Category: Blog
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Scrambled Pancake Picture Directions
The other day I wanted something a little different for breakfast with flavor and substance to power me through a good late winter Hickory, NC, group bike ride. Here’s what I came up with. I call it scrambled pancake because I used most of the ingredients I use to make a fruit pancake but scrambled…
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Cacao Coffee & Whipped Cream
This piece is really about improvising on the fly to meet the flavor you want at a particular time. Here’s an example. This morning I woke up wanting some chocolate in my coffee. I love those two flavors together – and wanted to brew them together as easily as possible. I pulled these three ingredients…
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Food Brings People Together: Apple Cherry Pancake
Food sure does bring people together, and I’ve had a lot of fun sharing what you can find on this site with new friends I’ve made since moving to Hickory, NC, last summer. Yesterday, I made the apple cherry pancake you see below for a terrifically outgoing, warm and welcoming husband and wife who both…
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Frigid Weather Remedy: Instant Cereal from Simple to Exciting!
The weather guess for Valentine’s weekend and into next week is hardly heart warming. Though we can’t change the cold outside, we sure can make the most of what we eat to keep us warm inside and do it quickly, easily – and flavorfully. Last post showed how to make instant hot cereal from your…
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Turning Your Favorite Cold Cereal into Instant Hot Cereal
Yep! Winter’s still full-on. Want some “get it done now” inspiration to pry yourself out of a warm bed? Here’s a very quick & easy way to turn your favorite cold cereal into what might become your new favorite hot cereal. All you need is your favorite cold cereal, milk (or milk alternative) and a…
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Warm Antidote to Bitter Cold: Ginger Mint Tea with Picture Book Directions
Ginger mint tea picture book directions
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Atomic Habits: Mind & Behavior Food
How to build good habits and break bad habits.
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Fresh Cranberry Sauce and Picture Book Thanksgiving Help
Last post talked about self-empowerment and how this site can help you put together life-promoting meals, even if you’ve never cooked before, with easy-to-follow step-by-step picture book recipes. I don’t know about you, but Thanksgiving is my favorite holidays because all that is expected is having a great tasting meal with family and friends. Unfortunately,…
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Change We Can Manage: Food, Body, Mind Plus Fresh 5-Ingredient Salad Dressing
I don’t think you’ll find a person on the planet who would agree that our current state of affairs points to a positive future in any sense. Instead, I’ve heard more people than I can count say they hope the extreme nature of what we experience daily – across the board – will finally force…