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Down-Home Tomatoes with Okra
Cooking with a slow cooker is so convenient, and it’s even better when you can make healthy meals in it! I recently received a review copy of The Healthy Slow Cooker, Second Edition, and found that it not only includes lots of healthy gluten-free recipes, but also has additional information about the health benefits of many of…
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Living Life with a Passion
God gives us different passions so everything He wants done in the world will get done. —RICK WARREN, pastor and author, from Daily Hope with Rick Warren Rick Warren also writes, “God is a passionate God…. As you grow closer to Him, He’ll give you a passion for something He cares about deeply so you can…
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Strawberry Orange Mint Cooler
This is an easy, fruity drink to make and perfect for enjoying on a sunny spring day! This cooler has strawberries that you mash, or muddle, to release the juices, and then you add in the orange juice for a really great fruity combination! If you need to make a larger amount of servings, just multiply the…
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Exercise Your Face: Tips from The 5-Minute Facial Workout
We all hear a lot about how important it is to get enough exercise, right? But I hadn’t heard much about the idea of exercising your face, which is also referred to as Facial Gymnastics. Now I know much more, thanks to the review copy I received of The 5-Minute Facial Workout by Catherine Pez. The book explains…
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Daffodils
I picked these daffodils yesterday—they’ve just recently started blooming. They were growing by the side of the road, and I just had to pick some! I love the variety—some are bright yellow, some are soft yellow, and some are soft cream. My favorite, though, are the daffodils that have creamy petals with vivid orange centers.
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Black Bean Hummus
When I was at the grocery store the other day, I saw some Black Bean Hummus. I hadn’t noticed that flavor before and it sounded really good! Instead of buying some, I decided to make my own.
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