Dee's Central Florida News

About 20 years ago, when I first moved to a real estate career, I watched a David Knox series of training videos. If you did too, you remember David's words, "Let go"!Recently I received a referral and worked with the buyers to secure contracts on two listings. One was land and the other was an a...

Is a stress free holiday season even possible? Especially when Thanksgiving is so late in the month.I cruise the first week of December and this year, I have having major surgery on my dominate hand next week so it's particularly challenging to get it all done. It doesn't help that I am a huge de...

Baking soda is a natural product with many uses. Some of my favorites are to deodorize the refrigerator, use as a mouthwash, and add to the pool to help with PH. I've used it on plants to ward off fungus and to clean plants. You can add a tablespoon of baking soda to 2 quarts of water with arrang...

If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl.Where there is a will, there is a way.Persistence to purpose.If you need to declutter a big house, you have to have the will and a starting point. Pick a room, then divide it into sections and do what you can hand...one section at a time. Then move...

Pie anyone?There are many traditional pies for Thanksgiving. Pumpkin, Pecan, Mince Meat, Apple and every other kind of pie! I usually make cheesecake! It doesn't matter what's for dessert! What's your favorite Thanksgiving dessert?If you cut your dessert this way, it's bound to start an argument!

Today I'm addressing cranberry sauce. Do you prefer the canned whole cranberry or regular canned cranberry sauce?  Or do you make home made cranberry sauce? Here's my recipe for whole cranberry orange sauce:2 packages of whole fresh cranberries3/4 cup orange juice (i prefer pulp)1 cup of brown su...

Today is dedicated to side dishes.What are some of your favorite side dishes? My family enjoys fresh sauteed green beans with almonds and asparagus with roasted red peppers and garlic. Both are very easy to make. Both can be made ahead of time and reheated for serving on Thanksgiving Day.What are...

We've looked at cooking the turkey and stuffing! Today's options are potatoes. Do you make mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, both or neither? Or is stuffing enough carbs for your table?My family does both mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes! Mashed potatoes have lots of butter and milk when mashing...

Stuffing is a big part of Thanksgiving for many. There is stuffing with just bread, but many add bacon, sausage, oysters and a host of other things.My favorite is an old family recipe. Here's how I make it:8 loaves of bread, cubed2 eggsChicken broth2 lbs of bacon, diced1 stalk of celery, diced2 y...

It's turkey time! Fried or Roasted?Which does your family prefer?I prefer roasted but only because I like to add the stuffing to the turkey. Both are delicious. Have you ever cooked your turkey on the grill? I have! It's great in the Summer because it keeps the heat outside! I put it in a disposa...