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Colder days make you long to just Slow. Things. Down. But of course, that’s rarely ever an option in the mad rush of daily life. Your slow-cooker is the answer to this temporal anomaly. Slow-cooking allows you to gently simmer foods in their own natural...

I live in Northern California, and we barbecue turkey all year round, so it's not surprising that we also barbecue the turkey for Thanksgiving. I love the smokiness and flavor that the barbecue brings to the bird. Barbecuing the turkey also leaves the...

I spoke, one year ago, in my post Moving Forward and Be My Guest about the friends who so generously offered to write guest posts for my blog as I dealt with the loss of my Dad. I remain grateful to and for every one of those writers. The mental paralysis...

The weather is damp, windy and foggy.  It does not feel like Christmas yet; though I keep waiting for it to.   Perhaps the “magic” of the season is the gift of today, the hope for tomorrow and the blessing of knowing He is...

Pinterest, it seems, is every blogger's new favorite social network. According to Mashable, it was the number 3 social media network last year, behind internet giants Facebook and Twitter. Not wanting to be left out, I joined and have been pinning pictures...