Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Nov 23, 2009, 12:59 am
My daughter requests pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving, (I was planning on making one anyway) it's just that to her, the Pumpkin pie defines the tradition. Tradition is important to her as it is to ...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Nov 18, 2009, 1:14 pm
My husband loves garlic mashed potatoes; I abhor making them, so he helps quite a lot on this one! Don't ask why I hate to make them, something about the starchy residue left on the pan makes me s...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Nov 16, 2009, 6:10 pm
This is one of my favorite side dishes for any occasion. I have to omit that I pray for leftovers to hide just for myself to chow on later...hmmmmm, little rewards for cooking. This is simple simple, ...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Nov 14, 2009, 12:46 am
Okay, so if you're cooking Thanksgiving dinner, it's time to start planning your meal. I am hoping to post a few of my favorite side dishes I like to serve up with the bird to help you along. ...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Nov 9, 2009, 11:18 am
As you travel and I stay I watch and wonder how I manage to let you go at all I would rather be the leaver than the one left Send me a memory Send me your love I’m lonely here tonight in the silenc...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Oct 30, 2009, 12:39 am
Isak Dinesen once wrote, "THE CURE FOR ANYTHING IS SALT WATER: SWEAT, TEARS, OR THE SEA. I am in need of a cure and lately the sweat creating workouts aren't coming the way they used to, and tear...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Oct 27, 2009, 12:42 pm
I lost my sister to a violent death. She was taken from us by another, an angry other, but I try to block that from my mind and recall memories of her. I want to remember HER today, this anniversary o...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Oct 24, 2009, 1:06 am
I received a recipe for Eggplant from a high school friend recently: "Eggplant Cooked in the Pickling Style" by Madhur Jaffrey. After trying it, I was so inspired by the flavor and the combination of ...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Oct 22, 2009, 10:06 pm
There are many paths to one's destination in life. Sometimes the path we find ourselves on is not the one we would have chosen or planned for our journey. Despite that, the destination is still yo...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Oct 19, 2009, 9:41 pm
I’m a pretty funny girl, with an off-the-cuff sort of humor, relaxed and quick witted. When I worked as an RN, the staff and I often used humor to deal with difficult, flesh and blood, situations wh...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Oct 15, 2009, 2:00 pm
My child returned home from school yesterday informing me that something had happened in class that just seemed wrong to her. She told me how, while she was clarifying her homework assignment with her...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Oct 10, 2009, 12:09 am
During a phone conversation with my brother yesterday, he asked, "What is the name of your blog again?" I began to explain why the name, such a serious name, "Auntie V's Life and Cookery" was cho...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Oct 8, 2009, 12:55 pm
I welcome a guest post today, Susan Murphy Milano. Susan is a violence expert, safety consultant, the daughter and survivor of murder-suicide, author of "Defending Our Lives, getting away from domesti...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Oct 8, 2009, 12:40 pm
My husband prepared brunch for me at his house on our second date. I drove from Denver up high into the mountains to his lovely home on a most gorgeous fall day. When I got there, he had prepared for...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Oct 4, 2009, 3:51 pm
I made this recipe again today, and as typical to my character, decided I could adjust a few things and make it even better. I think you will find it hits the spot of your soul! Feel free to exercise ...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Oct 2, 2009, 3:31 pm
I MISS YOU SISTER LIKE A THUMB CUT FROM MY HAND. I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN YEARS, YOU KEEP CALLING ME IN MY DREAMS. HOW DO I MAKE MY WAY BACK TO YOU? ALL NIGHT I SEARCH FOR YOU ONLY TO AWAKEN EXHAUSTE...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Sep 30, 2009, 4:26 pm
My Grandmother, faced with the end of summer bounty of tomatoes, created her own catsup recipe for preserving them. She made a hot catsup by stewing together tomatoes, onions, red bell peppers and spi...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Sep 29, 2009, 1:10 am
My husband prepared brunch for me at his house on our second date. I drove from Denver up high into the mountains to his lovely home on a most gorgeous fall day. When I got there, he had prepared for...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Sep 28, 2009, 2:54 pm
The greatest joy in writing and sharing what I write is that people are free to take their mood and emotion and apply it to what I share. They feel unified, acknowledged, and validated as if I'm s...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Sep 25, 2009, 12:51 pm
TOO TIRED TO CARE... Ever have that feeling that you are too tired to care? too tired to do anything about what it is you really care about, tired of fighting for what you want? All the while, there i...
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Victoria Hart posted an article on Auntie V's Life and Cookery - Sep 23, 2009, 9:37 pm
These are a few things that make me smile and settle my soul. I feel calm in the presence of a soulful cow. I feel my creator in the Colorado mountains and wildflowers, especially when graced with bee...
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