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Slow Cooker Pork and Veggies
For most of December and January, I made double batches of slow cooker meals for supper a couple times a week. The Man of Steel and I ate half the food and the other half went into the freezer for later transport to my son and daughter-in-law, who have a new baby this...
Gravel Road’s Top Ten Comfort Food Recipes
Oh my, the weather outside has been frightful...as it should be in January in Iowa. Winter's not my favorite season by any measure. But cooking comfort food make winter much easier to bear. This post takes a trip through the Gravel Road's recipe file to compile this...
All Good Things Must Come to an End
Scholars attribute the saying "All good things must come to an end" to Chaucer, whose end came a long time ago. Other scholars believe the saying was around long before Chaucer. Whoever first spoke or penned those words, I don't much like them right now. Because those...
Non-Dairy Brunch Casserole
Egg bakes are so yummy, but because of their high dairy content, they're often off limits to people with dairy allergies. But this egg bake, served by my daughter-in-law at our Christmas brunch, is not only dairy-free, but also delicious. So delicious it received the...
Top Ten Reasons to Be Thankful for a Snowstorm
10. A white, unbroken blanket of snow is so lovely. 9. Life feels cozy when it's snowing outside, the dishwasher and washing machine are running, and I'm sitting in a chair writing. 8. This year's first big snowstorm didn't hit until January, which means this winter...
Fitness Club Faith
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:4 Many years ago, when our kids were little and my husband and I purchased a membership to a fitness club. A year later,...