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Summer heat and summer veggies

By khogencamp / May 25, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments

Tweet Summer heat is already here and summer vegetables will be coming in soon. Rick and I had been grabbing whatever for lunch and supper a few weeks ago. Thank goodness we were busy at the Flower Gazebo and meals were not on top of our list. We had brides and parties [...]

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A special treat for graduation time

By khogencamp / May 19, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off

Tweet I can’t believe graduation time is here…high school and college. This year is flying by. We don’t have a graduate this year…both in college. The graduation invitations are coming in from friends and family. Of course, it’s hard to believe that any of them are old enough to be graduating. With graduation [...]

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Honor Your Mother by Making Her Breakfast

By khogencamp / May 11, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off

Tweet I was blessed with the most wonderful Mother. My Mama was beautiful inside and out. She was so talented. Mama could do everything…cook, sew, arrange flowers, homemaker and also when we children got older she worked outside the home. As Mother’s Day draws near, I think of her with love and gratefulness. [...]

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Sunday Dinner

By khogencamp / May 5, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off

Tweet Rick and I both grew up with big Sunday dinners. My Mama always had something (roast, ham, chicken or turkey) in the oven. When we got home from church, the fragrance was wonderful. Dinner was almost ready. She added sides, like rice, veggies and pear salad. Sunday dinner was always delicious. It [...]

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Grilling Weather

By khogencamp / April 29, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off

Tweet We have had the best weather lately. Cool mornings and evenings. Rick and I have been enjoying our porch swing and the great weather. While the bugs are not so bad, and the heat hasn’t set in, it’s a great time for grilling. Fire up the charcoal grill or turn on the [...]

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Why You Need BFFs

By khogencamp / April 23, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off

Tweet I am blessed to have best friends, not just one but several. How good can that be? Amazing. We may go for a while not seeing each other or talking. We all have our own families, with different stuff going on, but we are ALWAYS there for each other any time. We’ve [...]

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Sometimes, you just run out of ideas

By khogencamp / April 14, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off

Tweet Sometimes I just run out of ideas for supper. This was the case tonight, so I looked in the freezer and found shrimp and frozen spinach. I started to think of what I could do with these. I looked through a few of my many cookbooks that I have collected over the [...]

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Corn Casserole for Holy Week

By khogencamp / April 11, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off

Tweet Palm Sunday is coming up…the beginning of Holy Week. This is one of my favorite weeks. Palm Sunday starts off with the waving of palms and the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. For as many years as I can remember, the downtown churches have hosted Holy Week. The Host Church rotates from year [...]

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EASTER HAM

By khogencamp / March 30, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off

Tweet When we have our family and friends gathering for Easter, everybody brings their favorite dish to go with ham. It is always a feast. This is the best ham ever and so easy. Choose your favorite smoked ham. Mine is a Lee ham…whole or half butt end, which has more meat [...]

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Deviled Eggs are a springtime treat

By khogencamp / March 25, 2012 / In The Kitchen, IN THE KITCHEN WITH ELAINE / Comments Off

Tweet Spring is here early this year. Albany is beautiful on the Avenues this time of year. The Dogwoods, Spirea, Azaleas, Lady Banks in white, shades of pink, purple and yellow, are just gorgeous. It feels like Easter. I’ve been thinking about Easter Hallelujahs, menus for family gatherings and egg hunts. These have [...]