Balsamic Vinegar
Until a few months ago if you’d asked me if I liked balsamic vinegar I would have answered with a resounding, “yes.” My pantry hasn’t been without a bottle for years. But I recently learned there’s…
Winter Warmers: Crock of Savory Vegetable Stew
The AAR staff will be doing another series of recipes for this blog, this time concentrating on dishes that help warm up the cold days of winter. Hopefully these recipes will work for you as well…
Welcome to Battleschool
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Dinner's In the Crock: Beer Braised Stew
I love my crock pot. There, I’ve said it. It might seem strange but next to the microwave this is my favorite kitchen appliance. It means I can run around all day and still do a…
A Holiday in France
We Brits and our neighbours across the English Channel haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, but I confess that I’m a bit of a Francophile – quite a large bit, actually. I love the language, although I don’t…
Car Repair Woes
I despise dealing with car repair, don’t you? I’m not completely ignorant about how they work, but I’m certainly not interested in fixing them myself, which means depending on a service technician. The problem there is…
Earworm of the day: Radioactive
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I Could Drive 55
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Summer Recipes: Melanie's Hobo Burgers
So, I’m from New Orleans. During the summer, we have these things called hurricanes – you may have heard of them. They can be pretty rough. Last year, an August hurricane knocked out my power for…
Quest for Kitchen Item
We use a lot of paper plates around my house. It’s an environmental choice. Where I live in Texas there is plenty of landfill room, but not so much water. Also, I have teenagers that graze…