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Countdown to Thanksgiving: How Much Food Do We Really Need?

It’s November, and that means it is time to start thinking about Thanksgiving. Do you know how many guests you are serving this year? How much food should you make? Keep reading to get my tips on how much food to make for your Thanksgiving feast! Planning the Thanksgiving Feast In our family, Thanksgiving is …

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10 Books for Homesteaders (and Future Homesteaders) + A Few on My Wishlist

With so many wannabe homesteaders not having a family member to teach them, many are relying on blogs, youtube, and books to learn as much as they can before taking the leap.  Here is my list of books for homesteaders (and future homesteaders) to help you get started. We are suburban homesteaders.  There is only …

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I had over 100 cookbooks each with at least a handful of recipes that I would make regularly.  Here are my top 5 Cookbooks for People Who Love to Bake

5 Cookbooks for People Who Love to Bake

My grandmother encouraged my love of cooking and baking.  When we would visit with dad on Tuesday nights, I’d sit in the kitchen with my grandmother.  We would talk about when she used to work on the production line of a large bakery.  That it was her job to put a pecan on the top …

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Thanksgiving 101 - Holiday cooking & the planning that goes into it can be stressful. For some reason, add just 2 more people & it gets crazy!

Thanksgiving 101: How Much Food Should You Make

Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year?  Just bringing a dish while someone else hosts the big day?  Holiday cooking and the planning that goes into it can be stressful.  The hardest thing for most people to figure out is how much food should you prepare for the number of guests you are serving.  When we …

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Over the last 15 years, we developed a lot of bad habits relying on carry out and convenience foods. Now its time to get back in the kitchen.

Back in the Kitchen: Breaking 15 Years of Bad Habits

Back in the Kitchen: Breaking 15 Years of Bad Habits I love to cook, or at least I did.  I need to find my way back to that.  Where food and meal preparation brings joy and togetherness instead of just being something we have to do.  I miss that woman I used to be … …

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