Just a Smidgen » Oranges https://justasmidgen.com ..a lifestyle blog filled with recipes, photography, poems, and DIY xo Sat, 08 Feb 2014 17:35:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 New Moon Simmer Pots https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/01/new-moon-simmer-pots/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/01/new-moon-simmer-pots/#comments Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:53:43 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18846 Today is January 1st 2014 and there is a New Moon today.. at 4:14 am ♥   It is a Supermoon, one that occurs twice in January. On January 1st and 30th the moon will be closest to the earth. It is rare to have two Supermoons in one month, it won’t happen again until […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/11/on-peonies-and-mastication/feed/ 32 At The Heart of Inspiration https://justasmidgen.com/2013/04/18/at-the-heart-of-inspiration/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/04/18/at-the-heart-of-inspiration/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:01:43 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=13965 My poor cello was languishing in the corner of my studio for 6 months. All four strings were loose and hung limp off the pegs.. the listless bridge shifted as I tried to pull things back upright into position. One snapped D string later, I knew it was time to take my poor, neglected friend […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/04/18/at-the-heart-of-inspiration/feed/ 39 A Recipe for Rain and Spring Oranges Pound Cake https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/17/a-recipe-for-rain-and-spring-oranges-pound-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/17/a-recipe-for-rain-and-spring-oranges-pound-cake/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 05:33:51 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=6172 A Recipe for Rain   ♥ I’ve been watching our skies.. searching for a hint of rain No snow,  just rain …please…   Glorious, spring-laden, life rejuvenating, gurgling rain! To sprinkle over our gardens and lend a hand to the dormant plants below. And while I wait.. a meditative morning of solitude in my kitchen.. […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/17/a-recipe-for-rain-and-spring-oranges-pound-cake/feed/ 87 Understudied Orange-Spice Banana Muffins https://justasmidgen.com/2012/01/17/understudied-orange-spice-banana-muffins/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/01/17/understudied-orange-spice-banana-muffins/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:26:34 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=5319   un·der·stud·y/ˈəndərˌstədē/   Noun: (in the theater) A person who learns another’s role in order to be able to act as a replacement at short notice.   Verb: Learn (a role) or the role played by (an actor): “he had to understudy Prospero”. ★ some wish to be a ★ but i am content to […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/01/17/understudied-orange-spice-banana-muffins/feed/ 68 Old Fashioned Lemon Scented Cake with a Sprinkling of Sugared Citrus Peel https://justasmidgen.com/2011/08/05/old-fashioned-lemon-scented-cake-with-a-sprinkling-of-sugared-citrus-peel/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/08/05/old-fashioned-lemon-scented-cake-with-a-sprinkling-of-sugared-citrus-peel/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:16:02 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=1894 Hazy summer days at the lake and a few too many lime Beergaritas can leave even the most ambitious cook in a perpetually somnolent state of fevered laziness… Fortunately, it never lasts too long… there’ll be a banging crash at the door as suitcases get hauled in with a smacking, flip-flopping stride and a loud “halllooooo”. […]

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