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Well this Spring’s collection of recipes is certainly different from last year’s! Spring 2020 is not going to be a moment in history any of us are likely to forget. The world has taken a…
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“When the table is full, heavy with platters, wine glasses scattered, napkins twisted and crumpled, forks askew, dessert plates scattered with crumbs and icing, candles burning down low – it’s in those moments that I…
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Ah, spring! The days are warmer and longer… and… filled with spring sports and yard work before it gets too hot, with the approaching end of semester finals, projects, performances and more! It’s hard not…
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The food is put away for the winter,the crops are set aside to feed us,the cattle are come down from their fields,and the sheep are in from the pasture.The land is cold, the sea is…
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! It’s my FAVORITE time of the year. Magic and sparkles and generosity and hope saturate the air. For me it’s like the crafter, baker, quilter Super Bowl!!…
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Well, we’re in the full swing of the school year and man is this year’s shaping up to be a doozy! My mother-in-law has warned me for years that the high school years are just…
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A rainy Saturday afternoon… a sugar crazed, bored teen… a house empty of applesauce… a cupboard full of apple butter… and thus a recipe is born. These are yummy, chewy, cinnamon spiced cookies that are super simple to make and sure to be a new fall favorite in your house.
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Howdy All and welcome back to school! Here’s wishing us all an easy and effortless transition from the dogs days of summer to the frenzied pace of the school year. I was concerned about the…
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I saw this recipe somewhere a while back (I can’t for the life of me remember exactly where…) it’s based on a recipe that chef’s make themselves when they get home at midnight… thus #midnightPasta….
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With the school year kick-off right around the corner, I thought I would share a recipe I use A LOT during the year. It’s a large batch recipe I make on the weekend and use…
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I took with me on our epic Texas Road-Trip Vacation (and can’t remember which one it was, sorry…) I cooked this up this evening with what I could remember of the recipe and it turned…
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Well this FAV! Salad of the Month post is brought to you by the letter “B”… I can’t remember what specific blog, magazine, cooking show, etc. this salad was inspired by. I was introduced to…
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http://www.bakeyourday.net/lemon-lavender-greek-yogurt-pound-cake/ … Lavendar is calming, Lemon promotes joy… This would be a very loving, healing cake! Nina Matthews via Compfight
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The Bisquick Impossibly Easy Recipe collection has been around for quite a while now… amazing the things Bisquick can turn into an impossibly easy pie. I don’t make them very often, but our oldest moved…
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Shipwreck cooking: That mad scramble at the end of the day to get dinner on the table for the family with the ingredients on hand. Its raining and cold and everybody went back to work…
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In honor of this weeks Cherry Dark Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe… Cherry Link Love! Food: Chocolate Hazelnut Cherry Tart Cherry Fudge Cherry Clafoutis Fun: Rainbow Cherry Jiggler Jello Shots Cherry Cordial M&M’s Cherry Pie Nail…
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I got the idea for this cookie recipe from a Cookie Swap cook-book my cousin gifted to me. I was always melting the butter in an attempt to soften it making cookies as a kid….
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In honor of this week’s Cookie Project Butterscotch Chip Cookie Recipe… Butterscotch Link Love! Just a few things I found this week inspired by the Scotties I posted on Monday: Food: Butterscotch Lollipop Butterscotch Fondue…
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I actually wanted to kick off the Year of The Cookie Project in the first week of January… and then I hit a snag. Only a mental one… but one that made me pause and…
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I know, I know… Mouth Watering Mondays are generally recipes but after a passionate and inspiring convo this weekend with some really good friends about changing food and exercise habits not for the short term…
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I Heart Cookies! There are soooo many cookie recipes to choose from… which ones (or 52) to pick? This is the list of possibilities and I will update with links to recipes that make the…
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A quick recipe interview before heading out for school…
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So, every weekend I sit down and start my grocery list – not from what I think we need to replenish the pantry… I start with a list of 6 dinners for the week &…
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From Cupcakes to Vintage Photography… Tumblr offers instant inspiration. Read my post about Tumblr over at The Tasteful Life >>
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I recently found a delightful Southern Comfort Food Cookbook… my review is posted over on The Tasteful Life. Check it out!
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