quick and delicious recipe: </span><br />
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Steam a bag of frozen sprouts or enough fresh for four servings, until tender (but not mushy). Turn off heat and drain. Add in 3 T. garlic butter (or Smart Balance + minced garlic to taste, or 1 T. coconut oil + minced garlic). I've made them all three ways and each version is good. Squeeze in juice from half a fresh lemon. Season with sea salt and pepper to taste. Stir to mix flavors. Put the lid back on and let "marinate" for a few minutes. Serve hot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /><span style="color: orange;">Thanks to my dad for sending me this smile of the day~~~</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At St. Peter’s Catholic Church
in Hackberry, Louisiana, down near the bayou, they have weekly husbands' marriage seminars. At the
session last week, the priest asks Boudreaux, who said he
was<br />approaching his 50th wedding anniversary, to take a few minutes and
share some insight into how he had managed to stay married to the same
woman for five decades. </span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Boudreaux replies to the assembled
husbands, "Mais, I try to treat my Marie nice. I spend money on her, invite her sometimes to da bouree game down at Poppa Tops Bar, and tings like dat. But best of
all, I took her to France for da 25th anniversary!" </span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />"Boudreaux, you are an amazing inspiration to all
the husbands here! Please tell us what you are planning for your wife
for your 50th anniversary?" the priest says. </span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />Boudreaux puffs out his chest and replies, "Mais, padre, I
gonna go pick her up." </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Have a great weekend and lotsa laughs, you! :D </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter (I use Smart Balance)</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 cup brown sugar</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 cup Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey Whiskey</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 day-old loaf French bread (I used my dad's homemade Italian loaf) </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 cup each of Craisins and fresh blueberries</span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> (soak overnight in whiskey if possible) </span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Sauce:</b> Melt butter in a saucepan. Add sugar and egg, whisking to blend. Cook on low, continuously stirring until thickened. (Don't simmer or it may curdle/separate.) Whisk in Jack Daniels and continue stirring until it's the consistency you want. Remove from stove and cover. Whisk again before spooning over pudding, making sure sauce is smooth. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dem bess frands (best friends) Boudreaux an Thibodaux, dey (they) was working together down at da mill, and it was finally lunchtime. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Boudreaux, him pull out his lunchbox and a long rounded container ting dat Thib ain't never seen before. Thib says, "Mais, Boo, what dat you got dere?" </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Mah frand, dat's sometin new dey done come out wit called a Termis Bottle." </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thib looks at the contraption and says, "A Termis Bottle? What dat do?" </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thibodaux scratches his head and says, "Hoo, what dey gonna tink up nexx? Say, what you got in dat Termis Bottle, Boo?" </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Three blondes are in an elevator when it suddenly stops and all the lights go out. Their cell phones are out too, so they can't call for help. </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After a few hours of being stuck, one blondes says to the other two, "I think maybe the best way to get someone to help us is by yelling together. What do you think?" </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The other two think hard for a moment, then agree. They inhale deeply and begin to scream at the top of their lungs . . . </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"TOGETHER, TOGETHER, TOGETHER!" </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">***If you need another dose of craziness, here's last Friday's post called <a href="http://angie-ledbetter.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-foibles-insurance-insanity.html">Insurance Insanity</a>, </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">straight from the wonky workings of my brain. :D </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is one of my most favorite recipes. (Yep, it's easy, quick and delicious.) It always makes me think of my mom, as it was one of hers too. Once you try this winner, I bet it'll become one of yours. </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 roasted deli chicken (or 6 thighs you cook), skin removed & cut into chunks) </span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> *I like to season & oven bake the thighs </span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 cup Craisins (or dried cranberries)</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups Duke's sugar free mayo</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 cup nuts of your choice (walnuts, pecans & almonds work well) </span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> *Or a combo of different types </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mix together all ingredients, and voila! You've got the best salad for sandwiches on hearty grain bread or a wonderful companion dish for green salad or quiche. </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ca c'est bon! (It's good!) </span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">**The last time I made this from leftover baked chicken, I didn't have Craisins or nuts on hand, so threw in trail mix instead. Turned out great. :) </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">See, Nikki (my Christmas gift from Santa) lives under my feet and desk in my office, apparently just like Bandit the Boston Terrorist. Ah, isn't life grand? :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Below are a few of my favorite recent shots. </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>What new obsession are YOU currently enjoying?! </b>See ya tomorrow with another recipe on Tasty Tuesday. xo</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I know I'm crazy, but I have this recurring fantasy involving all those insurance agency mascots you see endlessly on TV. (Who says advertising doesn't work?) My fantasy goes like this ~~</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scene 1: The duck eats the gecko...