Here it is, the Monday after Thanksgiving and refrigerators around the country are still packed to the gills with the leftovers from the turkey feast of last week.  We cooked a 14lb bird for 5 adults and 3 children age three and under. I got a little creative with the turkey and used this BBQ [...]

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Celebrating contentment by remembering the graces of the week.
This week, as seems to be the cases of most holidays, was a bit chaotic. Tuesday I was blessed to have a mom’s-helper for most of the day which freed me up to get housework done.  Wednesday I spent getting acquainted with my new computer.  I [...]

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Practicing contentment by remembering the graces of the week.
This weeks Sunday Sunshine was delayed because shortly after I put up the Cookie Dough post, my computer crashed, or more appropriately was demolished by some evil virus.  But this morning I am thankful that I was able to save my files, including irreplaceable photos and hours and hours of work. [...]

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This week there was not much activity in my kitchen.  We were out of town one day and I pulled meals from the freezer to avoid cooking.  I did get a chance to get a triple batch of sugar cookie dough into the freezer (click here for directions to freeze cookie dough).  When it [...]

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Practicing contentment by remembering the graces of the week.
I sit here typing, watching HandyMan reading Winnie the Pooh to a super active GBaby who is busy pulling up on chairs while her daddy reads to her.  My life is full!
We are healthy and enjoying our November.  Friday night we had dinner with a group of [...]

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Updated 7/28/2010: If you’ve stumbled upon this post from Life As Mom’s Grab it and Go Recipe Swap, welcome!  This is still on of my go-to methods for a quick dessert.  In the summer, add a small scoop of icecream between two fresh cookies for a great dessert treat!
We are entering the time of year [...]

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I have had a love for chocolate chip cookies for a long time and have been making them myself, for almost as long.  When I got this e-mail from my friend Karen in Germany, I decided it was time to make up a batch and actually pay attention to what I was doing so that [...]

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Practicing contentment by remembering the graces of the week.
This has been such a full week that Sunday came and went before I realized it.  Emrys was on vacation so we had a wonderful week away from our normal routine.  We visited with family this weekend and celebrated my dad’s 20th year of his business.  [...]

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This week I managed to get three Shepherd’s Pies into the oven and made a bunch of muffins and breakfast breads to take to a party and to stash in the freezer.  I made Pumpkin Bread, this Lemon-Blueberry Bread and a great Hidden Veggie Orange Chocolate Chip Bread/Muffins.  All turned out super yummy and [...]

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My batch meal of the week last week was Shepherd’s Pies.  Generally Shepherd’s pies consist of some combination of ground beef, vegetables and mashed potatoes, this recipe follows the basic formula with a few adjustments.
I doctored up the Shepherd’s Pies and topped off the beef and veggies with Garlic Cheddar Smashers.  I also used TVP [...]

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