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Tea Towel for the Month of May “Windsor Castle”

Tea Towel for the Month of May “Windsor Castle”

 Recipes are not included on this tea towel. Says “made in UK “and “100% cotton”.  Site of THE Wedding…. and all I got is this tea towel.  

Traditional Scottish Recipes on a JohnsHaven Festival Tea Towel

Traditional Scottish Recipes on a JohnsHaven Festival Tea Towel

Crazy i know! trinkets from the festival. Tweed Kettle does not sound anything like fish.

Market Place. Horse Tooth Hot Sauce. The Green

Market Place. Horse Tooth Hot Sauce. The Green

Three as a wish to be spicy for the holidays. Green is the first Horse tooth Hot Sauce to taste from Fort Collins Colorado. Hobanero, serrano and tomatillo have a temperature bar on the bottle – 3 out of 4. The rest of the ingredients […]

Eulogy for an old friend. The oven at home.

Eulogy for an old friend. The oven at home.

The oven died. Where does one start? How does one write an eulogy for an old friend.? We worked through many recipes and holidays together…Na, That just is not enough. KA 22 had humble beginnings in Benton harbor Mi, KA 22 became the heart of […]

Frances Sweets of the week ~ Malley’s Chocolates

Frances Sweets of the week ~ Malley’s Chocolates

Malley’s Chocolates from Cleveland, Ohio has adopted the motto (“Whats the motto with you!” {Lion King}) – The perfect gift that is never returned. – In trying these wonders, we found this to be true. There were 4 different varieties of milk, dark, coconut and […]

Market Place.  Private Selection Barbecue Sauce

Market Place. Private Selection Barbecue Sauce

Private selection Kentucky Bourbon free sample from Kroger is an excellent BBQ sauce. The free sample is smoky, not to sweet and a hint of orange. It definitely warrants a try. Onward – it will be in the chefs pantry.

Fruit and whole grain bars

Fruit and whole grain bars

Simple truth from Kroger sent Free samples to try. The Organic Roasted Organic sea salted almonds are delightful. Crisp smoky and toasted. travel size perfect of one serving. The other simple truth free sample is the Organic Strawberry Fruit and Grain Bars. The Organic whole […]

Market place ~ Luna Rica

Market place ~ Luna Rica

Last night I picked up the Kroger new sample at the “first Friday” kiosk. It is the Luna Rica bar. Luna – thank you wikipedia – is the Latin name for the Moon. It may also refer to: Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman divine personification […]

Market Place ~ Merfs Condiments, Hot Sauce

Market Place ~ Merfs Condiments, Hot Sauce

Looking for new items – a visit to Marczyk Fine Foods for locally produced products – you can always find a culinary pearl. Todays pearl is Merfs hot sauce. the Kiosk had 4 flavors to sample. Approaching the kiosk the my 3 restaurant factors (Architectural aesthetics, […]

Product ~ Marzipanstollen

Product ~ Marzipanstollen

If you are a true fan of fruit breads – then the marzipan stollen from Traders Joe’s is a must. Traditionally holiday breads have candied fruit. This yeast bread forgoes candied fruit. Trader Joe’s stollen is delightfully balanced with raisins and marzipan in the sponge.  […]