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Kitchen Conversions Using Google

My secret weapon in the kitchen is conversions. I have a little cheat sheet magnet on the side of my microwave that tells them the common conversions. But what happens when I need to slash a recipe in half or maybe double it for leftovers? That’s not too bad in most cases but what happens […]

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Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead (Book 3 of 6)

It’s springtime at St. Vladimir’s Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since making her first Strigoi kills, Rose hasn’t been feeling quite right. She’s having dark thoughts, behaving erratically, and worst of all…might be seeing ghosts. As Rose questions her sanity, new complications arise. Lissa has begun experimenting with her magic once […]

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Cream Soup Base Recipe & Our Weekly Menu

The other night, I realized that I was out of cream of mushroom soup when I needed a can to prepare our steak stroganoff. I searched and searched and compiled a few recipes to come up with a substitute version that could be modified to make any type of cream soup. It took only a […]

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Frostbite by Richelle Mead (Book 2 of 6)

Who knew that Christmas time at St. Vladimir’s Academy could be so eventful? Lust, snow, injury, ski slopes, and multiple twists and turns make this book an addictive read. And all of this goes on while the adults are busy dealing with the recent development of Strigoi cooperation with humans. It all starts with an […]

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Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Book 1 of 6)

Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with an unbreakable bond to the earth’s magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest and most dangerous vampires–the ones who never die.The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa’s best friend, makes her a Dhampir; […]

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2012 Word Of The Year

Last year we picked health for our word of the year. We ate out less. We made food from scratch. We used local ingredients with some coming directly from our own landlords farm. We attempted to grow our own food. We have become accustom to the slow moving country life. And while health is still […]