I’ll go along with the crowd on this one and share my "top 10" recipes based on pageviews this year. I’m such a follower, you know! Many of these are some of my favorite recipes, too, so that works out. I get a lot of search engine visitors from most of them as well, [...]
Entries from December 31st, 2010
Green Goals for 2011 and Last Chance for Sourdough Pie Crust
December 30th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Green Living
It’s been a lovely break. I almost didn’t miss the ol’ computer after a five-day offline break for the Christmas holidays. We had a wonderful, relaxing, in-your-jammies-until-noon time with my husband’s family and are now trying to find places for all the new toys so we can (ahem) walk through our house without tripping. Literally. [...]
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Advent Daily Dose: The Little Lord Jesus, Asleep on the Hay
December 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
How’s your hay? On this day before Christ’s birth, let us recommit to making little acts of sacrifice, kindness and generosity each day, not only during Advent but beyond. To give gifts to the Infant Jesus out of pure love for Him and His Children (three of which live in my home and deserve my [...]
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Advent Daily Dose: The Stars in the Heavens Look Down Where He Lay
December 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
We’re rather used to reading personification in our fiction, where animals and objects take on human qualities like talking, seeing, and even feeling emotions. It probably doesn’t give you pause to read about the stars “seeing” the Christ Child laying in a manger filled with hay. If you take a moment to ponder what looking [...]
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Test Your Grains Challenge Survey: Initial Results and Some Anecdotes
December 22nd, 2010 · 15 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition
I wish I knew why my procrastination kicks in especially intensely on projects like this Test Your Grains Challenge. I should have been evaluating the responses over a month ago, but it was always the item on the list that I skipped for something else, even boring things like bringing some semblance of sanity to [...]
Advent Daily Dose: The Little Lord Jesus Laid Down His Sweet Head
December 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
St. Therese of the Child Jesus, a saint of just over 100 years ago, wrote often of her “Little Way”. She believed that doing simple, everyday tasks for love of Christ and love of souls is the way for most of us to worship Jesus, the King. She had a special heart for the Infant [...]
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