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Welcome to MilitaryAvenue.com's Blog. Colonel K; Deborah, an Air Force spouse; and Leanne, wife of a deployed soldier, bring to you our unique perspective on the military lifestyle. We enjoy writing about the day-to-day life in the military as well a
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Great Intentions
I read a status of a good friend on Facebook. She decided to do new intentions for 2010 instead of New Year's Resolutions. I liked that! We go through so many areas of our lives with good intentions... mine is vacuuming a room without 17 side tracks ...
Soup Liquid Warmth at Your Fingertips
It is Tuesday. It is snowing. It is dark gray and cold. Company is coming for lunch. Our driveway is a bear to climb and make the turns. So, a warming, aromatic entry will calm the nerves of those who came fishtailing at idiot speeds up the dri...
World Class Athletes: Our Proud USN
This afternoon Dale and I, along with Stars and Stripes were invited to participate in a roundtable discussion: an open arena to ask questions, and listen as U.S. Navy Capt. Lori A. Laraway, coordinator, Navy’s Operational Stress Control (OSC) Prog...
Tradition The Depths Can Be Only be Measured in Your Mind.
It's traditional. And traditions in December, at Christmas time cause my thoughts to go spelunking... cave diving around the spirals of my mind. There are so many places, so many faces, so many hurdles jumped, parties attended and given, gifts purch...
Turkey in a Puff LeftoversTurkey Celebrated!
We always have a large crowd over for the holidays. Name the holiday - we love to entertain. When it is appropriate to have a spread with a turkey dinner... we roast a big bird... a mighty big bird! Because that means there will be enough gravy se...
White Bread A Holiday Staple
Homemade bread. Warm, yeasty, soft..... MMMMMMMMM. This is a timeless treasure!White Bread2 pkgs active dry yeast3/4 c warm water (105 to 115)2 2/3 c warm water¼ c sugar1 T salt3 T shortening9 to 10 c flourDissolve yeast in ¾ c warm water. Stir in ...
A Simple Gift to Make That Looks Good!
At thanksgiving time, I like to have something set up for folks to do wile either waiting for the turkey to fill the house with that undeniable, wonderful aroma ... or to do while waiting for that undeniable FULL feeling to fade.We have put together ...
Military Cookbook Project: Home Cooking On The Mind
The Taste of Home. There is a magazine with that name, there is also a mindspot that is so real it opens floods of memories. A taste of home brings our matriarchs, patriarchs and local chefs right there to the senses, all of those senses can be activ...
Mary Alice Has the Right Idea
I just read Mary Alice's Blog titled Thankful Thursday. Perfect! There is so much out there, around me, in me and in my friends and loved ones for which I am thankful. I suppose every blog should be about this :) Thanks for the uplifting idea of just...
Birthdays are a Fantastic Excuse for a Party No Matter What the Age.
Who does not like to celebrate?Sometimes we need an excuse for acting a bit out of the normal everyday responsible adult role. A party seems the sure ticket here. Enter at your own risk. Kick your heels up and let down some walls. Take off the unifor...
A Warm Kiss of Sweetness: Muffins
Summer is really getting to be a memory. Our leaves are still green, however yellows and reds are tipping some of the oaks and maples. I love this time of year, as the mosquitoes are just about gone. YEAH! AMEN and Hallelujah!Dale has picked the blac...
Our Pepper Plants are A'Popping: Ready for Nacho Topping
No luck this year with green beans... at least not since early July when we got our first harvest. Then the bugs, or elements or something came in and wiped them out. Ugh.Little luck with tomatoes. We have walnut trees, so I know the tomatoes have to...
Honoring our Flag
I am so proud to be connected in so many ways to the military. I am the spouse of an airman. He taught me so much that he learned through drill, leadership and hands on knowledge. Dale lives the life of integrity. This attribute is in the forefront o...
Thursday's Thoughts of a New Season Approaching
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Palisades Park Eggplant Lasagna
The gardens are chugging out produce. I can see it like a cartoon event. Boing another plant flops out a beauty. Boing there's another variety. Being one step ahead of the produce production line AND using these trophies keeps the kitchen active.Eggp...
