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From the category archives:
Let’s talk brisket.
If you live south of the Mason Dixon Line, you just said “Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm” and you probably already pulled out your secret family recipe. If you live north of the Mason Dixon Line, you probably just said “What’s brisket?”
This post is for you Northerners who have yet to discover the tender, juicy [...]
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Every once in a while, I feel the need to be true to the name of my blog and give you an idea for creating A Soft Place to Land for your family. And there’s not better way to do that than to fill their noses with sweet smells and their bellies with baked fruit [...]
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This inspiring, motivating and comforting guest post comes from Sandy at 4 Reluctant Entertainers.
Sandy began encouraging me to practice hospitality before she ever knew who I was. You’re going to love her too.
Kimba’s like my sister, so when she said, hey can you guest for me? I was on it! That’s just what sisters [...]
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photo: La tartine gourmet
Do you like to entertain friends, family and neighbors? Maybe a stranger or two? Or are you reluctant to open your home because it’s too much work and too much stress? That second sentence describes my instincts pretty well. I tend to feel like entertaining and fellowship at our home is stressful.
However, [...]
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Just added!!! Kendra at My First Kitchen has something up her sleeve. She’s taking a quick survey on shopping/eating habits that she’s going to use to help us all with this meal planning/cooking dilemma we’re dealing with. She’s making it worth your while by giving away a set of her fabulous spices to one lucky [...]
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A practical post on meal planning from Jen of Balancing Beauty and Bedlam. Jen is an expert meal planner for her family of 7. She blogs about frugal living and the beauty and bedlam that is her life.
The 5:00 o’clock dinner bell gongs, and the dreaded, “what’s for dinner” question haunts us. Do they really [...]
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