Clam Chairs

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Recently we returned from a great time on family vacation in Belize. This was one of my favorite views during the week, a relaxing poolside with a few of these cool chairs here and there. They’re called “clam chairs,” I guess because they fold up like a clam. They may look a little awkward, but are really surprisingly comfortable. So comfortable, in fact, that we bought continue reading …

Chocolate Candy Bar Pie

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A couple of years back a friend brought this delicious pie over for a get-together. It was one dadgum good pie. After one bite, I inquired about its goodness. Come to find out, it was a very naughty pie. Naughty indeed. I tucked the recipe away in the back of my mind for later blackmail needs. Recently, as I was looking through one of my aunt’s cookbooks, I stumbled continue reading …

What it is? No. 4 Reveal

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Thanks to everyone who participated in this round of “What it is?” This was stickler for most. It stumped me when I first saw it too. The majority of people thought it was a juicer of some sort. But it’s not. That’s close, but no cookie. So what is it? It’s rusty for one thing. I don’t think I’d be up for using it for continue reading …

Daylilies

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Daylilies are a happy bunch in the garden. When they start blooming around here mid-May, we know that summer is a comin’ round the bend. Our daylilies have recently faded for this year, but I know they’ll return, with more friends to spread their sunny cheer. Soon after moving in to our new abode a couple of years ago, we were blessed with these vivacious, continue reading …

Bush’s Beans & Bloggers too!

Beans are yummy. Beans are nutritious. Beans are bodacious. I’ve been blogging about beans for a long time. In fact, just one month after launching She Wears Many Hats last year, I posted one bean recipe each week, for a month. The series was called, The Bodacious Bean, and it began with a simple, basic Black Bean Dip recipe post. And I used the “F” word. continue reading …