A few weeks ago I lamented the lack of motivation and challenging areas of my life.  I had plans to organize my month. I got a menu done, but have not held to it very well – I think I’m going to work off the menu as a list this month and not so much [...]

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As I wrapped up February with a family vacation I took a little bit of time to go back to my 2010 Goals and found that I’m actually doing quite well!  I did well with my February Kitchen Goals as well. Watch for an upcoming blog on how to incorporate whole grain flours in your [...]

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Many Christian traditions celebrate the season of Lent, which is observed beginning on Ash Wednesday and spans 40 days until Easter.  While the Catholic Church is the most known for calling parishioners to sacrifice something during this time in order to deepen their focus on Christ, other denominations like Presbyterians and Lutherans also follow this [...]

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I went back to my 2010 Goals List last night to check in on myself.  I’ll be honest, I fired off the list into cyber space and then didn’t glace back until now.
I’m happy to say that I’ve completley RAFTED my personl in-box. Purging, filing and sorting through over 600 old e-mails plus all the [...]

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I’m really not one for new year’s resolutions.  They’ve struck me too rigid and better markers for where I’m not meeting my own expectations.  Then I get discouraged, then the resolutions fade and are forgotten, usually before it’s time to even turn the page on the calendar in the kitchen.
The beginning of the new year [...]

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