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  • Zingerman’s Bakehouse Brownies

    If you’ve ever been to the picturesque college town of Ann Arbor, home to the University of Michigan, you may have heard about or eaten at the well-known, even world-famous Zingerman’s Bakehouse.

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  • Creamy Cucumber Salad

    Something cool and creamy sounds good on a hot day, doesn’t it? You might be thinking “ice cream,” but I’m actually talking about this Creamy Cucumber Salad! I really like cucumber salads and I especially like the creamy dressing in this one! It’s made with plain Greek yogurt to lighten it up a little, although…

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  • Mango-Orange Smoothie

    It looks like this may turn out to be a really hot summer! It will actually be getting up in the 90’s where I live in the next few days—yikes! When the weather gets that hot, I crave something cool and refreshing…like this Mango-Orange Smoothie!

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  • Doing What You Love

    Every day God invites us on the same kind of adventure. It’s not a trip where He sends us a rigid itinerary. He simply invites us. God asks what it is He’s made us to love, what it is that captures our attention, what feeds that deep indescribable need of our souls to experience the…

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  • Donut Bread Pudding

    I like donuts (especially chocolate-iced and cream-filled donuts) but I rarely buy them, since I try not to keep sweets like that around my house—it’s just way too tempting! But I made this Donut Bread Pudding and thought it was a great recipe—I love how you can take all those extra donuts you don’t want laying…

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  • A Day for Remembering

    Wishing you time to relax this Memorial Day and remember with gratitude those who have sacrificed so much to serve our country.  (Photo from Country Living)

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