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Pumpkin Bread for Pumpkin Spice Lovers

Pumpkin Bread for Pumpkin Spice Lovers

With my cooking skills curtailed, testing new recipes is on hold for the foreseeable future. So here's a rerun of a pumpkin spice lover favorite. It's easy, sort of healthy, and dairy-free without any tweaking. Pumpkin Bread 3 1/2 cups...

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Top Ten Impossible One-Handed Tasks

Top Ten Impossible One-Handed Tasks

Living one-handed has been an eye-opening experience. I've discovered a plethora of simple tasks that are impossible to perform with one hand, even if that one hand is your dominant one. 10. Slicing or chopping large, round vegetables and fruits like potatoes, onions,...

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Why I Do What I Do

Why I Do What I Do

Thanks to my recent–ehem–kitchen accident, which means I'm typing one-handed, this week's posts may be most memorable because of their brevity. For today enjoy this TED-type talk filmed at Norfolk, Virginia's Faith Inclusion Network (FIN) Spring 2015 conference (where...

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Love Like That for this Fantastic Friday

Love Like That for this Fantastic Friday

This Fantastic Friday stars Abby, the quirky dachshund we once owned. (She's the dog in the front in the photo. The other is Ellie, who belonged to my brother and his lovely wife.) Isn't it amazing how God uses the creatures he creates to teach us more about him? So...

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Whole Wheat No-Knead Bread

Whole Wheat No-Knead Bread

Today's post falls into the win-win category for me and my sweet daughter, who just started her own blog over at Acorn & Oak Leaf. She needed to get the word out about her blog. I needed a recipe for today, but a busy travel schedule left no time for cooking....

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Ten Worst Things about an Annual Physical

Ten Worst Things about an Annual Physical

My annual physical torture exam was yesterday, and it once more confirmed my opinion about the 10 worst things about this yearly appointment. 10. When the mammographer says, "This will hurt a little," she is lying. It hurts a lot. 9.  Breathing is impossible while in...

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