Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Feb 8, 2012, 10:44 am
I am in the process of doing my own laundry. Yay, me!! One load in the washer and two more on the floor of my bedroom. I have seriously neglected my own personal requirements. There's another load of laundry in the trunk of my car from the Clothes Closet. Really nasty, dirty stuff. I left the ...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Feb 3, 2012, 12:14 pm
Yes, it was a horrible day yesterday. I was grouchy. I didn't feel like working at the Clothes Closet. I had one load of laundered donated clothes in the dryer that I just left there. I felt guilty about not folding it and taking it in. I still have about 3 more loads of laundry to do, but I d...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Feb 1, 2012, 8:29 pm
Yesterday I wanted to wear the beaded peace sign earrings Tom gave me for Christmas, but when I looked for them, I couldn't find them. I looked everywhere. My jewelry box. The bathroom. My purse. Our travel bag (since we took a trip to Reno in December). I couldn't find them anywhere. Th...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Feb 1, 2012, 4:12 pm
The temperature hit 70 degrees on my back porch before noon. What happens to folks when the weather turns warm? I don't know about you, but I want to start my spring cleaning. Don't get me wrong, I know this warm-ish weather will be short lived, but it still gave me the itch to clean, so...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Jan 28, 2012, 2:06 pm
What's that joke? You ask the husband, "Did you wake up Grumpy? Or did you let her sleep?" Ha. Ha. I didn't want to get out of bed this morning even though we went to bed at 9:30 last night and didn't get up until just after 7:00 this morning. And I woke up grumpy. My allergies are horri...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Jan 24, 2012, 3:41 pm
I was going through my hall closet over the weekend, and when I say "My", that is exactly what I mean. As you might recall, we moved from a large house in the country to a house about half the size right smack dab in the middle of town. I bought our bedroom furniture for a bedroom twice the si...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Jan 22, 2012, 4:16 pm
When I do my year in review, I don't usually single out a specific category of food because my stat counter doesn't count categories, only general activity and page views relating to specific posts. But, because many of you have asked specifically for desserts.... well, who am I to question wh...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Jan 19, 2012, 3:33 pm
I worked at the free Clothes Closet this morning. An older man came in early, right after I opened at 9:00. Honestly, I've found that it's hard to tell how old some people are, particularly those folks who have struggled financially for a number of years. That sort of stress seems to age peopl...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Jan 18, 2012, 2:49 pm
A little over an hour ago, after a 35-minute conversation, I replaced my telephone back in it's base, stood very still and quiet for a few seconds, then at the top of my lungs I yelled, "Oh! My! God!" Then....just dazed. Amazed. Stunned. Touched. Dumbfounded. Calm. It was sorta weird. My...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Jan 13, 2012, 2:54 pm
Yep, once again folks, it's Friday the 13th. Are you anticipating misfortune of some kind today? A crack in the sidewalk just big enough to make you trip and break your ankle? Someone failing to stop at a red light and crunching the front of your car? Or perhaps you just stayed in bed to avoid a cat...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Jan 10, 2012, 4:17 pm
Let me start out by saying 2011 was an incredible year for me. My blog traffic has more than tripled. The photo of my S'more Chocolate Chip Cookies was selected to be featured in Feast Your Eyes on by NBC's Today.com. BonAppetit.com featured my goat meat adaptation of their Lamb Tagine with Ch...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Jan 9, 2012, 2:05 pm
I know that I have been absent for quite some time....almost a month. But I do have a good excuse. I've been sick since the day after Thanksgiving and I'm still not fully recovered. It hasn't been anything life threatening...only that horrible cold/flu/crud that has been sweeping the country ...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Jan 6, 2012, 3:29 pm
I don't know why it is so hard to get back in the groove after an extended blog silence, but it is. It probably has something to do with my health. I'm sick again. Although I am finally starting to recuperate, it has been a long, very slow process. I was almost completely well by the time we m...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Dec 13, 2011, 2:46 pm
Mail is generally a non-event in our house. It's mostly bills, donation solicitations, junk mail and various catalogs. Today it included two Christmas cards. One was from a cousin who recently moved from Oregon back to California. She and her husband are planning to drive up to visit us while ...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Dec 11, 2011, 2:55 pm
Sunday. Quiet. Exhausted. I'm nearly over my upper respiratory thing. Tom has it now. He can barely breathe at night and, consequently, his condition results in snoring. Bad snoring. Deep, loud, resonating snoring. Which explains why I am exhausted. No sleep, or at least not enough to sustain ...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Dec 10, 2011, 1:57 pm
I know I've been posting quite sporadically since just before Thanksgiving. I'm still a little sick. No fever, but I have what I call my mucous moments that last anywhere from a half hour to 45 minutes....coughing, nose blowing, head draining disgusting moments. Then I'm just exhausted. But it's get...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Dec 4, 2011, 3:40 pm
