“Mommy?” she says plaintively as I come into her dim room to kiss her before she falls asleep this evening. “I wish I was seven and a half instead of six and a half.” In a world where all your siblings are older than you, what little one wouldn’t pine to catch up? But...
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This morning I spent some time on the Azure Standard website stocking up on the healthy goodies that tend to be more affordable there. This time around my list included honey, split peas, wild rice, coconut oil, cornmeal, wheat germ, sesame seeds, peanuts, barley, and pinto beans. I like that you can order organic...
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Tuesday’s run = 4 miles. Slow, but non-stop. I am not the person I thought I was. Are you interested in surprising yourself? Stay tuned for a fitness challenge coming in September…
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OK, this one is going to be pretty long since the last time I wrote about July food was the 11th. Overall I would say that my July pantry challenge went well. We spent $626 in July, which is a good hundred bucks less than average. And that’s even with not taking the challenge...
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Want to walk into your kitchen and feel like you’ve walked into a spice market in another country? Then I have a seasoning recipe for you! I can’t remember where I first heard of this spice mix (pronounced: ross el hun-OOT), but it originates in Morocco, a country in northern Africa. From what I’ve...
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The winner of the pasta book is commenter #71, pinkbeary. Send me your address and I will get the book headed your way!
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Ever since I was blessed with a lovely red Kitchen-Aid a year or two ago, I’ve had a dilemma. Storing it on the counter showed it off nicely but used valuable counter space. The other option was the pantry, except due to its height, the only place it fit there was on the floor. ...
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