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That Fabulous Franklin Chex Mix
Just in time for the big Thanksgiving grocery shopping trip, here's the recipe for the Fabulous Franklin Chex Mix. The recipe traces its roots back to Zoe Hemmingson, one of Mom’s fellow teachers at Franklin School in Le Mars, Iowa. It’s been a family favorite at...
Home Again at 1410 KLEM
One of my earliest memories is of sitting with my big sister on our bed, the kitchen radio between us, waiting for Dad to read the market report for our hometown radio station. Our bedroom door was tightly shut to avoid feedback from the dining room, which was HQ for...
The Fly Over Life on This Fantastic Friday
For those of you who don't live in fly over country, this Fantastic Friday post explains what you are missing. You know how jet setters dismiss the land between the east and west coasts as fly-over country? They scoff at what they consider a wasteland of cornfields, a...
Chicken with Raspberry Chipotle Sauce
This post is the culmination of a three part series that began with DIY adobo seasoning, which was an ingredient in the raspberry chipotle sauce used in today's delicious chicken recipe. I first tasted this dish at a church potluck and made it for my daughter and her...
Top 10 Final Thoughts about Gimpocity
The Man of Steel is back on his feet, and I've begun therapy for my hand. Here are a few final reflections on the double whammy of gimpocity we recently experienced. 10. Having no one in the house who can drive is a problem. 9. Having one driver, who is also a...
Is There a Writer in the House?
This house almost always has 1 writer in the house. But for about 2 1/2 weeks, while our daughter and her family were here while the Man of Steel and Woman of Aluminum recovered, the writer population around here swelled to 3. A Philo Phamily writers' colony right...