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year of kindness challenge: week 10
Happy Monday! It doesn’t quite feel like Monday to me because I’m on Spring Break — spending the week with Mike’s family and Mr. Jude — and with Daylight Saving “spring forward” yesterday, I’m still a...
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baked cinnamon french toast
Do you have stale bread to use up? This recipe for baked cinnamon French toast is a winner! As soon as I saw this drool-worthy recipe on The Pioneer Woman’s blog, I emailed it to Mike with the subject...
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Kitchen Tip Tuesdays: 3-ingredient banana cookies
Hi everyone! Time for another Kitchen Tip Tuesdays post! {Here are links to my previous posts about making the most of oven time and reusing leftovers in new recipes.} I have a quick recipe to share...
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springtime veggie pasta bake
Hi everyone! I have a simple, delicious and healthy recipe to share with you today. This meal is simple to make, easily adaptable to your preferences, and is bursting with fresh veggie flavors! Hope...
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organizing your car’s glove box
Happy Friday, everyone! I have a quick and easy organizational project for you today! Remember a few months ago, when I posted about making the most of long car rides? I mentioned how I like to bring...
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kitchen tip tuesdays: my favorite {healthy!} chicken salad
Hi, friends! I have a quick, easy and healthy recipe to share with you today as part of Kitchen Tip Tuesdays! I love chicken salad but I don’t like mayonaise very much, so I was on a mission to find a...
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guest post on AndreaDekker.com!
Hi everyone! I’m excited to share that my guest post “A Random Acts of Kindness Challenge” is being featured on one of my favorite blogs, AndreaDekker.com! In the post I share five easy, inexpensive...
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my favorite. dessert. ever!
Happy Friday, friends! Hope you have something fun planned for this weekend. I am getting ready to head to LA this afternoon for my cousin Amanda’s bachelorette party! I am so excited! It will actually...
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dairy-free butternut squash quinoa mock risotto
I am SO excited to share this recipe with you today! A few months ago, I had a delicious butternut squash risotto at a local Italian restaurant, and when I went to the grocery store last weekend the...
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gluten-free pumpkin oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies
Happy Friday, everyone! I can’t remember if I mentioned it on the blog yet, but my brother has recently started eliminating gluten from his diet, so I’ve been experimenting in the kitchen to see if I...
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gluten-free oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies
I have an easy recipe to share with you today — another winning gluten-free cookie! - 1/4 cup butter - 1/2 tsp baking soda - 1/2 tsp baking powder - 1/2 cup brown sugar - 1/2 cup agave or maple syrup -...
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apple cake with crumb topping & brown sugar glaze
Hi everyone! I’ve decided to designate the next few days as Apple Week here on the blog! I have a few apple-themed recipes I’m excited to share with you, so I thought why not group them together in a...
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gluten-free apple pie bites
Hi friends! Apple Week continues today with a recipe for apple pie bites, adapted from one I came across at The Washington Post online. Unfortunately I don’t have a picture of these babies … you’ll...
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oven-roasted pumpkin seeds
Happy Tuesday! As promised in an earlier post, I have a quick & easy recipe to share with you today: oven-roasted pumpkin seeds. If you are someone like me who does not like to waste anything, this...
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diy t-shirt pillow
Happy hump-day, friends! Hope your week is going wonderfully! Back in August I promised to share a new craft project that I did to “upcycle” two t-shirts that no longer fit … sorry for the delay, but I...
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grandpap’s favorite cherry-cheese pie
For my Grandpap’s birthday this past weekend, we made him his favorite dessert: cherry-cheese pie! It was a big hit with my family, and I was surprised at how simple it was to make. This would be a...
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grandma’s tortilla soup
As I’ve mentioned on here before, one reason I love living with my grandma is getting to spend time with her in the kitchen — she is teaching me so many wonderful recipes! {such as: curried butternut...
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favorite halloween costumes
Happy Thursday, everyone! Hope you’re having a wonderful morning! My day today is pretty similar to yesterday: work on my novel this morning, do some editing work, and then teach this...
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pumpkin spice cupcakes w/cream-cheese frosting
Well, the Giants got a smack-down last night. It was pretty pitiful. But Dana and I still had a fun time chowing on deep-dish pizza, catching up {we ended up talking more than watching the game, since...
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chocolate pumpkin-spice kiss cookies
I have a simple, delicious recipe to share with you today! These cookies are easy to make, come together in a flash, and would be the perfect holiday treat for a party or get-together. I brought them...
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