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?Vacation?s meant to be spent alone??

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I am trying not to be too sad about the fact that my vacation’s coming to a close…Between being sick and all the running back & forth between here & Sioux Falls, I feel like it’s been a bit of a bust. Still, not being at[...]

Runner-Up in a Recipe Contest!!! YAY!!!

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Hello my lovely readers!  Do you remember a few weeks back, the Sweet Corn Blueberry Muffin post?  Weeellllll…I am excited to share that I was awarded second place in the recipe contest, YAY! The contest was hosted by Fresh Super[...]

Cinnamon Cherry Breakfast Bars (AND A Light Box!)

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I am soooo excited to share what I did today.  After many recipes, and many pictures of each recipe, I have discovered I really need to improve my pictures.  I found a wonderful blog NeverHomeMaker that shared how to make a light box.  It[...]

Carrot Cake Bars with Coconut Raisin-Studded Icing

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The baking bug bit me this morning… hard. Perhaps the insistent itch can be attributed to my dwindling days of summer vacation (I am starting a new job as a special educator at a suburban high school); in one week I will no longer have[...]

Cranberry Orange Bread two ways! {Giveaway Winner!}

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Congrats to Lauren from Keep it Sweet , you are the CSN Giveaway Winner!!!!! We should create another Chobani song ….hmmmm…The musicians at Cafe Terra will have to get back to you on that one. Well, we are well on[...]

?I?m one step closer to the edge & I?m about to break??

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More snow! I swear, I want to scream at Winter, Mother Nature, the climate change, jet stream, Arctic air, whatever. When I got up this morning & checked the weather, we were supposed to get about 2 inches over the course of today. Now[...]

Our Thanksgiving After Thanksgiving + Give-Away Winner!

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*I am excited to announce that Jen Needham won the give-away I hosted with CSN !!!  Thank you so much for participating, and I look forward to sharing another give-away with you in the future!!* My thinking RIGHT NOW!  Pumpkin,[...]

?Thirteen?s my lucky number?To you it means stay inside??

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I should probably be unloading my dishwasher or making/frying meatballs right now…But unless I have to go to work, it takes me awhile to get going most mornings. I finally got to cleaning Thursday afternoon: The bathroom & kitchen[...]

?Welcome back to that same old place that you laughed about??

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I am SO excited that Cyndi, our department’s admin assistant, will be back tomorrow (her husband had surgery 2 weeks ago, and she’s been home helping him with PT and recovery). I joked that I was going to bake a cake to celebrate[...]

FFwD: Savory Cheese and Chive Bread {w/two additional bread recipes}

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What is the saying, “Time flies, when your having fun!” Boy does it EVER, whew the last two months have been crazy. Last week I decided to pull out my bread machine, and enjoy some homemade bread.  I ended making two different breads,[...]