Food
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Southwestern Israeli Couscous Salad
Apparently, last fall, I made a bean and couscous salad for a potluck, and Miss E’s mama loved it. When she was planning Miss E’s birthday party, she asked me, would I mind making it again? No, I don’t mind, I said, but one problem…as I commonly just make things up based on whatever I…
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Cow’s Milk And Our Family
When I was growing up, dinner always came accompanied with (what seemed like) a huge glass of white milk. In my elementary school cafeteria, we had to drink our entire carton of milk (skim, 2%, or whole, no flavoring there) before being allowed to go to recess. One of the commonly discussed milestones in the baby-toddler…
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Hot Chocolate on a Stick
Recipes from Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn’t Cook from Scratch and King Arthur FlourSee More Recipes Here You may remember seeing hot chocolate on a stick as one of the homemade gifts we gave people at Christmas. I had heard about the idea on someone’s blog (wish I could remember…
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Peanut Butter, Banana, and Oat Milkshake
Inspired by Joy the Baker I saw this recipe on Joy’s amazing food blog, and I knew I had to make it. We do, rarely, buy bananas now if the store has fair trade one in and Nora asks for them as we walk by. Before we left for Texas, I had a few extra…
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Mocha Cocoa Mix
Adjusted slightly from My Recipes See more recipes here. I know I said I didn’t want to spoil surprises, but I have to let the cat out of the bag on this hot cocoa mix, because it’s super cute and super easy — perfect if you’re still looking for a little something to make for…
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Carrot Apple Ginger Juice
Our own recipe, although we weren’t the only ones to think this up… See more recipes here. I know I’ve talked about the juicer my grandmother bought us before, and how awesome it is. I’ve also mentioned how we no longer buy juice at the store, something that we started as a cost-cutting measure and…
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Apple Butter
Whenever I make apple butter, I always think of my brother Brandon. Growing up, I never really liked apple butter, but he loved it. Chris loves it too, and I’ve come around enough to eat my own apple butter, so it’s generally a fall tradition. The thing I like about canning apple butter is that…
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30 Days of Thanks: Thanksgiving
I’m going to be brief because I’m not sure how many people are around reading on days like this, and the last Harry Potter movie is calling me, anyway. Today, was the first Thanksgiving we had on our own — no family or “adopted family” to share the meal with, and you know what? It…
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30 Days of Thanks: Little Things
Today, I’m thankful for the wonderful comments I’ve been receiving from friends, family, and readers on my blog, Facebook, and via email about selling (or not) our car. I really appreciate getting a third party perspective on all this, plus it’s so nice to know people are reading my writings and that they aren’t just lost…
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30 Days of Thanks, Report Card
I haven’t run the gauntlet recently because, as I’ve mentioned, I haven’t really been meeting all my goals lately. I’ve been buying fancy produce, eggs, dairy, and cheese at the grocery store like there’s no tomorrow. I skipped out on yoga again this morning because I finally decided it was time to get the laundry out of baskets…
