Food Friday

I’ve been very busy with recipes this week… So let’s get to all the yumminess This week included Cranberry Brussel Sprouts, Omelets, Beef soup, Pasta with meat sauce, and Chocolate Pudding! Yes the pudding is delicious AND healthy! Coconut Pancakes Coconut Pancakes 3 eggs 1 mashed banana Vanilla c

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Supernatural season 8 – Episodes One through seven (not all the way through)

Actually kind of a live blog…. ALL THE SPOILERS! NONE OF THE CONTEXT! Episode 1&2 Kevin is amazing and saves himself! That’s fantastic (read that in 9th Doctor voice) Dude, they have hell gates now? Are they going to find Buffy perched on top of it? Is Dean’s amulet going to turn him to dust while

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Installing the Reset Button

Today was one of those rides where I (no shit) thought that I was going to end up in/on/under/through the fence about 42 separate times. Prair was beyond a little nutty and while I felt mostly secure in my seat, my self-preservation minded brain could see no alternative other than me getting tossed

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The particular sadness of lemon cake.

Hi, everybody! The Fresh Pioneer is back! Sorry I missed out on some fun posts this past week. I can’t wait for Julie to join us for REALZ on Saturday and Jan’s great-grandpa’s barn is gorgeous and Mindy better share her new writing knowledge! I forgot to check in because I got swept up in… nothin

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The particular sadness of lemon cake.


baking

It’s Saturday and I have no major plans and am debating if I have the motivation to test a baking Pinterest recipe. I’m not feeling a particular craving for anything, which I guess could be good because then I could just really make whatever. I could kinda go for a brownie. I have, like, 8 brownie r

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Opinions, bias and independent thinking

This is a post I wrote last year but had not published. I must confess that I have gotten into a habit online over the last several years, one that has both benefited and harmed me. I have been a news junkie, an imdb junkie, a Wikipedia junkie of people and, well, a person obsessed with lots of stuf

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family weekend

Last weekend the Kelly’s were together at our acreage! We celebrated Easter, Jeff and Nancy’s 45th wedding anniversary and Corynn’s 10th birthday! Lots of partying! :) It was a quick get together…only one night, but fun! Love having us all together and the cousins enjoying some bonding time! frien

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Our Water Can’t Wait Any Longer

#ProtectCleanWater By Bob Wendelgass, President & CEO **Want to find out what @EPAgov is doing to #ProtectCleanWater? Join the Twitter #waterchat with Nancy Stoner, EPA acting Assistant Administrator for Water, on Thursday, March 28 at 2pm est. Tweet along, here’s a sample: “Hoping that @EPAgov will

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Say goodbye to Rapid Meals And Sample These Cooking Tips

Attempt drying out your personal dehydrated tomatoes. Lower Romas tomato plants in lengthwise halves, based on their sizing. You can also load dehydrated tomato plants in jars packed with new herbal treatments and extra virgin olive oil. The bottle might be held in the family fridge for approximatel

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Lab Test: 3 cosmetic chemists who are changing the beauty landscape with eco-friendly ingredients

Photography: Left, courtesy Horia Varlan/Flickr; Right: by Carlo Mendoza By Janine Falcon See 8 all-natural beauty products to try now » Nature’s whimsy can be utterly charming—like sunshine when it rains. Whimsy is less than charming, however, when it comes to crafting high-quality, high-performanc

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Why The Spectator said ‘no’ to David Cameron’s Royal Charter for regulation of the press

After due consideration, we at The Spectator have decided our response to the proposed Royal Charter system of press regulation. Our answer is given on the cover of the new magazine (above). We fully supported David Cameron’s response to the Leveson Report and agreed with him that the press regulati

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recipe : guinness-chocolate mini cupcakes

Since moving to Scotland, I’ve noticed one major thing, which is the taste of Guinness. Mind you, my experience with Guinness always came from a can so to get the full on experience from a tap was a whole new world. Obviously, when I think of St. Patrick’s day, I think of Guinness. Marriage that wit

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Mini Strawberry Cheesecake

I have been wanting to try out a baked cheesecake for a long long time but somehow never really got around to making it!! Finding the imported cream cheese, earlier available only in some gourmet stores, too exorbitantly priced for a mere experiment, has also been a major reason that has deterred me

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In Spite of Allergies!

( Originally appeared in the ENJ) Twenty-eight years ago, it entered my head that I should sober up and get on with living. The hangovers had stretched from a few hours into days and what was left of my mind stubbornly refused to let me suicide by any means quicker than drinking myself to death. Wit

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The Truth About Opening an Etsy Store

Here’s the truth: it’s terrifying. At least to me. I am proud of my creations, but I’m basically fighting back fears and doubts about the process all the time. There is so much to learn, and it can be overwhelming! Starting an etsy shop, or an business for that matter, requires a lot of faith in you

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