Red Dirt Farm and Studio

A Joyful Creative Life

Sunrise at Coral Cottage this morning. Driving down the road the other morning, I spotted a pheasant.  Screech.  I slammed on my brakes put it in reverse, pulled out the old point and shoot, snap and happy was I. What is the big deal?  Around here, we don’t see pheasants walking around willy nilly;  so …

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After draining the tomato cans of their contents for the following recipe, I plop in some sunshine from my sweetie. So maybe she isn’t coming in person, but her Black Bean Lasagna is. From Trisha Yearwood’s  first cookbook.  She has an updated healthier version, which is made with tofu and cashew nuts in place of …

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Ok – do you know the difference between a gratin and a casserole? I had to look it up because I wasn’t sure if it was just some snooty word that meant casserole.  Turns out there is a difference.  Casserole is a recipe that you  bake all in one dish which may or may not …

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