So I made some popcorn balls. I always associate popcorn balls with Halloween and realized that I had no idea why that was the case. You can make popcorn anytime of year, so why would I only think to make popcorn balls before Halloween? To Google I went. I did some research, and I found out that popcorn sales peak in the fall due to harvest season. Since Halloween falls [...]
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Last week, my new boss and I discovered that we are both tea lovers. I’ve realized that I don’t know too many sole tea drinkers like myself, so it’s an automatic topic of discussion when I meet them. He told me that he is kind of a “tea snob” and I said I might consider myself somewhat of a tea snob as well. He likes all sorts of teas that [...]
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Week two and I’m craving dessert. I haven’t exactly stuck to the no-processed foods cleanse, but I’ve done my darn bestest to not eat so many sweets. But guess what. I still crave them and my life is just not complete without some dessert in it. I do have to admit that not having sweets often makes me appreciate them THAT much more when I do treat myself. Too bad [...]
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This is a joint effort guest post by the famous “aunt” I always talk about in my posts. She sent me the story and recipe, and I made the buckeyes and took the pictures. Aunt Archie used to make peanut butter & chocolate balls every Christmas season that are called Buckeyes. The story behind Aunt Archie’s buckeyes is that we never knew how many she made. We believe it was [...]
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Another friend’s birthday and another excuse to make treats! I am a recent huge fan of Pinterest…have you heard of it? It is like a twitter feed for fun and inspiring pictures, whether it’s food, style, crafts, words of wisdom, etc. I love it and so does most every other girl I know. It is a perfect way for me to organize pictures of everything I want to make. I [...]
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