In sticking with my recent sweet potato theme, this weekend I made homemade walnut sweet potato “burgers”. Typically I try to keep things simple in the kitchen, but this recipe was a bit of work. Even so, the burgers were delicious & worth the effort.…
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Sweetest Mornings
Read moreDuring the week our mornings are rushed and no fun around here. We’re up before the sun rises & hurrying out the door. But weekends are a different story altogether. Sundays mornings are the sweetest & the laziest mornings of all. Warm sunbeams float in…
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Recipe: Homemade Sweet Potato Fries
Read moreRecently, I made homemade sweet potato fries for the first time. My initial reaction—What on earth took me so long?! The fries were as delicious as I’d hoped and simple to make. I made little changes to two recipes (this & this) to create my…
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Recipe: Simple Summer Hummus
Read moreSaturday was hot, hot, hot and I was busy with house chores all day. When lunch time came, I was craving something simple and light. I took my classic hummus recipe and added a summer twist. If you’d like to try it yourself, you’ll need:…
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tidbits + pieces: The Post-Vacation Blues
Read moreThere really is only one sensible cure for the post-vacation blues: warm chocolate chip cookies & pizza fresh from the oven! Don’t you agree? We spent the weekend mourning the loss of our precious honeymoon. It was yard work in the sun for him &…
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Memorial Day
Read moreI hope that you had the most beautiful Memorial Day weekend. Mine was full of wedding crafts, sunshine, blowing bubbles on the porch, Mom-mom’s roses, and red/white/blue smoothies. Not bad for my last weekend as a single lady! 😉Thank you to all of the soldiers…
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crazy/beautiful
Read morei’ve been running around a little bit like a chicken with my head chopped off. traveling a lot for work. and of course wedding planning madness. (it turns out that even small, simple weddings take a lot of work.) even so, between the craziness, today…
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sunshine & pancakes
Read more“Don’t carry a grudge; while you’re carrying a grudge, the other guy’s out dancing.” —Buddy Hackett Recently my patience has been tested by the inconsiderate. So I close my eyes & count to ten. I let the emotions pass through me & then I let…
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peppers, eggs, & butterflies
Read moreI have a secret. My stomach is full of butterflies this morning. Tomorrow is my bridal shower & I’m a little bit nervous. I haven’t had so much as a birthday party in almost twenty years. I have no problem getting up in front of…