Yeah, I took a break. After 30 days of NaBloPoMo, I was ready to shut up for a minute or two. I only have a few words. I could have waited until Wednesday to post one of those Wordless Wednesday sort of photos, but with Herman Cain's campaign suspension announcement yesterday, which had all th...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Dec 4, 2011, 2:17 pm
I know that I have been AWOL since before Thanksgiving, but I have a really good excuse. I've been sick since the day after Thanksgiving. Nothing life threatening. Just a very bad cold. But when you're old like me, a cold can really take its toll on your body. I'm finally on the road to ...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Nov 30, 2011, 11:13 am
When I forwarded a copy of my last letter to the city council to the editor of our local newspaper, I thought he'd just skim it for some sort of relevant news story, but instead sent an email asking me pare it down to about 300 words in order to publish it in the newspaper. I responded with, "...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Nov 29, 2011, 3:22 pm
I didn't mean to lie to you yesterday. I really did think it was November 29th and I really thought I only had one more day of NaBloPoMo. Maybe it's all the viral mucous invading the very recesses of my brain that is clouding my ability to think clearly. When I got up this morning, I fully int...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Nov 28, 2011, 6:20 pm
Tomorrow is the last day of NaBloPoMo. I'm not sure if I'm happy or a little disappointed. I am a procrastinator. I know, you didn't know this about me. But I am. This commitment, which I could easily have discarded at any time over the last 29 days, has been sort of a welcomed catalyst to ge...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Nov 23, 2011, 9:24 am
There's no going back. The menu is committed to MS Word and printed, with lovely graphics of course. For appetizers, bite-sized Asian Turkey Meatballs. I found this recipe at Gina's Skinny Recipes and loved them. I made them for the first time and posted the results in March 2010. I've made th...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Nov 22, 2011, 8:49 am
I am sipping Trader Joe's Pumpkin Spice Coffee from my Starbucks mug, coffee that was a gift from my son and daughter-in-law because we don't have a Trader Joe's here. It's raining, but it's not supposed to continue all day, and it's a little on the cool-ish side. I finished making my T...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Nov 10, 2011, 12:00 pm
I don't mean to offend anyone, but I don't understand the popularity of cream cheese? Over the last year or so I've seen recipes for cream cheese in everything. Cream cheese in spaghetti sauce??? Arrrggghhh! And what's the deal with cream cheese in sushi? {turning slightly green} Obvious...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Nov 9, 2011, 11:00 am
I'm so excited! My post for Goat Tagine with Chickpeas and Apricots.... ...is featured in the "What People Are Cooking" column at BonAppetit.com I read my Bon Appetit magazine from cover to cover every month and have tried many dishes. I am so honored to be singled out for this p...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Nov 2, 2011, 2:54 pm
In my last post I said I would post the recipe for the candied jalapenos that I used in the Vietnamese Slaw and on the Pork Banh Mi Sandwich. We love these at our house. We use them for everything, from salsa to topping sandwiches. I took a jar to my son's house and they were a hit there as well. I'...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Nov 2, 2011, 11:25 am
I picked a great month to do this, didn't I? I didn't even explain what it was that I was doing. National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) is an annual event where bloggers post every single day during the month of November. A daily prompt (question or thought) is provided, but I'm not required...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Nov 1, 2011, 9:33 am
I've never done this before, but I'm going to give it all I've got, which actually isn't saying much because I'm feeling pretty creatively dry. But here goes anyway. The prompt for November 1st, day one of National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo), is "what is your favorite part about writing?" ...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Oct 29, 2011, 3:54 pm
... the huge flat wall mirror and hung the framed mirror in it's place. Then we removed the cabinet doors and installed shelves. I purchased baskets to fit underneath the shelves for all the miscellaneous bathroom toiletries and sundries, so Tom had the idea to screw the baskets onto flat wooden ...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Oct 26, 2011, 3:38 pm
I love to cook. But I suppose that's pretty obvious because I wouldn't be a food blogger if I didn't. Unlike most couples, Tom and I don't eat out much. We'd rather cook at home and eat dinner, wearing our shorts and a t-shirt or sweats, in the comfort of our backyard patio when the weat...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Oct 20, 2011, 12:13 pm
I've been watching the Republican debates. No, I'm not changing parties. I'm still a bleeding heart Democrat. But I want to see what Obama will be up against in the 2012 election. From what I can see, not much. Tim Pawlenty dropped out early. Newt Gringrich hasn't yet figured out ...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Oct 19, 2011, 1:48 pm
Forty three years later, we are still together, more in love now than when we married. Happy anniversary, Tom. Thank you for sharing your life with me. I love you babe.
