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When I get bored I want to cook. Cooking engages my brain, it smells good, it tastes good, and if I do it right, it looks good. I’ve created something wonderful from just a few random forgotten ingredients in the fridge. This quiche was no different. Its the end of the week and I have odds and ends in the fridge that need to get used up.
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To be totally honest I didn’t think the kids would like these. Gavin has told me repeatedly that he doesn’t like bananas however I figured that if the kids didn’t eat them than I would take them to work and share with my other GF friends. Unfortunately for my friends, Gavin has decided they are awesome and wants to eat them all.
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Woah! Has it really been 2.5 months since my last post! Time flies when life gets busy doesn’t it? So much has been going on since my last post. In October we celebrated Gavin’s first birthday, my 31st birthday, Tom’s 36th birthday, and we had our 3 year wedding anniversary. Even my blog had a…
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Hi everyone! I am still here and still pregnant. We are currently 36 weeks and my brain has turned into oatmeal. The plain bland kind that everyone hates. Every drop of creative inspiration has been sucked out of me. It really blows. What ever happened to nesting? I thought all women turned into nesting monkeys…
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I am always looking for ways to save money by making my own kitchen staples. I thought maybe making my own cheese crackers would save some money, but I was wrong. It’s still cheaper to buy our cheese crackers from the supermarket. However, homemade cheese crackers are fantastic! Far superior to any store-bought cheese…
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A couple months ago I received an awesome cookbook by Shauna Sever called Marshmallow Madness to review and have been having a blast looking through all the recipes. She has a recipe for almost every kind of marshmallow you could think of. It took me two tries, but I figured it out and made some…
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My doctor recently scolded me about the abundance of sugar and high glycemic carbs in my diet. Type 2 diabetes is common in my family and I always start to have blood sugar issues anytime my weight starts to creep up. She also recommended a dairy and wheat free diet to help my tummy and…
Read MoreI am not a breakfast person. Since I was a teen, most of my mornings involve a cup of tea and a queasy couple of hours trying to keep it all down. I know, its terrible! Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but try telling that to my chronically upset stomach! Over…
Read More2011 was a great year for us! I harvested another 100 pounds of vegetables from my tiny city backyard, raised some cute chickens, moved to a beautiful town and met several new friends! Its been a good year indeed. 2012 is going to be interesting, that’s for sure! More to come about our plans for…
Read MoreWriters Block sucks. I took these pictures last Fall and then uploaded them to a new post. And that is where they sat for the next several months. Every time I would sit down to write a post to go with these photos my mind would turn up nothing. I figured something would come to…
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Shoots and Roots 