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If you can’t find a basket for all those Easter treats, forget about it. Use what you have. Most days these glass canisters are sitting on my counter filled with cookies. But not this week. After my kids polished off the last batch of cookies I made, I washed the canisters out and filled them Read More >>
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A few weeks ago I came across asparagus plants at the Nursery. I had no idea how many plants I should buy so I picked up an assortment of 10 asparagus roots. At $1.49 each I didn’t want to go hog-wild and buy to many. I have since learned I should have bought more like Read More >>
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Years and years ago I was given this sweet potato recipe from a neighbor {I no longer live nearby, but we keep in touch} and every year at Thanksgiving I pull out my tattered and stained recipe card to make this dish. I have never, over the course of 10 years, found a better Read More >>
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A few weeks ago I read a short little blurb in Bon Appetit Magazine about how to dye eggs using natural ingredients. I was fascinated. I guess it never crossed my mind since those fizzy colored tablets they sell in grocery stores this time of year are so inexpensive. Who knew you could use vegetables Read More >>
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Yesterday it rained, and then it hailed, and then it rained some more. So I stayed inside, read emails* and baked all day instead of working in the garden like I had planned. If Mother Nature does not deliver a roasting hot summer this year to make up for our chilly, rainy, and unpredictable late Read More >>
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If you are planning on serving ham this Easter and have never tried baked pineapple before, you need to try this recipe. My neighbor Girly Girl gave it to be some time ago and I now serve baked pineapple every time we cook a ham. To not serve this dish with a ham dinner would Read More >>
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I was at the hardware store when I received a text from a friend who alerted me Albertsons had carts and carts full of the new Quaker Soft & Chewy Cookies on sale for $1 each. So as soon as I finished buying my supplies for Chicken Fort Knox, I headed on over to Albertons Read More >>
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Have you heard the good news? Spring is here and the chickens are laying eggs like crazy again. OH. HAPPY. DAY. If you are looking for a unique dessert to make this Easter Sunday, try this recipe for Pineapple Buttermilk Pie. One bite and you will be hooked. This pie has a very old-fashioned taste Read More >>
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