Author Archives: Charley Carlin

Moroccan Crockpot Stew

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Charley Carlin

Charley’s Kitchen Version of Moroccan Stew [print_link] While at one of our favorite local restaurants, Fig Good Food, I tried a dish of Moroccan Stew. I liked it a lot and found myself ordering it again and again. Well, I went to … Continue reading →

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Cherry Rice

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Charley Carlin

[print_link] Charley’s Cherry Rice Well as luck would have it, I wandered into a Mediterranean restaurant in Lake Elsinore, CA, King Kabob. So I tried the saffron rice and lamb and loved it! Came back and tried the Chicken Kabob and … Continue reading →

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Texas Pecan Pie

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Charley Carlin

[print_link] This is it the Texas Pecan Pie by Anet that will knock your socks off. Enjoy! Make a crust of the following: 2 1/4 cups of flour 1 tsp of salt 3/4 C of vegetable oil or corn oil….no … Continue reading →

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Green Bean Blanch

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Charley Carlin

[print_link] The Green Bean Blanch is another modification of a recipe that I got from Ken Hom (search You Tube for more of his recipes). Anet Raves about this one, as it is now done with blanched beans instead of … Continue reading →

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Bobbi’s Award Winning Carrot Cake

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Charley Carlin

[print_link] Bobbi’s Award Winning Carrot cake has been victorious at our carrot cake competition now for years running. We even retired her from competition declaring her the emiterius world champion. When another up and coming baker said ‘Bring her on,’ … Continue reading →

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Charley’s Beans

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Charley Carlin

[print_link] The most called for recipe at our house is for Charley’s Beans, the sweet and hot beans. These beans seem to always get stories about ‘the best beans I ever had’ from the dinner guests and I get an … Continue reading →

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Little Museums Everywhere!

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Charley Carlin

Finding little museums, be they shrines, oddities, overlooks, monuments, or restaurants is definitely one of the passions of travel for me. The story telling goes on and on about many of these places, so lets look around the country at … Continue reading →

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Smoked Birds

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Charley Carlin

[print_link] There are a couple of dishes that our guests continue to request and never seem to tire of. Smoked birds is the BIG ONE. Whether it is a smoked chicken or smoked turkey the result is always the same. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft is not calling you!

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Charley Carlin

Hello Everyone, Beware of the Scam Calls that come in telling you that they are from microsoft and you computer is either infected, or about to crash. They have a story that tells you about how they are microsoft and … Continue reading →

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Titan Missile Museum

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Charley Carlin

In the desert outside of Sahurita, Arizona beneath the cactus lies the only remaining Titan Missile silo in the US. Once a part of the nuclear deterrent system, as they call it. The site contains a Titan Missile in the … Continue reading →

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