We are Strangers Within Kansas City's Gates.
It is a long drive from Michigan to Kansas City, MO. A good drive, but a long one. We are going to have the fun of representing MilitaryAvenue.com at the PAIR Day on Fort Leavenworth this weekend. We have not been here before, so in that way we ar...
Peach Oatmeal Muffins
We are getting ready to go on a road trip. Dale likes to leave at 0 Dark Hundred. Earlier if he could... sigh. Driving out of our area we'll see lots of deer (aghhh must be alert!), stars and a few farmers in the fields, but not a lot of McD's, BK's ...
Leftover Pork meets Fresh Blackberries and Feta
I love to cook... that being said... I love to entertain. Sometimes I make a tad bit too much for the folks! That's OK, as it just causes me to think of ways to stretch what I have and make a new dish.Fresh Vegetables with Pork and Berries2 T. olive ...
How Green Is Our Garden! Snap Peas Recipe
In March Dale tilled the land, he had the rototiller furrowing lanes, working in nutrients, and breaking up stiff ground. Or was that our stiff knees? April arrived and the pea pods, onions, lettuce, spinach and carrots went into the soil. May marked...
Hot Topic: What's in your Garden? Lots of Green &Red! Baked Beets with Feta and Pesto
Folks want to know "What is growing in your garden?" If it was just up to the garden, and not the gardener... the answer would be weeds, weeds, weeds. However, with a quick check of my nail cuticles... you know that at our house it is a daily stretch...
A Crop of Broccoli Crowns
Fourteen pounds of broccoli are in the freezer. Wow. I went outside to pick a few heads for dinner, and some to take along to a family reunion. The crop was waiting for me! I suppose I should not have been so surprised... I planted them all the s...
Mid Morning Healthy Fruit Snack
It is funny how I regard time. It is in sections. Sections of a lifetime: childhood, teenager, college student, newly wed, etc. Then there is the where we lived time: first year of marriage (3 installations), then Nevada (ISAFAF), Panama (Howard AFB)...
Fresh Spinach Dip
I mentioned the other day that I had a boat load of spinach that we harvested... all at once. Besides frying it, putting it in salads and the yummy Spinach Squares I found a wonderful dip. We sat outside on the deck, in the evening and celebrated the...
Feed Me!
Even though I love writing about recipes, sharing the aromas of herbs steaming through the air, desserts loaded with nuts, salads full of the crunch of crisp vegetables and topped with seeds. I don't like sharing any goodies with the varmints outside...
Oh NO! All my spinach plants matured today!
Early early in Spring, we planted 2 long rows of spinach. This is our third year trying, coaxing pleading, weeding, watering... doting over the seeds to grow, flourish and provide enough spinach for a few great salads. That we got. This year I was ar...
In the mood for some Mexican Food?
I was in our local grocery store last week and eyed the tomatoes, corn and other fresh items that were on sale. Soon it will be our local products sitting in the bins. (Small store, with lots of local flavor!) I don't know, but the picture I took in ...
Life in the country when the neighbor comes to visit
Here in country living, life comes and goes. It is a bit different than living on Base or on Post or any Military Installation. Economic times have hit our area hard - rather slammed it. Our neighbors are not coming, but they are going and leaving...
Twitter Anyone?
RT @DrumFMWR What is everyone doing for lunch? ACS is having their Brown Bag Lunch Series from today Noon to 1pm. Topic "Talking to a Deployed Loved One" If you don't receive tweets, the above might not be in the best English format for you. However,...
Zesty Italian Chicken
It is cold outside. Wait, it is JUNE! Today the temperature is 57 degrees at 1 pm. A few weeks ago, I would have loved this warmth. Now, I've been spoiled by warm dry air. My garden is thriving in the overcast moisture... but not me! So, I nee...
Beth's Garden is Pumping Out Rhubarb
We all have favorite ladies in our lives. I have one who is right up there at the top, Beth Kocsis. She not only gave me the world's best son-in-law, but supplies rhubarb too. Does life get any better? I don't think so.So, with a fresh supply of...
