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Sponsored post Car shopping! Love it or hate it? I love the result of walking away with a car, but I despise the posturing, back and forth negotiating, and the high pressure sales techniques that I can see right through. I like to walk in the door … [Continue reading]
Counter Pickles are super crunchy and tasty, but they don’t last as long as traditionally canned and processed pickles so eat, enjoy and share. They have become my new favorite thing to make out of my garden because cucumbers grow abundantly … [Continue reading]
I love tomato pie, but I discovered you can make it just as tasty without all the carbs. And even if you salt the tomatoes to draw out the juices before you bake your tomato pie, eventually the bottom of the crust ends up soggy—bleech! If Keto … [Continue reading]
My friend Anne-Marie Faiola is quite literally having a series of Best Day Ever days, and each of those days is very much on purpose and by design. Anne-Marie also has a brand new book out Live Your Best Day Ever: Thirty-Five Strategies For Daily … [Continue reading]
I often find inspiration when I attend my writers group here in Middle Tennessee. Some time in the last year our leader Lona Renee Fraser, author of Habakkuk's Hope, shared a little poem entitled Letting Go Takes Love with us. It struck me at the … [Continue reading]
Ground Bison meat is very lean and can be unforgiving to the common practices many use when making beef burgers. As we approach burger season we wanted to share with you our top ten tips for cooking the perfect bison burger. 10 Tips for Cooking … [Continue reading]
I've had friends putting butter in their coffee for years. I did not jump on that bandwagon right away. I had serious reservations about the entire idea of butter in my coffee. I mean, come on, why ruin a perfectly good cup of coffee with butter and … [Continue reading]
Several years ago I was having one of those days in which a Charlie Brown dark cloud seemed to be literally hanging over my head. It was so bad that it could have rivaled Alexander’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Nothing, and I mean … [Continue reading]
The Franklin Farmer’s Market held the 2nd Annual Local Farmers Chili Cook-Off on March 25, 2017 and we won for the second year in a row. Customers came from all over Middle Tennessee to Taste, Vote and Enjoy Chili prepared with meats from local … [Continue reading]
One thing I have discovered as a mother of a high school senior is how overwhelming the information coming at you can become! Between college application deadlines, ACT/SAT tests, college visits and so many decisions that need to be made in the midst … [Continue reading]
February. It's a hard month. It's typically cold, grey and dreary. The sky weeps for days and my own heart lurches and sputters each morning. I attempt to kick start it, but historically I'm already running on empty in February. This February I … [Continue reading]
