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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 13}

    Here we are for Day 13 of the series of that I’m moving over from my old blog that scheduled ahead of time while I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. Today I’m sharing another great cookbook that’s super easy and fun. You and your kids will enjoy this cook book by Betty Crocker called Cheerios Cookbook: Tasty Treats and Clever Crafts for Kids. Easy table of contents: Here’s 2 recipes that I would like to try. Apple Cinnamon Pancakes O My! Giant Oat Cookies Look at these cute treat for Halloween that is just around the corner. This book is a…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 12}

    Here we are for Day 12 of the series of that I’m moving over from my old blog that scheduled ahead of time while I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. The library recently got this cookbook called Bourbon Desserts. At the time, I had been bouncing around the idea of picking up some bourbon for some recipes in this book. This recipe for Watermelon Julep Pops are no doubt on my list to make next summer! This Lane cake is just too precious. Never knew this was a cake of Alabama until just recently. This book is a must read cookbook…

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    2024::Apr 15-21

    Week 2 after surgery… + Taking Kayleigh for walks most days + Lots of resting and watching TV. Rob worked from home till I went back to work on that Thursday. + Cooking is pretty impossible so I’ve been walking Rob through how I make stuff. I’m really learning how to communicate better with him through all of this. + Chicken ceasar salad from Staks. Lunch with ny daughter-in-law. + back to work for 2 days that week. + Dinner at Mizu Ramen in Auburn

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    2024::Apr 8-14

    I’m baaaack!! Still typing one handed for the most part, but will be slowly trying to play catch up. Here’s my weekly highlights from surgery week. + Rob and I ate Chinese the night before my surgery and my fortune quite true! + Day of surgery (Tuesday) – it went well – I’ll write more when i can type better with both hands + Thursday – Got to take bandages off and got a shower! 100% could not have done all this without Rob. + Friday – Rob and i went to the baseball game vs kentucky (2 pics) +…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 11}

    Here we are for Day 11 of the series of that I’m moving over from my old blog that scheduled ahead of time while I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. Pizza is probably one of the most loved foods by Americans. So with that thought, I knew I had to share at least 1 pizza cookbook. I know it’s one of my favs. Today I’m introducing you to The Pizza Book: Everything There Is To Know About the World’s Greatest Pie by Evelyne Sloman. Just look at chapters 1-5. You can see the Evelyne uses the first few chapters to inform…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 10}

    Here we are for Day 10 of the series of that I’m moving over from my old URL, while I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. Maida Heatter’s Book of Great Desserts is a book originally written in the 60’s, but I found it to be a timeless, classic cookbook. Maida shares so amazing tips in the beginning part of the book. She goes over must know information about ingredients and procedures that are essential for great baking. I am super anxious to try the Black Bottom Pecan Cream Pie, which sounds very interesting and quite indulgent. Another one that is on…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 9}

    Here we are for Day 9 of the series of that I’m moving over from my old URL, while I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. Some of these books will be books that are part of my collection that I have found useful through the years, while others are books I come across in the library. Today the cookbook I’m featuring is called Southern Living Best Loved Cookies: 50 Melt-in-Your-Mouth Southern Morsels. I found this in the library while perusing the stacks. I love cookies and really I can’t imagine anyone who doesn’t! Since I try not to buy cookies, I…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 7}

    Here we are for Day 7 of the series of that I’m moving over from my old URL, while I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. Some of these books will be books that are part of my collection that I have found useful through the years, while others are books I come across in the library. My 7th book of this series that I’m recommending is one by Taylor Mathis, who used to blog and be a food photographer. When updating this post, I couldn’t find what he’s up to these days. Anyway, I used to follow him before this book…

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    My Childhood Home/Neighborhood

    Here we are for another Personal History Challenge Journaling post! What was my childhood home and neighborhood like? My grandparents house, although it was built in the 1940’s, was stuck in the 60s/70s with the shag carpet and large gaudy chandeliers. I loved it though. I felt safe and comfy there. My room was down the hallway in the back corner of the house on the left. Here I am before this actually became my room, when I was just a baby and would go visit. A few months later My favorite spot was in the front yard on the…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 6}

    Here we are for Day 6 of the series of that I’m moving over from my old URL, while I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. Today I’m sharing a book I found in the library called The Moosewood Cookbook. Although, the cover is plain when I flipped through the pages I was totally intrigued. I loved the handwritten look of everything from the recipes to the crafty little drawings. It’s another book based off a restaurant. The Moosewood Restaurant is located in Ithaca, New York. Mollie Katzen is the editor and illustrator for the book. She was a cook at Moosewood…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 5}

