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Month: February 2010

February 18, 2010
Heather L
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WFW: Go to the ant…

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Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. ~ Proverbs 6:6-8 ~ This past week, we spent time out in the dessert.  D was teaching Munchkin to ride her dirt bike, and I decided to take a photo tour of the area.  I was walking around looking for heart shapes in nature for this week’s Foto Friday Challenge when I stumbled upon this ant hill.  The ants were scurrying about collecting food.  They worked together to…

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February 17, 2010
Heather L
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Posted in Gluten Free, Holidays, and Homemaking

For Valentine’s Day, I wanted to have a special dessert, but I didn’t have the time to bake anything that day.  I thought it would be fun to have some chocolate covered strawberries.  We’ve had store purchased chocolate covered strawberries before, but they’re rarely very good plus they are usually quite expensive.  We had to stop and get milk at the grocery store, so we picked up a container of strawberries for $2.50. I placed about 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1 Tbsp of coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl.  I microwaved at 30 second intervals, stirring after…

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February 17, 2010
Heather L
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Desperate Hope Tour and Review

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It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old…or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild…

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February 16, 2010
Heather L
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Gluten Free Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits

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This is my semi-homemade version of gluten free cinnamon raisin biscuits.  Sometimes it’s nice to be able to use a mix when making gluten free baked goods. Ingredients: 2 Cups Pamela’s Baking Mix 1 Stick of butter 2/3 Cup buttermilk 1/2 tsp vanilla 3 Tbsp brown sugar 1-2 Tbsp cinnamon 1/4 raisins (more if desired) Frosting ~ powdered sugar, cream, vanilla Directions: Cut butter into baking mix until thoroughly combine; pea sized pieces of butter Add buttermilk, vanilla, brown sugar, and cinnamon until thoroughly combined Stir in raisins; dough will be loose and moist Drop biscuits onto cookie sheet or…

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