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How To Make A Perfect Fish Taco Fast & Cheap

I will never forget tasting a fish taco for the very first time in San Diego. My life was changed forever. Here is how to make (what I think is) the perfect fish taco fast (under 30 min) and cheap (under 2 bucks each.) Serves 4 Start to finish: 30 minutes Ingredients: Fish: Kikkoman Panko [...]

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Why Christians Shoot Their Wounded

Who among us has not taken a shot? I am guilty. And now I find myself one of the wounded. Consider this: Love people even in their sin, for that is the semblance of Divine Love and is the highest love on earth. Love all of God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand [...]

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My Latest Watercolor — A Perfect Pair

“A Perfect Pair” Original Watercolor 12″ x 16″ $550. Prints are available for all watercolors. For the very first time: All “A Perfect Pair” prints can be personalized with your last name on the wine barrel for your wine cellar or dining room for an additional $10.

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4 Simple & Inexpensive Wine & Cheese Pairings To Impress Your Guests This Holiday Season

Cheese and wine are a marriage made in heaven. They provide a simple and inexpensive—yet perfect—way to impress your guests during this holiday season. Pairing 1 — Raw-milk Munster cheese with Gewurztraminer wine. Heaven! Pairing 2 — Parmigano-Reggiano cheese with a Recioto della Valpolicella dolce (dessert) wine. Heaven! Pairing 3 — Gruyere cheese with a [...]

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The Problem with Courteous Censorship

Naomi Wolf in her 1991 book, The Beauty Myth, both celebrated and lamented about the role women’s magazines play in women’s lives. These magazines, she said, provide a place where a female perspective can be expressed, but it is distorted by the advertisers: “Advertisers are the West’s courteous censors. They blur the line between editorial [...]

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Cyber Monday Sale — Every Watercolor — Original, Print & Digital — 50% to 70% Off

The Magic of Santa Claus Click Here To See All Watercolors by Randy Elrod Simply click the link or Santa above, go to the gallery, choose your favorites and return to this page to purchase. Please note: To expedite shipping, please list each watercolor name, size and format on the notes section of Paypal when you [...]

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A Thanksgiving Watercolor — Autumn at Seaside

I spied this pot of autumn beauty at Seaside, Florida several years ago and couldn’t help but paint it. Happy Thanksgiving!

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My Favorite Wine For Thanksgiving—Hands Down!

Hendry Primitivo is the quintessential complement to a roast Turkey. If you can’t find Hendry, find a high quality Primitivo or Zinfandel. You will like it!!

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The People Formerly Known As The Audience

This compelling phrase coined by NYU’s Jay Rosen describes an earthshaking change that most churches, politicians and entertainers refuse to believe—or of which they are simply ignorant. Democracies (and churches) both produce and rely upon complacency in their people. Both these entities are “working” when their citizens or members are content enough not to protest [...]

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How To Make The Perfect Hamburger

Just in case you get tired of turkey this week, still have family around and want to do something fun and different, here is the recipe for the “perfect” hamburger. It is important to use prime grade beef because, due to its intense marbling, less external fat is required in the the blend, thus concentrating [...]

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My Latest Watercolor — “Nude with Rose”

Original Watercolor — 12″ x 16″ — Handmade Paper $550 Limited Edition Giclee Prints on Watercolor Paper are priced as follows: 8.5″ x 11″ $55. US 9″ x 13″ $65. US 11″ x 17″ $85. US 13″ x 19″ $105. 16″ x 20″ $150. 17″ x 22″ $170. 17″ x 25″ $175. Shipping is $4.99 [...]

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A Man Is Always More Than One Thing

He’s more than a mistake. He’s more than two mistakes. He’s more than his biggest regrets. He’s more than a mentor. He’s more than a hero to many and a disappointment to others. He’s more than a leader. He’s more than charisma. He’s more than his career. He’s more than his upbringing. He’s more than [...]

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My Top Ten Places Around The World For The Perfect Hamburger

10. Fat Mo’s — (Nashville, TN) Fat Mo’s is an American success story. It was founded by Mo and Shiva Karimy in 1991. Fat Mo’s has been recognized not only in Nashville and Tennesse, but also nation wide. (Best of Food TV network). It has been voted the No. 1 Cheese burger by many different medias. For the [...]

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“Eve” — My Latest Watercolor — (“Between The Pages” Series) Entry Page

This painting contains nudity. Click inside the square above if you wish to proceed.

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7 Quick Questions For Friday

Please use the comment section below to answer the following 7 quick questions: 1. What do you miss about childhood? 2. What piece of art would you like to own? 3. If you weren’t doing what you’re doing for a living, what do you think you would be doing? 4. Where would you live if [...]

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