    Here we are for Day 5 of the series of that I’m moving over from my old URL, while I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. I’d love to hear what your favorite cookbook is? Happy Tuesday, everyone! Hope everyone is having a lovely week so far. Today the cookbook I’m sharing is a perfect one to get those kids in the kitchen with you. American Grub – Eats for Kids from All Fifty States is a book that I used back when I used to teach. It was a family homework activity, where I would “force” parents to get in the…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 4}

    Here we are for Day 4 of the series of that I’m moving over from my old URL, while I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. Some of these books will be books that are part of my collection that I have found useful through the years, while others are books I come across in the library. When I started researching for this 31 days project, I knew I wanted a good Mexican cookbook. I found Rick Bayless’s cookbook called Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico. This book covers all areas of Mexican food and while it does that…

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    My Earliest Childhood Memory

    I write privately in a journal app called Day One. They have a lot of series that you can join in and add to your journal, which I think are a lot of fun. Gives me something else to write about besides the normal day to day happenings. I decided since I’m going to be out of commission for bit that I would share some of those entries here and schedule them now, which I’m recovering for surgery. This most recent challenge is about your Personal History. What are my earliest childhood memories? I’m not sure which are actual memories…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 3}

    If you missed my first couple of posts from this series, I’m moving these posts over from old blog, with an updated title photo and links as I’m recovering from shoulder surgery. I did all this back in March so that my blog wouldn’t go dark during this time. Enjoy! The cookbook for today is one I got the other day for my birthday; The Southern Slow Cooker Bible: 365 Easy and Delicious Down-Home Recipes by Tammy Algood. My mouth was just a watering, last night as I read this book. I wanted to run in the kitchen and start…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 2}

    Today I’m sharing another cookbook post from my old blog. Today is my shoulder surgery, so I humbly ask for thoughts and prayers in the coming days. Hope you enjoy today’s post! For today’s cookbook I’m sharing with you one of my good old stand-byes: Selections from Better Homes and Garden New Cook Book. A cookbook that has made life’s journey with me since I’ve lived in Auburn. My Grandparents loved to send me care packages when I was a student living in the dorms at Texas Tech. That didn’t change when I moved to Auburn either. What changed was…

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    Share Our Lives: Favorite Make Up and Hair Products

    I’m pretty low maintenance when it comes to hair and make up, but here’s what I use. My daily getting ready routine consists of… 1. putting this on my neck Gold Bond Age Renew Neck & Chest Firming Cream 2. using this NeutrogenaTinted Facial Moisturizer and Retinol Treatment with Broad Spectrum SPF 20 3. Maybelline Fit Me Loose Setting Powder 4. eye liner Maybelline Unstoppable Waterproof Eyeliner – Black –For special occasions or just wanted to feel prettier, I put neutral matte eye shadow on and mascara. I would like to find a long lasting lipstick. My hair is either…

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    31 Days of Must Read Cookbooks {Day 1}

    Since I’m having shoulder surgery Tuesday, and probably won’t be able to blog for a bit, I was rummaging through posts that never got moved over from my old blog. I decided to bring over a series I did back in 2014 about cookbooks. I’m not exactly sure how long it will be before I can type so I’m spreading the 31 days out over the next 8 weeks. I’m going to be in a sling for 6 weeks. I’m actually writing this back in March, so I’m still unsure about how all this will go, but I didn’t want…

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    2024::Apr 1-7

    + Last week, I spent several days getting most of my seedlings planted out. I up-potted my peppers, but did not plant them outside yet. I’ll have to get someone to help me plant those out when they get bigger. + Kayleigh…just because + Alex and the kitchen crew took a picture with Auburn University’s football coach the night before the spring game (A Day) last Friday night. + Friday, I went with Rob to the baseball game vs Tennessee. I went to the game we won. So that was exciting!

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    Wednesday Hodgepodge 4.2.2024

    1. What’s a talent you wish you had? I remember my Grandmother always wished she had a beautiful singing voice and now I have the same wish. 2. In one word, what’s your state of mind right now? Scared 3. What’s the next major purchase you need to make? Will it happen this month? This year? I can’t think of a ‘purchase’ but I do know we have lots of things we need to do to our house, repair/maintenance. We’re currently getting quotes to figure out what it will all cost to see how soon we can do it. 4.…

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    2024::Mar 25-31

    + Sunrise one morning when I got to work was spectacular. + The pollen is in full force. + Lots of food prep for after surgery. I made some Keto brownies. + On our work board, the prompt was to draw a bunny. This is mine. + Rob and Me at church on Easter + Easter lunch – this year we decided to go to Rob’s mom and stepdad’s since it was just the 5 of us. Drew and his wife were going to her grandparents and Alex had to work.