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Oct 18, 2011, 3:15 pm
Tom has been feeling every single day of his 66 years for the last month or so. Maybe it's the constant noise from the construction behind us that has him so stressed that he doesn't sleep well. Maybe it's just his age and he's experiencing his diminishing capabilities. Maybe it's just these last tw...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Oct 15, 2011, 5:43 pm
Flan is a creamy, soft custard baked on top of a layer of sugar syrup that has been cooked to the caramel stage. It is baked in a water bath and when served, the custard is turned out of the ramekin onto a plate and the caramel becomes the topping. There is not an ounce of cream cheese i...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Oct 10, 2011, 10:30 am
I'm feeling a little overwhelmed. The office/extra-bedroom is becoming a storage/office/craft/sewing/stuff-everywhere-no-organization room. I started a list the other day: What I'm Going To Need To Organize The Office 1. Patience - It's not going to get done in one day, no matter how fas...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Oct 8, 2011, 10:44 am
I read my horoscope this morning to see what my week ahead looks like. I like to be prepared. "The craziest people, on this crazy planet, are those who imagine themselves to be sane. Do you need your head examined this week? Why bother? Examine your heart instead. That process will prove far m...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Oct 7, 2011, 9:52 am
But we haven't come far enough. In a senatorial debate in Massachusetts earlier this week, a questioner at the debate pointed out that Senator Scott Brown posed nude for Cosmopolitan to pay his law school tuition, and then asked how Ms. Warren paid her way through school. She responded by sayi...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Oct 5, 2011, 12:18 pm
In the spirit of full disclosure, I've never been to Bonefish Grill, which is apparently where this recipe originated. I've seen the restaurant many times because it is across the parking lot from Fresh Market, my favorite grocery store/butcher/deli (if they ever opened one in Conway, I...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Oct 4, 2011, 12:37 pm
Defined, hypocrisy is "a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess." Hypocrisy is merely pretending, and we've all done that. When I was a little girl, I pretended to be a teacher even though I couldn't spell. But ...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Oct 2, 2011, 4:59 pm
... street dead-ends into a two lane road with a left hand turn lane ... our two-lane-with-left-turn-lane road into a four lane divided road, ... one left turn lane - a new access road into the Kroger gas station, ... lot and receiving bays. Now that road did not (and as yet does ... soon-to-b...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Sep 30, 2011, 1:53 pm
... of John F. Kennedy's assassination. Jimmy died less than 24 hours later on Thanksgiving Day. Tom was shot dead assaulting the enemy on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The most casualty deaths for a single day was on January 31, 1968 ~ 245 deaths. The most casualty deaths for ...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Sep 30, 2011, 12:15 pm
Why oh why do I continue to bake such sweet morsels. It's a very bad habit. But I just can't seem to help myself. When I see something ooey and gooey and nutty and sugary, I just have to bake it to see if it tastes as good as it looks. Mostly, I'm a little disappointed. Usually the photo...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Sep 28, 2011, 3:28 pm
It's cooling off. Even though it is supposed to hit 90 tomorrow, the rest of the week should be in the 70's and evenings are cooler yet. When it starts cooling off, I crave soup. Served with French bread, cornbread, foccacia, rolls, it makes no difference. I'm there for the soup. E...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Sep 27, 2011, 5:23 pm
"Certainly in late September, when it comes to a child, pregnancy, sibling, social event, travel, or an emotional attachment to a lover or friend - most likely one of these will be an area of tension..." ~ Susan Miller, September Astrological Forecast for Gemini Pregnancy??? Who is getting pre...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Sep 23, 2011, 1:43 pm
I am a California gal, born and bred. But my dad grew up on a farm in Minnesota. My father and his family either grew or raised nearly everything they ate. My dad used to tell stories of milking cows before school, slaughtering pigs on weekends, gathering eggs daily, planting the garden in th...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Sep 23, 2011, 9:20 am
Yep. Me. This old lady with gray hair and sagging boobs is going out on a date. He asked me out last night. Dinner and a movie. He's been saving his change for a little while now and finally saved up enough. We've decided movie first, then dinner. We are going to act like real civilized peopl...
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Terri P. posted an article on Terri's Table - Sep 20, 2011, 5:33 pm
Since we've been back from our Florida vacation, I have been working on compiling a family cookbook of my late mother-in-law's abundant recipes. But I need to take a break because I've hit a slight snag. My task started out pretty straight forward. I created a simple version of a template and ...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Sep 19, 2011, 12:07 pm
Photo credit: Marilyn Wann @ Tumblr Twenty-five percent of women would rather win America’s Next Top Model than win a Nobel Prize.( Source...) Twenty-three percent of women would rather lose their ability to read than their figures. ( Source...) Fifty percent of 9-year-old girls ...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Sep 17, 2011, 6:39 pm
After working in the yard and in the kitchen, Tom and I have both finished taking our showers. Sitting next to each at the island in the kitchen... TOM: Mmmmm. You smell good. ME: Thanks. I lean over and bury my nose in his neck. ME: You smell good, too. It's really li...
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Terri P. posted an article on The Tao of Terri - Sep 16, 2011, 3:59 pm
Some Things I Love: 1. It's beginning to feel a little like fall. If it hadn't been so darn hot this summer, I would have been sad to see it go. But if I have to let go of summer to experience a little cooler weather, so be it. Of course, that doesn't mean when temperatures drop below freezing...
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