DIY ~ Easy-Peazy Chocolate Shell

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Will and I love chocolate on vanilla ice cream . . .

Mini Choco-Chip 6-Grain Cookies

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Will loves cookies! At our age . . . I don't often make them . . . But, Will needs a bit of comfort food today!

Fabulous Burger Buns ~ New and Improved Ingredients ~ for the bread machine

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I'm always looking for ways to improve the taste and health benefits of the foods I make . . . This is especially true of the foods I make often . . . Like my 'go to' Fabulous Burger Buns . . . With new and improved flavor and ingredients . . . Is that possible? A resounding . . . YES!!!

Lemon-Lime Pesto Pasta with Salmon

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I love pesto . . . Will does not . . . That is until I made my fresh, citrusy Lemon-Lime Pesto! Now I have a new convert!

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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We grew almost 100 lbs. of Sweet Sugar Pumpkins this year! That means a lot more pumpkin recipes to come and . . . Roasted Pumpkin Seeds!!!

DIY ~ Fruity Vinaigrette and Ranch Dressing

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Will and I made a decision this year that we would do without prepared foods that use margarine and hydrolyzed oils, particularly those with soybean oil and high fructose corn syrup. That basically means no store bought salad dressings, bread, hot dog or hamburger buns, no crackers, desserts (pies, cookies, sweet rolls) or flour tortillas . . .

Rhubarb Lemonade Elixir . . . Excitingly ~ Delicious!!!

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I am a rhubarb lover from way back, so, when I found this recipe for Rhubarb Lemonade I was salivating at the thought of tasting it!

Honey Wheat Bread

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Bread in its many different forms is a basic food staple.

DIY ~ Homemade Deodorant/Antiperspirant

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I'd known for a long time that using a store bought antiperspirant was a bad decision. Every time I'd put it on there was the nagging thought about the aluminum I was putting in my body. Did I want cancer or Alzheimer's disease? No! But after trying Tom's chrysanthemum scented deodorant, which didn't work and smelled horrid, I went back to my Dove unscented.

Julie's Daily Bread

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It's always good to have basic bread recipe you can make from memory.

Easy Crock Pot Greek Yogurt

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Making your own yogurt is easy if you own a 3 quart crock pot/slow cooker!

Homemade Granola Bars

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We were given some beautiful, fresh-picked dates, so I began perusing the internet looking for a date bar recipe. I found a couple recipes that looked promising but this recipe for homemade granola bars caught my eye. It was by Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa, had rave reviews and used dates! What more could I ask for?