Do you ever talk to the person next to you an airplane? This week I had a professionally dressed woman on the inside of me, looking over at my pictures on the plane on my computer. I turned to her and smile. She made some comments about “cute kids” and if they were mine or not. I said, “yes and…
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Iron Chef Challenge & Thankful Thursday Banana Cake Recipe
Filed Under: Dessert, Recipes Tagged With: baking 5 Comments
When bananas are ripe on my counter or the grocery store has ripe bananas setting out for a reduced price, I always make banana wheat cake with yogurt and applesauce in it. I’ve modified a recipe for the past few years from a fabulous cook book given to me by my 105 year old Great-Great Aunt Iris. It’s been well…
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Wordless Wednesday: Intro to Buckin’ Broncos
Filed Under: Life in North Dakota, Small Town Living Tagged With: county fair, family fun, prairie life 13 Comments
Below is my weekly linky and blog hop for Wordless Wednesday. Today you see a glimpse into how exciting it was to watch the buckin’ broncos for us on Sunday night in our fair grounds grand stand. 116F heat index (temperature close 100F with high humidity and dew point) and a whole lot of brave cowboys (and cowgirls roping calves…
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Amazing Grace is found at the fair
Filed Under: Family Values, Life in North Dakota, Small Town Living Tagged With: county fair, faith, family fun, prairie life 9 Comments
One of my favorite moments of the week is Sunday morning church. This past week, our community churches hosted church at the county fair. For our family, it is complete chaos to get to church. But usually in the midst of chaos, I find 30-90 seconds of complete serenity and peace. I crave that peace in my life. I can’t…
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Crock-Pot Craze: Quick & Easy Reuben Wraps
Filed Under: Proteins, Recipes Tagged With: beef, cooking, hunk of meat Monday, meat, protein, proteins 8 Comments
With hectic summer schedules and the heat, I am cooking easy family meals. A new favorite are Reuben Wraps made with corned beef in the slow cooker, whole wheat tortillas and a few yummy toppings. They take less than 10 minutes to put together for a full family meal and as our teenager Hunter says are “delish!” I double most…
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