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Blueberry Chicken Salad with Sage Butter Biscuits
This chicken salad came about as some other of my recipes do, simply because I’m trying to use what I have on hand, instead of going to the store and spending more money. Does anyone else do this? We were going to small group and everyone was supposed to bring an appetizer. My mind was drawing a blank, though, so…
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A Few of my Favorite Things: Kitchen Gadgets
There are oodles of products out there to purchase for use in your kitchen. Certainly every one of them could be put to great use, but how do you decide which ones you really NEED? Obviously, measuring cups and spoons, a spoon to stir with, a spatula–these are definitely necessities–but what other items should you have on hand to enhance…
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Dresser Drawer to Towel Rack
Have you ever noticed that most homes (even brand new ones) only come outfitted with one towel rack per bathroom? And that one towel rack is only big enough for one towel. Inevitably, at some point a fix needs to be made in most bathrooms. Our solution came in the form of an old dresser drawer: Yes, that is the…
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A Day at the Lake
Saturday was a fun family day spent at the lake. And it was planned and organized by my sweet husband. The only thing I had to do was dress the kids, shop for the grocery list he made, take some pictures and enjoy myself! There’s so much joy in being together as a family, and I’m grateful for the peaceful…
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Turning Over a New Decorating Leaf
One of the biggest things that I struggle with in decorating is that I love when a project is complete enough that it’s functional, but not necessarily finished. For example, when we lived in Monterey, I made a valance for the window in the girls’ room/guest room out of some leftover fabric from the bedskirt. It hung on the window…
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Easy Fried Okra with a ‘Kick’
Can you get more southern than some good ol’ fried okra? We’ve been enjoying the okra production from our garden this past month and so I’m trying to perfect my fried okra recipe. It’s been a big hit with everyone who’s eaten it, so I thought I’d share my recipe with ya’ll. Traditionally you use corn meal but the first…
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Appliqued Days of the Week Rags
In an effort to be more organized and economical, I decided that our method of using paper towels to wipe off children’s messy faces needed to end. When we first moved into this home, I purchased a whole stack of white washcloths strictly for the purpose of using them for the kids. It didn’t take long, though, before we were…
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Blueberry Coffee Cake
Every now and then I pull out the cookbook that was compiled by ladies from the church I grew up in. I love that as I look through the recipes I see names of women I have known since I was a little girl! This coffee cake recipe comes from that book and it is easy, sweet and yummy! It’s…
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Making Some Changes
If this isn’t your first time to read my blog, you’re probably noticing some changes here. I’m in the process of working on some new features on the blog, as well as design. Being that I am incompetent in almost every area of web design (I’m learning!), this might take some time for me to get what I really want,…
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10 Recipe Ideas for Blueberries
There are now 7 pounds of fresh blueberries in my kitchen, thanks to myself and my two daughters who picked blueberries today. I guess I should just say one daughter. Mallory, my 18 month old, stood at a bush almost the entire time, popping blueberry after blueberry into her mouth! She’s my little fruit lover and I think she…