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Sausage Making? Um…Yes!

February 26, 2026

I wanted you to read about something, other than my book: Come on Down! (which is still out there waiting to be bought…hint, hint) so this blog is about sausage making. Yes, sausage making! I apologize in advance to all my vegan and vegetarian friends for saying this, but this Italian had a great time making sausage. I try not to eat meat too often, but this was…

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Family Traditions• Holidays• Poultry

Skunked again!

November 30, 2025

Verb Past tense: skunked; past participle: skunked 1. Informal•North American English Defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all. Yes, that’s what happened to me in the upteenth Annual Cutthroat Tunno Pumpkin Pie Contest. I didn’t even place and I was convinced that Penzey’s Pumpkin Pie Spice was going to get me there. I even put my mom’s giant ceramic baby Jesus on the table…

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Holidays• Poultry

Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey!

November 19, 2024

Are you in charge of Thanksgiving dinner this year? Freaking out that your turkey won’t wow them? Wondering how you will fit 15 people around your six person table? Stressing over how on earth it will all be ready at the same time? Or, how to politely stuff a sock into the mouth of the person who bring up politics? Fear not! People will be so grateful they…

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Beef• Holidays• Random Thoughts• Side Dishes

Ah Fall!

October 29, 2021

I’ve come to realize that western Pennsylvania does not have perfect weather very often, which is why when a perfect night like last night offered itself up, I jumped on it. The sky was a moody navy blue with puffs of cottony clouds that let a few stars peek through. As I’ve mentioned at least a million times, fall is my favorite time — with temperatures in the…

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Easy Delicious Dinner Ideas• Main Courses• Pork

If Ever There Was a Time for Comfort Food…

January 14, 2021

Generally, one thing is usually enough to stress us out. A pandemic would have been plenty with the fear, sickness and death it’s brought. But combine that with job losses, kids trying to learn at home, political upheaval, no outings, throw in the darkness and the chill of winter and it just gets to be too much. We’re all on overload and when things get tough, much like…

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