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  • Home Cooked Favorites From Near and Far
    • Home Cooked Favorites Odds and Ends
      • Basic Pie Pastry Recipe
      • BBQ Rub For Smoking
      • Tortola Rum Cake
    • Asian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Cantonese Beef Steak
      • Chicken and Mango Stir Fry
      • Chinese Beef and Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
      • Chinese Beef Curry
      • Chinese Chicken Curry
      • Chinese Hot and Spicy Chicken
      • Fresh Spring Rolls
      • Hot and Sour Soup
      • Indonesian Beef Rendang
      • Pork, Asparagus, and Red Peppers With Oyster Sauce and Noodles
      • Pork (or Chicken) Stuffed Pineapple
      • Singapore Rice Noodles
      • Spicy Ground Pork With Tofu
      • Spicy Pork Tenderloin With Pineapple
      • Spicy Pork Tenderloin With Udon Noodles
    • Canadian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Beef Bourguignon or Beef Stew
      • Bratwurst Casserole with Sauerkraut and Potatoes
      • Chicken Breasts With Cheese and Prosciutto
      • Deep Dish Turkey Pot Pie
      • Fresh Caesar Salad
      • Ham and Cheese Quiche Recipe
      • Hungarian Meatballs and Mushroom Gravy
      • Pork and Lima Bean Casserole
      • Pork Loin Roast With Potatoes, Onions, and Carrots
      • Quebecois Tourtiere Recipe
      • Shepherd’s Pie
      • Sole Filets a la Bretonne
      • Steak and Kidney Pie
      • Swedish Meatballs and Gravy
    • Italian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Baked Balsamic Chicken Parmesan
      • Baked Cheese Cannelloni In Meat Sauce
      • Chicken Breasts With Cheese and Prosciutto
      • Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara With Smoked Meat
      • Chicken Piccata – Chicken Breasts With Lemon and Capers
      • Chicken Puttanesca Recipe
      • Fresh Caesar Salad
      • Lasagna
      • Italian Meat Sauce
      • Italian Pastas
      • Italian Tomato Sauce
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Olives, Lemon, and Garlic
      • Pasta With Ground Lamb and Tomato Sauce
      • Ravioli with 3 Cheeses in Meat Sauce
      • Smoked Chicken Carbonara
      • Spezzatino di Manzo al Chianti (Beef Stew)
      • Veal Scaloppini in Green Pepper Sauce
    • Mediterranean Home Cooked Favorites
      • Lamb Meatballs in a Curry Sauce
      • Mediterranean Cod With Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, and Feta
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Olives, Lemon, and Garlic
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, and Feta
      • Moroccan Chicken With Lentils
      • Moroccan Ground Lamb with Chickpeas
      • Orzo With Fresh Basil and Parmesan
      • Orzo With Parmesan, Peas, and Tomatoes
      • Chicken Piccata – Chicken Breasts With Lemon and Capers
      • Veal Scaloppini with Saffron Cream and Mushroom Sauce
    • Mexican and Latin American Home Cooked Favorites
      • Albondigas Soup (Meatball Soup)
      • Black Beans and Rice
      • Chipotle In Adobo Sauce
      • Enchilada Sauce
      • Fish Tortillas
      • Guacamole Salsa
      • Mexican Beef Birria
      • Mexican Chicken Enchilada Casserole
      • Mexican Rice
      • Mexican Stuffed Green Peppers
      • Pork In Tomatillo Sauce (Yucatan Salsa Verde)
      • Pork Tortillas
      • Smoked Pork Burritos
      • Tamale Casserole With Masa
      • White Bean Chicken Enchilada
  • My Reviews of Netflix Foreign Movies and TV Series
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Belgian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Danish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Dutch
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Finnish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – French
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – German
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Icelandic
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Norwegian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Polish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Russian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Spanish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Swedish
  • Travel Stories – Then and Now
    • Countries and Languages
    • Food and Recipes
    • Travel – Land, Air, and Sea
  • Travel Phrases For Using On Cruises or Resorts
    • Travel Phrases – Dutch
    • Travel Phrases – Finnish
    • Travel Phrases – German
    • Travel Phrases – Indonesian
    • Travel Phrases – Italian
    • Travel Phrases – Norwegian
    • Travel Phrases – Spanish
    • Travel Phrases – Swedish
    • Travel Phrases – Turkish

Category: Generic Blogs

Dog Days of Summer First Two Weeks of August …

August 13, 2020 jamesbalicki

I meant to update a week ago but life has been extremely stressful … and sad … over the last…

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A Little This … A Lot of Food … A Large Doggie … 3 Weeks of July …

July 30, 2020 jamesbalicki

Okay … I’ve been remiss … nothing posted for the last 3 weeks … but there’s a reason … actually…

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Dougie and Dumbass … A Cautionary Tail / Tale

July 29, 2020 jamesbalicki

I think I have found a new training partner to help me get back into running. This is Dougie. Dougie…

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A Long Journey Comes To An End … Zeke Einstein 2008 – 2020

May 18, 2020 jamesbalicki 4 Comments

I usually do my blogs about food, movie reviews, languages, and some of my travels … this week is about…

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A Little This, A Little That … Second Week of May …

May 11, 2020 jamesbalicki

May is going by fast … the Victoria Day (we call it May 24) weekend is only a week away……

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Mayday, Mayday… beginning of May …

May 3, 2020 jamesbalicki

So April has come and gone … May is now here … and nothing much has changed as far as…

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Where There Is Smoke … There Is Meatloaf …

April 26, 2020 jamesbalicki

The last week has been pretty busy … lots of work around the house and lots of cooking … but…

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A Little This, A Little That … Third Week of April …

April 20, 2020 jamesbalicki

The last week has been pretty busy … lots of work and lots of cooking! And very sad news out…

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This Little Piggy Went To Market … And Came Back As Three Little Meals …

April 12, 2020 jamesbalicki

First full week of being out of in self–isolation, I only went out twice – once to get beer ……

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The Road to Morocco … Chicken With Lentils

April 6, 2020 jamesbalicki 1 Comment

I’m back to work now – I work from home – so I haven’t updated as often as I would…

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Give the people what they want and then go have a hamburger … or Egg Pie

March 31, 2020 jamesbalicki

Every now and again you need to take a break from cooking … and make something fast, easy, and satisfying.…

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How Swede it is … Or Who You Looking At Meatball …

March 29, 2020 jamesbalicki 1 Comment

Well, it’s the last day of my vacation – back to work tomorrow – I work from home so it’s…

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It’s A Little Chili Inside … Or Where’s The Beef …

March 28, 2020 jamesbalicki

It’s a miserable spring day … even more miserable being self-isolated because of the covid-19 pandemic … but nothing can…

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One Night In Singapore … But The World Has No Oyster … Sauce

March 27, 2020 jamesbalicki

So the other day I had to do an alternate version of Shepheard’s Pie as I was missing some key…

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Mary Had A Little Lamb, Little Lamb, Little Lamb … But No Potatoes

March 26, 2020 jamesbalicki

Have you ever come home from a long day at work, need to prepare something for supper, and you don’t…

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