Food

Simple Chicken Stir Fry

May 15, 2014

If you are a lover of Chinese food I think you will find this recipe comparable to your favorite Chinese restaurant. Every time I prepare Chicken Stir Fry I receive many compliments from family and friends. Hope you enjoy it as much as we have.

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Tablescapes

“Spring Has Finally Come” Tablescape

March 27, 2015

The winter here in upstate New York has proven to be one of the hardest and longest since we moved here five years ago. We have had snow, snow, and more snow. Many days the temperature had a hard time climbing past negative numbers. We have never experienced a winter this tough since we have lived here or ever in our lives – lol. The die-hard New Yorkers I have spoken to say this was a tough winter even for them. Hey, that made me feel a little better. Maybe I have toughened up a little since I arrived.

Now with the sun shining more and robins starting to arrive my heart is yearning for spring to hurry up and get here.

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Wine

A Beginner’s Guide to Wine Tasting

May 16, 2015

If you’re a beginner at wine tasting it is a fascinating world to enter into. My husband and I were never wine drinkers until we moved to the Finger Lakes area of New York. There are tons of local wineries located on the lakes here. Since we have so many in our backyard it makes wine tasting a nice weekend outing for us.

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Tablescapes

Chinese Christmas Turkey, Anyone?

December 24, 2013

One Brogden family tradition we have is every Christmas Eve we eat Chinese food for dinner and watch a movie called A Christmas Story. For those of you who are not familiar with A Christmas Story, it is the movie that often runs on TBS for a 24-hour marathon. I am sure you may have passed it by wondering why in the world do they keep playing the “same” movie all day long. :o)

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