</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Scene 2: The caveman eats the duck...</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Final Scene: The handsome Allstate guy and cool chick Flo run away together and open their own insurance agency called Progressive State. Think of the cool ads they'll make with the initials <i><b>PS</b></i>. ("PS -- We've got the best insurance for you!") </span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>Angie Ledbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-39531672197284557842012-01-26T07:54:00.002-06:002012-01-26T07:54:56.901-06:00The Older I Get...<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The stoopider I feel. The most recent cause for this condition is one of the technical difficulty kind. (If you remember the "stand by" notice from your old television set, you're a dinosaur like me.) :) Since returning from my blogging hiatus, my posted photos haven't been showing up. grrrrr</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anywho, I was informed via a message on my screen that the reason for the invisible pics might be because my browser no longer supports certain Blogger features. Hunh? Whut? </span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Long story short, I downloaded Google Chrome this morning. (Yeah, late to the party again.) So we'll see if that fixes the problem. </span><br />
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</div>Angie Ledbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-87113118362627558442011-11-11T06:31:00.000-06:002011-11-11T06:31:34.820-06:00Chart Rush for Jessica Bell's Book 11/11/11<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HC7Qlea2dx1WeSn9ckjB9gtkCCXZzt5Qz5pMMjwmnHoemnPe33hWwkwbLYSOYZ1ZhaIPR2TDbdPu_GtNC2bbIc9n_Q7m0owiq87L0NgQ3eeSdXaNfBSoaUGHbypfGUobqKHXhcIbYLY/s1600/Melody+Hill_front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HC7Qlea2dx1WeSn9ckjB9gtkCCXZzt5Qz5pMMjwmnHoemnPe33hWwkwbLYSOYZ1ZhaIPR2TDbdPu_GtNC2bbIc9n_Q7m0owiq87L0NgQ3eeSdXaNfBSoaUGHbypfGUobqKHXhcIbYLY/s200/Melody+Hill_front.jpg" width="0" /></a></div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today is <b>THE </b>day to help </span><a href="http://www.thealliterativeallomorph.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Jessica Bell's</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;"> debut, <place w:st="on"></span></span><a href="http://www.stringbridge.com/"><placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>STRING</b></placename><b> <placetype w:st="on">BRIDGE</placetype></b></span></span></a><span style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">,</place> hit<br />
the bestseller list on Amazon, and <b>receive the all-original soundtrack</b>, </span></span><b><i><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=465313522"><span style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Melody Hill: On the Other Side</span></a><span style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, </span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">written and performed by the author herself, <span style="font-size: large;"><b>for free</b>!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;"><span lang="EN-GB">All you have to do is <b>purchase the </b></span><b><span lang="EN-US">book</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>today </b>(paperback, or eBook), November 11th, and then email the receipt to:</span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i><b>jessica.carmen.bell(at)gmail(dot)com</b></i></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>She</b></span><b><span style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> will<br />
then email you a link to download the album at no extra cost!</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: lime;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To purchase the <b>paperback</b>:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/String-Bridge-Jessica-Bell/dp/0984631747/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_p?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320037590&sr=1-1">Amazon USA</a> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/String-Bridge-Jessica-Bell/dp/0984631747/"><strong>Amazon UK</strong></a></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To purchase the <b>eBook</b>:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/String-Bridge-ebook/dp/B005Y48DF6/ref=sr_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320037590&sr=1-1">Amazon USA</a></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/String-Bridge-ebook/dp/B005Y48DF6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319370801&sr=8-1">Amazon UK</a></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: lime;"></span></span></div><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: magenta;">To listen to samples of the soundtrack, visit</span> <b><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=465313522">iTunes</a>.</b></span></span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: lime; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you are<br />
not familiar with <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on"><i>String</i></placename><i> <placetype w:st="on">Bridge</placetype></i></place>,<br />
