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Dairy Free Coconut Chocolate Bars
Satisfying chocolate cravings is often a challenge for people with dairy allergies. So I was really excited to find a recipe for low-carb coconut chocolate bars that are dairy-free at The Nourished Caveman website. I didn't alter the recipe at all for my first try,...
Top 10 Things I Wish I Could Give Up for Lent
This year I decided to give up snacks for Lent. With my efforts failing more often than not, I've come up with a long list of what I wish I'd given up instead. 10. House cleaning. This one I would willingly doing for Lent and beyond. 9. Being an unpublished fiction...
Broccoli Obama and Presidential Trivia All Over Again
For those of you who keep track the answer is yes. Yes, I posted on the Friday following Presidents' Day a year ago. But because this week marked Barak Obama's final year as president, the following post from the archives is the only possible choice for today. Plus,...
Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies
A good while back, maybe even a year ago, a recipe for vegan lemon poppy seed cookies caught my eye. Not because of the vegan part. Because lemon and poppy seed are two ingredients I love. I got to thinking about that recipe on a recent, cold winter day that...
Top Ten Treasures to Pass Along to the Grands
Lately, I've been thinking about Mom's parents, Vernon and Josephine Hess. Because my paternal grandma died before I was born and my paternal grandpa died when I was 8, Grandpa and Grandma Hess were the only grandparents present throughout my childhood. Their style...
Wanted: Special Needs Family Camp Volunteers
Snowstorms. Ground blizzards. Below zero temperatures. They've been the constant companions of Iowans for several weeks now. The bad weather makes me long for spring and look forward to summer. But I'm looking forward to summer for another very good reason, too....