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    Spinach Salad with Balsamic Strawberries and Hot Maple Cashew Brittle
    David Locke
    • Mar 13
    • 1 min

    Spinach Salad with Balsamic Strawberries and Hot Maple Cashew Brittle

    I didn’t have many ingredients at hand but I had strawberries, spinach and some nuts in the pantry. You are what you eat so…
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    Planning Time for Yourself On the Family Road Trip
    David Locke
    • Mar 13
    • 3 min

    Planning Time for Yourself On the Family Road Trip

    Now when we travel for three or four weeks on a road trip we schedule rest days in advance. If you think about it in your normal life…
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    Rose Quarts Martini
    David Locke
    • Feb 17
    • 1 min

    Rose Quarts Martini

    My aunt and cousin say this is their favorite martini. They solved many a problem over this drink!
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    Winter Gardening?
    David Locke
    • Feb 7
    • 2 min

    Winter Gardening?

    Winter is a great time of cleaning the garden and preparing for the spring days to come when you never have enough time…
    37 views0 comments
    IT! IS! RICE!- Risotto with Butternut Squash
    David Locke
    • Feb 6
    • 3 min

    IT! IS! RICE!- Risotto with Butternut Squash

    Few foods can I say are life changing but this recipe might just be one. My wife and I love risotto, the Italian comfort food…
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    Use Dollar Store Ornaments to Embellish Your Christmas Gifts
    David Locke
    • Dec 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Use Dollar Store Ornaments to Embellish Your Christmas Gifts

    Every holiday season I trot to the local dollar store to buy ornaments to put on our packages. With simple gift wrap from Sam’s and a...
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    Linda & Carrie’s Scandinavian Raspberry Ribbon Cookies
    David Locke
    • Dec 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Linda & Carrie’s Scandinavian Raspberry Ribbon Cookies

    Two of our dear family friends, who’s grandparents were originally from Norway, brought these delicious but very easy and amazingly...
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    Christmas Joy with Inexpensive Gold Spray Paint?
    David Locke
    • Dec 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Christmas Joy with Inexpensive Gold Spray Paint?

    Take a simple can of spray paint in any metallic color you’d like and spritz the leaves with gold.
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    Boots and Bow Ties Favorite Things 2021
    David Locke
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    Boots and Bow Ties Favorite Things 2021

    The much anticipated Boots and Bow Ties 2021 Christmas Gift Guide and Favorite Things List has arrived to help you get in the holiday spirit
    307 views0 comments
    Fall is for Foraging
    David Locke
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Fall is for Foraging

    I’m sure I’m known as the crazy neighbor around the neighborhood because I can always be seen digging in the fields in the ditches for...
    96 views0 comments
    Hadestown Cocktail
    David Locke
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hadestown Cocktail

    Add to cocktail shaker with ice along with a garnish of raspberries and you have a cocktail that will send you to Heaven not Hades!
    147 views0 comments
    Ecstasy in a Pot- Potato and Leek Soup
    David Locke
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Ecstasy in a Pot- Potato and Leek Soup

    My family loves potato soup but I'm always looking for a way to get more greens into our diet. This recipe is a mixture of two others and...
    183 views0 comments
    David’s Pineapple Margarita’s
    David Locke
    • Aug 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    David’s Pineapple Margarita’s

    Our family hosted some great family friends for a pool day. We all wanted a drink that was sweet but not too sweet, alcoholic but not...
    171 views0 comments
    Plant of the Week: Arborvitae
    David Locke
    • Aug 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Plant of the Week: Arborvitae

    Everyone’s yard needs the evergreens to form bones and structure of the garden during the winter months. What is my favorite Evergreen...
    39 views0 comments
    Hidden Secret Art at Disney World That Is Our Favorite
    David Locke
    • Jul 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hidden Secret Art at Disney World That Is Our Favorite

    Art and design have been my passion all my life now going on four decades, and a very simple and overlooked thing at Disney World is one...
    52 views0 comments
    Plant of the Week: Crinum Lily
    David Locke
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Plant of the Week: Crinum Lily

    Not a lot of people think about bulbs when they think about high summer, but a Crinum Lily (Crinum asiaticum) has to be one of my new...
    39 views2 comments
    The Walt Disney World Favorite, The Dole Whip
    David Locke
    • Jul 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Walt Disney World Favorite, The Dole Whip

    My youngest son and I always have to stop by Adventureland in Walt Disney World for this chilly treat and we always make sure to buy an...
    50 views0 comments
    Plant of the Week: Chaste Tree
    David Locke
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Plant of the Week: Chaste Tree

    Chaste tree may be one of my new favorite plants! It looks an awful lot like a butterfly bush, but it grows to a larger size. Vitex...
    30 views0 comments
    How to have an amazing and easy pool party for the kids
    David Locke
    • Jun 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to have an amazing and easy pool party for the kids

    Pool parties are our children’s favorite parties! Each year they look forward to hosting their school classes on the last day of school....
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    The FDR Martini
    David Locke
    • May 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    The FDR Martini

    My friend and local author Kathryn Smith who has written many historical and biographic books about the early twentieth century and the...
    101 views0 comments
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