Tried and True Series: Our Favorite Kitchen Items

I hope you all have been enjoying this Tried and True series as much as I’ve enjoyed putting it together! As I’ve said with each of the previous posts in this series, ...

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What (and How) I Feed My Preschooler

If you’re a parent, and you’re anything like me, you’ll relate to the following scenarios: you’re standing in the kitchen with a whining toddler at your feet, and suddenly you have completely  ...

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Lately // May 2017

This May was the first month all year that was fairly “normal” for our family. No big events to plan for, no visitors in town. Many of our usual weekly church commitments went ...

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Five Books That Changed My Life

I read a LOT of books. And I enjoy most of them. But only a handful of titles have truly changed my life. The transformative power of these books lies partially in ...

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Cinco de Wednesday: Creative Pumpkin Recipes

After many years of intense pumpkin fever, our societal love for this ubiquitous fall gourd seems to have cooled. Critics claim that pumpkin mania has jumped the shark. However, my personal love ...

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Cinco de Wednesday: Essential Kitchen Knives (& Accessories)

I’m rounding out my Kitchen Favorites series with what are arguably the most important tools in any cook’s arsenal: kitchen knives! As a recovering cheapskate, I’m often tempted to settle for the ...

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Cinco de Wednesday: Favorite (small) Kitchen Appliances

Last week I kicked off my Kitchen Favorites series by sharing five of my favorite basic kitchen tools. Today we’re going a bit more high-tech as I share my favorite small kitchen ...

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Cinco de Wednesday: Top Kitchen Tools

Call me a snoop, but I love getting an insider’s look into other people’s lives. Since you are reading a personal blog, I assume that you do too! Some of my favorite ...

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Seasonal Seven: Countdown to Thanksgiving

It feels like just yesterday that we were carving pumpkins and Trick-or-Treating, but suddenly we are in the thick of November, with Thanksgiving just a week away. As I look ahead to ...

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Seasonal Seven: Countdown to Halloween

Halloween is just a week away, and the internet is flooded with ideas and images to get us all into the Halloween spirit. Here are a few of my favorite Halloween finds ...

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