No one really wants to waste food, especially when you’re trying eat affordably. However, there are times when you just can’t face another...
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Mary Ostyn
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owlhaven at aol dot com
MY BOOKS
Need Dinner Ideas?
Spaghetti Frittata
By Owlhaven
Island Potato Soup
By Owlhaven
Coconut milk and cinnamon add an exotic flavor to this creamy potato soup. Grating some of the potatoes helps to thicken the soup. Substitute...
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Panda-Style Orange Chicken
By Owlhaven
I was overjoyed when a Panda Express restaurant was built near my home. There were two main reasons for my delight: their...
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Pasta Carbonera
By Owlhaven
This recipe uses very little meat, but even die-hard carnivores love it. We had it for dinner yesterday after my family came home starving...
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Chicken Enchiladas
By Owlhaven
This recipe is a favorite at our house. It is sooooo easy to make a second one to freeze that I went ahead...
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My Grocery Spending
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A Year Ago
- 2009-02-09 (written last fall)






Thanks for the referral!
Speaking of referrals, I requested and got your book for Mother’s Day. It was a GREAT read! Practical advice, fun, easy to read…and what a cute cover! Thanks for the encouragement and great ideas!
(Been meaning to tell you that for a while, and I just keep not-getting-to-it.)
Thank you for the link! I love the dough hook photo – it’s a little bigger than my Kitchen Aid one!