It Costs Nothing to be Polite

Posted by Hallee on May 13, 2011 in Parenting, Raising boys, Raising girls, Raising teens

When I was thirteen-years-old, my family moved from Oregon to Florida. To that point in my life, I’d lived in Germany, Washington state, and Oregon. There is a HUGE cultural difference between the Pacific Northwest and the Southeastern United States, and it manifested itself in my first southern classroom.

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Taco Meat

Posted by Hallee on Mar 11, 2010 in entrees, Hallee's Galley, Mexican, Recipes

This is a wonderful base recipe to make anything from tacos to burritos to taco salad to nachos. It’s flavorful, and you can control the level of spice and seasoning to suit your own tastes.

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Tags: American cuisine, Anneheim, Cooking, Cuisine of the Southwestern United States, Cuisine of the Western United States, Fast food, Food and drink, Geography of the United States, Hallee's Galley, Hospitality/Recreation, Mexican cuisine, New Mexican cuisine, Taco, Turkey