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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

Veggie Frittata
July 9, 2012
Heather L
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Veggie Frittata

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

Since breakfast food was a bit scarce around the house this weekend, I needed to come up with something for Sunday morning breakfast that used what I had in the fridge. I knew that I wanted to use lots of veggies since we had so many beautiful ones from our Bountiful Baskets order. I took a look inside the fridge to see what I had… Ingredients: 4 eggs 1/4 cup milk 1 sweet onion 1 green pepper 1 small container of mushrooms left-over roasted cauliflower handful of grape tomatoes Parmesan cheese dried chives salt pepper dried parsley olive oil Directions:…

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Marie’s Words: Picture Words – In a Flash!
July 9, 2012
Heather L
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Marie’s Words: Picture Words – In a Flash!

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Marie’s Words description: Marie’s Words is the work of a high school junior who was preparing for the SAT. It’s original illustrations convey the meaning of these 550 words used in literature and on standardized tests. In addition, Marie’s Words provides the correction pronunciations, definitions, synonyms and antonyms, and sentences structured to the SAT standards. This learning tool delivers an easier way to learn and retain word meanings, attain success on exams, and improve diction for both writing and speaking. My Thoughts: Marie’s Words is a fun, visual way to expand your vocabulary and prepare for standardized testing. The 550 colorful, sturdy…

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Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli
July 7, 2012
Heather L
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Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

Today, I picked up our Bountiful Baskets order, and I have to say that the organic baskets were wonderful this week. We received broccoli, cauliflower, cherries, mangoes, donut peaches, mushrooms, corn, purple kale, baby bok choy, celery, and cantaloupe. I also got a box of pineapple. The pineapple, mangoes, and peaches aren’t ripe yet, so that will give us a chance to really dig into all the other yummy fruits. Because I really want to take advantage of all of the yummy goodies this week, I decided to make some roasted cauliflower and broccoli for lunch. It’s been some time since I’ve made…

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Learning Traditional Baking and Cooking Skills
July 6, 2012
Heather L
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Learning Traditional Baking and Cooking Skills

Posted in Homemaking, and Homesteading

One of the things that we’re currently working on in our home is learning more traditional baking and cooking skills. While I do know some about preserving, I thought it would be nice to jump into learning more skills such as yogurt making, sour dough baking, and creating homemade treats for the pups. I love kitchen gadgets – just ask anyone who knows me and they’ll confirm that. lol! Yet, this time, we’re going a bit old school as I don’t have fancy gadgets to make all of this work. The first thing that Munchkin attempted was making yogurt. She…

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Happy Independence Day 2012!
July 4, 2012
Heather L
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Happy Independence Day 2012!

Posted in Holidays, and Military Life

Looking back on the founding of our country, we can see that our founding fathers did indeed believe that God, the Creator, should be part of our lives, our country. As we celebrate the Independence of our great nation, we need to reflect on how this nation was founded. Our own declaration of independence gives us some clues into the thought process of those who helped create the backbone of our nation.