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Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Today is the second of October and autumn is just beginning to show her beauty here in Germany. Fall is one of my favorite seasons! The colors of changing leaves, smell of fresh dew and buring wood and watching the wildlife prepare for the winter is so very exciting. My desire for cooking and baking have also been rekindled by the splender of the season. Last month I decided to post one of my favorite recipes that is simple, easy or practical on Instagram. But why limit the post just to Instagram and not ...

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Last week on our weekly outing to the grocery store, there was a nice surprise.  The store had a bumper crop of vine ripe tomatoes, from South Carolina growers, and on sale for 98 cents a pound.  They had a divine tomato aroma, and I bought four pounds with a Tomato Pie and perhaps some Dried Tomatoes for pizza in mind. I cleaned and sliced enough for a pie, layered them in paper towels and refrigerated them overnight.  The next day, I went to the freezer only to discover that the box I thought was a pre-made pie crust was ...

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Our family sewing retreat was the first week in September and I was the lucky host this year. This was our 7th year and everyone had an awesome time sewing, visiting, advising, shopping and completing projects. There are 5 of us....4 sisters and our mother and we live in different states...Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma...and rotate homes each year.

We have our retreat banner and everyone contributes to the yearly goodie bags. Cooking responsibilities are rotated daily and we watch quilting tutorials during our lunch time breaks. Each year we learn what works best, making our retreat ...

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