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A Georgia Peach
We planted two peach trees in our yard, not expecting to really get any fruit the first year. Well, this tree has produced prematurely, but let me tell you, its fruit is delicious! After living in California for the past two years, we’ve missed real peaches. They might have the us beat on strawberries, but let’s leave the peaches to…
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Window Box Herb Garden
For my birthday, Bradley gave me two window boxes for my kitchen windows. He even went a step further and installed them for me, planted some herb seeds (started inside), filled the boxes with soil, and then transplanted the seedlings when the weather warmed up. Here’s what they look like 3 months later: Parsley Basil–can’t wait to make some fresh…
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Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes
In 2004 I was introduced to the cooking magazine Bon Appetit, and the following year I requested a subscription for my birthday. For the next 3 years, I saved every single magazine with high hopes of one day making the recipes that sounded great. Each time that we’ve moved (which is a lot), I’ve gone through my collection and weeded out the…
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BBQ Chicken Pizza
If you happened to read my post How to Roast a Chicken, I mentioned that I would be posting some recipes that use the leftover chicken. Here’s one for you! If you don’t have leftover chicken, any kind of cooked or grilled chicken would work just fine on this pizza. Ingredients:1 uncooked pizza dough disc (either purchased or homemade)1/2 cup…
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$15 Craigslist Chairs
A couple of months ago I purchased a set of chairs from Craigslist. These chairs had been used in a medical office, so they were in pretty good condition, but the fabric was horrible and the chairs had been painted yellow. I knew right away they had great potential, somewhere in our home, so for $15, I couldn’t pass them…
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Banana Bread with Cinnamon Crumble Topping
Bananas are a staple around our household, so there are always bananas at varying stages of ripeness in the fruit bowl, which means we eat banana bread frequently. I usually stick to my favorite recipe, but I was looking through some Bon Appetit recipes that I had saved, and came across this new one. We all loved it, especially…
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Organizing
Today we’re heading home after a week of vacation at the beach. Leaving vacation this time isn’t a challenge for me because I’m going to see my husband after a week of being away! There are many projects waiting for me when I get home, as I’m still not fully settled into our new home. What’s next on the task…
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What I’m Loving at the Beach
I’m reposting this, as blogger had some troubles yesterday and my original post was deleted. Sorry if it’s a repeat for anyone. We’ve been on vacation this week so I wanted to share what I’ve enjoyed about this vacation. The weather has been awesome, the girls have been great, and I’ve been able to reconnect with my parents, sisters, and…
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Fruit Crisp – NOT from Scratch
The other night my older sister and I were craving something for dessert that we could sink our teeth into. Since we’re at the beach with limited ingredients, and a lack of desire to bake something complicated, we decided to make this fruit crisp. It hit the spot so I decided to share it with you! Rare are the occasions…
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Friday’s Fail: Twine Spheres
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon a tutorial over at Thrifty and Chic for jute balls (click here for her tutorial). The idea was fabulous and I need something to fill a vase that I just purchased for our mantle. One of the items needed to make these was liquid fabric stiffener. When I went to purchase it at JoAnn’s,…