check out the book trailer:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rave Reviews for <i>String Bridg</i>e:</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98jz80ialDl97VLrCmEAzrrxNPYDa4Om7yXk0q8lVPopfmidw1lPBJkGOycnxlp_-o4vhSqeIQdqL0dUwDsz49tJgShxiB-mxnSbzvXIcBYZ1JttIK_fJCkUg3fWcumB7qsuBrM7ATxQ/s1600/String+Bridge+final+cover_front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98jz80ialDl97VLrCmEAzrrxNPYDa4Om7yXk0q8lVPopfmidw1lPBJkGOycnxlp_-o4vhSqeIQdqL0dUwDsz49tJgShxiB-mxnSbzvXIcBYZ1JttIK_fJCkUg3fWcumB7qsuBrM7ATxQ/s320/String+Bridge+final+cover_front.jpg" width="0" /></span></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span lang="EN-GB">Jessica Bell’s <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">STRING</placename> <placetype w:st="on">BRIDGE</placetype></place> strummed the fret of my veins, thrummed my blood into a mad rush, played me taut until the final page, yet with echoes still reverberating. A rhythmic debut with metrical tones of heavied dark, fleeting prisms of light, and finally, a burst of joy—just as with any good song, my hopeful heartbeat kept tempo with <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Bell</place></city>’s narrative.</span><span lang="EN-US">” <b>~ Kathryn Magendie, author of <i>Sweetie</i> and Publishing Editor of <i>Rose & Thorn Journal</i></b> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span lang="EN-GB">“Poet and musician Jessica Bell's debut novel <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on"><i>String</i></placename><i> <placetype w:st="on">Bridge</placetype></i></place></span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span lang="EN-GB">is a rich exploration of desire, guilt, and the difficult balancing act of the modern woman. The writing is lyrical throughout, seamlessly integrating setting, character and plot in a musical structure that<br />
allows the reader to identify with Melody's growing insecurity as her world begins to unravel …</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><i><span lang="EN-GB">String Bridge</span></i></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> is a powerful debut from a promising writer, full of music, metaphor, and just a hint of magic.” </span><b><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">~ Magdalena Ball, author of </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><i>Repulsion<br />
Thrust</i> and <i>Sleep Before Evening</i></span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">“</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span lang="EN-GB">Jessica Bell is a brilliant writer of great skill and depth. </span>She doesn't pull back from the difficult </span></span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">scenes, from conflict, pain, intensity. She puts it all out there, no holds</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">barred, no holding back. She knows how to craft a scene, how to develop </span><span style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">character, how to create suspense. This is an absolutely brilliant debut novel. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span lang="EN-GB">I look forward to reading her<br />
next novel, and next and next.” </span><span lang="EN-US"><b>~ </b></span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Karen Jones Gowen, author of <i>Farm Girl</i>, <i>Uncut Diamonds</i> and <i>House of Diamonds</i></span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: cyan;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Connect with Jessica</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB">:</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">String Bridge: </span><a href="http://www.stringbridge.com/"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.stringbridge.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Goodreads: </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/jessica_bell"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.goodreads.com/jessica_bell</span></a><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Website: </span><a href="http://www.jessicacbell.com/"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.jessicacbell.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Blog: </span><a href="http://thealliterativeallomorph.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://thealliterativeallomorph.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Facebook: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/author.jessica.bell"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.facebook.com/author.jessica.bell</span></a><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Twitter: </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/MsBessieBell"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.twitter.com/MsBessieBell</span></a><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Publisher: </span><a href="http://www.luckypress.com/"><span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.luckypress.com</span></a><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Please TWEET and/or FACEBOOK this post using #StringBridge!</span></b></div></div>Angie Ledbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209554659260661100.post-64479217211406065422011-07-26T17:17:00.003-05:002011-07-26T17:31:48.958-05:00Tasty Tuesday ~~ Simply THE BEST Apple Pie Ever, Bar None<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZyncR1E3eKvmQSGMv5wIAP9zKqj_cnIUDw0Jrk-VAFR8UsHAmeE_6ycOeJp7ZFVFpZ1UffwwvV3T67P7GrLAhyphenhypheneKUfy9EioTfFudNhJNbpUZK3P5QAU27l0Nop0SRNCbhIyhmmnmtYuM/s1600/recipebox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZyncR1E3eKvmQSGMv5wIAP9zKqj_cnIUDw0Jrk-VAFR8UsHAmeE_6ycOeJp7ZFVFpZ1UffwwvV3T67P7GrLAhyphenhypheneKUfy9EioTfFudNhJNbpUZK3P5QAU27l0Nop0SRNCbhIyhmmnmtYuM/s1600/recipebox.jpg" t$="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="color: cyan; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Just got back home from my Twins Out West trip with Alaine last night. Every second of our 1,319-mile journey was a blast! Got tons of photos, poem fodder, and some body/mind/soul rejuvenation to boot. Yeehaw! </span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The food, flavors, colors and sights of the Southwest were refreshing and music to the senses and nectar to the taste buds. Surprisingly, I've realized from Facebook comments, not everyone on the planet knows how to make the best apple pie, so I decided to share the secret recipe with bloggy friends who may be out of the loop~~~</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Simply make or buy your favorite apple pie and cook according to directions. While it's hot from the oven, cut yourself a slice and smother the top of it with the sharpest cheddar cheese you can get your hands on! (No, processed cheese just will not do here.) Savor the heavenly taste combo!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The kind 1900s-bank-turned-cafe' owner in Santa Rosa, New Mexico followed my instructions perfectly and deliciously. Proof's in the picture *smile*: </span><br />
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