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Month: November 2014

Thanksgiving Prep: Priority Chef Potato Ricer

Posted in Reviews

Special thanks to the company for providing a sample product for me to test in my kitchen. It’s no secret that I love my kitchen gadgets. While I can get by without all these fun things, they really do make my life much easier. Even though I am drawn to all kitchen tools, I try to limit myself to things that I know I’ll use as there is only so much space in the drawers/cabinets. For that reason, I had never tried a potato ricer even though I had seen them on different shows and thought they looked cool. Well,…

YumUniverse Gluten Free Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Posted in Gluten Free

Special thanks to the publishers of YumUniverse for allowing me to share this recipe from the book. I love a good cookie and a healthy cookie that tastes great is even better. I didn’t have any walnuts in the house, so I chose to use pecans instead. The results were delicious. I used some soy-free chocolate chips rather than the recommended vegan chocolate chips. While making the cookies, I found that it was better to allow the cookie dough to rest before baking them. I ended up adding more mix-ins in the second batch to create more of a hearty…

Review: Yum Universe by Heather Crosby

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Special thanks to the publishers of YumUniverse for providing a review copy of this book. Heather Crosby has a passion for real food, gluten-free, plant-based living. While she once dined on a more traditional diet that included meat and dairy, her health lead her on a different journey. It was a journey filled with discovery and learning. She transformed her diet into one that no longer included dairy, gluten, or meat. She is now living a plant-strong life and loving it. YumUniverse takes readers along on her journey in a way that explores the whys of how this works without…

Wordless Wednesday: Marine Corps Ball 2014

Posted in Family, and Military Life

It was too dark to get any good pictures before we left for the ball, and we planned on getting pictures professionally done there. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get any taken, so this picture is the best that we have due to the poor lighting and using a phone camera. Oh well, Munchkin still looks beautiful, and D looks quite handsome in his dress blues. Munchkin and I had a lot of fun deciding on the little details (like her nails) for the Ball. While this was her second ball, it has been many years since we’ve been to…