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One thing I love about fall, other than cooler weather, warm drinks, apple orchards, cider, and doughnuts, are the smells that I associate with it. The house fills with a lovely mix of warm cinnamon and vanilla, pumpkin spice, oranges, apples, and cloves. All these scents fill our home each fall as the weather cools […] Read more…
One thing I love about fall and winter is the smells that we associate with them. For fall, I associate cinnamon, star anise, nutmeg, and apple; in winter, I associate mint, orange, clove, cinnamon, and cranberry. I love the way my home smells this time of year more than any other (unless I am using […] Read more…
Making dinner used to be a fun event in my home. I would come home from work, change clothes, turn on music, pour a glass of wine, look at what I had in the fridge and decide on what to make for dinner. After all, I had plenty of time to prep, cook, and eat […] Read more…
Dinner is one meal that drives me crazy. I want an easy, healthy, tasty, and economical meal for my family. That is easier said than done, so I turn to my Instant Pot. I absolutely L O V E it. It does more than slow cook, it is a pressure cooker, which means recipes with […] Read more…
Summer time is finally here. The days are longer, the weather warmer, and at our house there are plenty of visits with friends and family. Another reason I love summer is sipping a tasty beverage! One of my favorite summer concoctions is Pimm’s Cup. If you have never heard of it I am not surprised. […] Read more…