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    {this moment}

    A Friday ritual.   A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. {this moment inspired by Soule Mama}  If you feel inspired to share your moment, please leave a link to your moment in the comments below for all to see.

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    Happy Thanksgiving!

    I’m not really online today…I’m probably lost in Cooking Land as you’re reading this but I did set up an automatic posting because I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! Today we will be eating like Queens and Kings and I am super grateful for every morsel of food that is going onto our table!  Speaking of which,…

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    Reflections & Preparations

    My dad was born 55 years ago today and is, hands down, the best man I know. He is exactly 20 years and 6 days older than I am and there are no words that can describe how incredibly grateful I am to be his daughter.  Happy Birthday, Dad!!! My dad has been a vegetarian my whole life, so each…

  • DIY,  Eat

    Sweet Potato Banana Butter

    The making of Sweet Potato Banana Butter has become somewhat of a tradition in our house each fall and is absolutely heavenly on freshly baked bread.  This recipe is from the book Simply Homemade Food Gifts and was requested by a friend this year who said, “You are making that butter stuff again this year, right?!”  Well, yes, of course I am!…

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    Cranberry Chutney

    With the holidays right around the corner, there are a lot of food items on my list that need to be prepared!  In my mid-twenties I was handed the torch of being responsible for our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.  With that torch came the old standbys we’d always eaten, but over the years, I’ve created a few food traditions that…

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    Be the Change…

    “Be the change you want to see in the world.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi I know I have mentioned before that I have gone back to school and will finally be completing my degree next summer after a…um…10 year process.  Yep, going to school, being a mom, being a partner and working a lot is a lot to handle.  However, I…