Bented and Dented
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on May 27, 2012 - 7 a.m.
A three day weekend is upon us and that means (for us anyway) a grilling extravaganza. We have planned no less than 3 meals revolving around the grill, culminating in ...
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California Dreamin'
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on May 6, 2012 - 10:29 a.m.
I feel I need to apologize for being so tardy in my blog posts of late. For some reason, I am getting more and more on my plate these days ...
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Moving Day
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on April 14, 2012 - 5:57 a.m.
After much work, we finally convinced my mother that she needs to downsize and move from La Crosse County to Janesville to be closer to us. So we’ve spent the ...
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All Fired Up
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on March 30, 2012 - 12:05 p.m.
We’ve already gone through a bag of charcoal for 2012 and spring has been here only for a week or so. Needless to say, our Weber has been getting a ...
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My Corned Beef Hangover
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on March 18, 2012 - 10:53 a.m.
I spontaneously decided to go all out this year and make a corned beef brisket in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. I’m not of Irish extraction, nor do I particularly ...
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No Fuss, No Muss Lasagna
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on March 11, 2012 - 9:15 a.m.
So I saw this recipe for lasagna on the net the other day and enjoyed the author’s comments about how she developed it. I like to read recipes like some ...
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Not so Plain Vanilla
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on March 2, 2012 - 4:03 p.m.
I have always been gonzo for chocolate. For some reason I think most women gravitate towards the cocoa bean as their comfort sweet of choice. Chocolate chip cookies, brownies, hot ...
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Pancake Day
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on February 19, 2012 - 10:28 a.m.
This Tuesday, February 21st is Shrove Tuesday on the Christian calendar. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. You may be familiar with the traditions of ...
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Great Expectations
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on February 7, 2012 - 7:55 a.m.
Feeling a bit of the mid-winter blah’s, my husband and I took the train to Chicago this past weekend for a big city adventure. If you haven’t done it, you ...
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Give me Rosemary and More Time
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on January 28, 2012 - 10:52 a.m.
As a holiday gift from some dear friends, my husband and I received a gorgeous rosemary plant. It actually looks like a little Christmas tree. I wanted to put lights ...
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From A to Zinc
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on January 21, 2012 - 8:20 a.m.
So I’ve had this bottle of fish oil supplements sitting on the corner of my desk at work since the first of the year. Yes, one of my New Year’s ...
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Eggs Go Over Easy
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on January 7, 2012 - 8:20 a.m.
I think you can tell a lot about a person by the way they order their eggs. “Over easy” people are just that, their life is generally calm and they ...
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My Break with Christmas Tradition
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on December 24, 2011 - 7:22 a.m.
Every year that I can remember, my grandparents drove down to Janesville from their home in Black River Falls and spent several days with us in the lead up to ...
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Kitchen Klutz
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on December 12, 2011 - 8:15 p.m.
I’ll be the first to admit it. I’m a tad clumsy. I have been known to (more than once) drop a full bowl of dry cat food in the four ...
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It's Holiday Party Time!
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on December 5, 2011 - 7:52 a.m.
This is the time of year when office/business holiday parties are in full swing. My husband’s was last weekend and mine is this coming. I’m not sure if anyone else ...
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Gobble, Gobble It Up
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on November 22, 2011 - 12:09 p.m.
I can’t believe this is Turkey Week already. What happened to Summer? What happened to Fall? We haven’t even cut down our rose bushes yet for the season. (And for ...
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The Woman who Played with Fire
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on November 17, 2011 - 12:03 p.m.
First I must apologize for my infrequent posting of late. Like many people, I’m sure, the end of the year is always a busy time. So much to do, so ...
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The Other Sense in Eating
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on November 9, 2011 - 5:31 a.m.
People always say “Eat with your Senses”. What they really mean is, how does the food look? How does it smell? And of course, taste. But you rarely hear people ...
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The King of Cheese
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on October 23, 2011 - 8:49 a.m.
Earlier this year, my husband took me to Washington DC for a long weekend for my birthday. We were both “art starved” and thus loved wandering around the National Gallery ...
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It's Chili Out There Again
Posted by LISA PARSLEY on October 16, 2011 - 8:19 a.m.
It was in one of my first blog posts, February, 2010, I think, when I wrote about our family reunion/sledding party and the big pot of chili which was warmed ...
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