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Healthy Ketchup

Healthy Ketchup, Healthy ketchup is more than just a term. With most of the store brands boasting of a 60% tomato base, we'd like to introduce you to the ketchup that your grandparents would have recognized as real tomato ketchup. Healthy Ketchup is the real thing. We...

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Raw Blueberry Apple Crisp Recipe

It's blueberry season in Florida!  We love these little blue gems fresh, but also enjoy them in various recipes.  Muffins, pancakes, and breads come to mind, but they are so good in their raw form that you might want to try them in raw recipes, too.  Today's recipe...

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Mentoring Kids

I recently saw a book that promised to help parents bond with their children while learning to cook with them. While at first thought, this might seem like an admirable idea, it left me wondering at what age we should teach our children to cook and thereby bond with...

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Lavender For Health

Lavender For Health... Lavender is one of the most popular essential oils, and boasts a number of health benefits, in addition to its wonderful fragrance.  Skin issues?  Try Lavender.  Flea problems?  Lavender might be just what you and your pet need!   Looking for a...

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27 Vegetarian Recipes

27 Vegetarian Recipes

Vegetarian recipes and complete meals can be much healthier and often cost less than those that include meats.  Various studies including the China Study, the German Cancer Study, and the Adventist Health Study show a strong correlation between a healthy vegetarian...

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15 Vegetarian Meals for Spring

15 Vegetarian Meals for Spring

Vegetarian Meals for Spring...Spring...growing up in western New York State, Spring meant the snow beginning to melt with slush and mud taking its place, buds on the trees, and little spring flowers like daffodils and crocus beginning to peak through as I waited for...

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Baked Carrot Cake Donuts

Baked Carrot Cake Donuts

 Carrot Cake is one of my favorite desserts...that sweet carrot flavor mixed with smooth cream cheese....it is irresistible!   Baked Carrot Cake donuts are just as delicious and maybe even more special.   History of the donut Our family loves donuts!  These baked...

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Tomato Cucumber Feta Dip

Tomato Cucumber Feta Dip

Tomato Cucumber Feta Dip is an incredible blend of some favorite foods with a light dressing to bring out the natural flavors.  Served with tortilla chips, fresh celery,  pita chips, or our favorite, the french baguette,  this dip makes a great appetizer or a sought...

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Family Musings & Memories

As I reflect upon life today and overall, I am reminded of the seemingly small things that make my life beyond splendid. While some might consider a memorable trip to Disney, I consider our small moments to be my most cherished family memories. Today was an average...

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Don’t Follow the Recipe!

Don’t Follow the Recipe!

"I'd love to have your recipe!" is as much a compliment as it is a request. I usually reply that I don't follow the recipe, at least not exactly. It took my husband many years to finally accept that I cannot always duplicate a meal.  Oh, chili always has the same...

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Backyard Chickens

Many communities now allow homeowners to keep a few hens in backyard coops. While you might not save money by keeping chickens rather than buying store bought eggs, you will have the advantage of knowing your eggs are fresh and from happy, healthy hens! Why free range...

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Starting the New Year Anew!

It's 2016, a fact that is incredible enough by itself. I'm not afraid of growing old; in fact, I'm enjoying all that life offers as we grow and learn. I do, however, find it a bit unnerving at the speed that time seems to elapse. My youngest children will turn 16...

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Blessing of Cooking with Family

Cooking for family is an art and skill that our family has passed from one generation to the next.  It' s more than meal preparation; it's a tradition that is immensely important and further strengthens our family bonds. Tonight I had the pleasure of a family cooking...

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Buying in Bulk

Have you ever dreamed of living within a Publix? When it's dinner time, you walk around the store and collect the ingredients to make your favorite dish.  For breakfast oatmeal, you head to the aisle and choose the type, then head over to the raisins for a little...

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Florida Splendors

When you think Florida, what comes to mind?  Beaches? Hurricanes? Disney?  Alligators?  Hot temperatures?  Retirement haven?  Afternoon rains? When we first visited Florida about 23 years ago, we immediately fell in love with the natural beauty, the peaceful nature,...

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Learning Modesty

Modesty, what exactly does that word mean?  According to dictionary.com , this noun has 3 main uses: noun, plural modesties. 1. the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc. 2. regard for decency of behavior, speech, dress, etc. 3. simplicity;...

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Happy Father’s Day!

Each Father's Day brings back some cherished memories for me,  a bit of reflection and a look ahead.  My Dad has always been there, a very stable force in what has often been a capricious life.   Read about my Dad here   Read about my Mom here. To be fair, he and...

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Cowbell Review

Cowbells are quite popular at sporting events and celebrations.  They add a new dimension to cheering on your favorite team or offering a celebratory pizzazz !  The  Stewart Trading Cowbell is a bright spot among the many cowbells available today. Not only does...

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Amazing Health benefits of Organic Blueberries

It's blueberry season in Florida and we are blessed to have an abundant supply of the beautiful blue nutrient filled fruit.  Not only are blueberries full of flavor, they boast a robust nutrient profile, healthy dose of anti-oxidants, and are enjoyed in their natural...

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100% Copper Mule Mug Review

The Copper Mule Mug is a beautiful, handcrafted novelty that is a conversation piece, but also quite useful!  I was delighted to be able to review this mug, along with its counterpart copper shot glass. I am not one to drink the Moscow Mule (see recipe...

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I Will Never Forget ( book review )

I Will Never Forget:  A Daughter's Story of Her Mother's Arduous and Humorous Journey through Dementia  is a true book about patients of dementia and the families that love them. Dementia comes in many forms with Alzheimer's being one of the more known....

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