Last week, we had Italian Minestrone and this week, we're ditching the meat and having Lentil Minestrone! This would be great for those of you who do Meatless Monday or who just aren't meat lovers!
Lentil Minestrone:
Ingredients:
2 cups lentils, rinsed
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced carrot
1 onion, peeled and diced
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Monday, July 30, 2018
Friday, July 27, 2018
Book Review: The Carnelian
Katie
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When Aidan and Maggie find a fairy cross while rock-hunting with their grandfather, it's just an oddity. But when they discover there is an elf imprisoned in the stone and set him free, they and their grandparents, Nana and Beebop, are attacked by Dark Elves and forced to flee to the magical world of Celahir.
In Celahir,...
Monday, July 23, 2018
I love minestrone soup. I just can't help myself. Do you have a favorite soup that you or your family love? Comment below to tell me all about it!
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Italian Minestrone:
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground meat: pork, beef, or turkey.
4 ounces sliced mushrooms
1 yellow onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 stalks celery,...
Friday, July 20, 2018
In the war between darkness and light, everyone has a shade of gray.
Taylor Lane knows who she is and what she’s meant to do. As the creator of humanity, it’s her task to stop her sister Lilith before she goes through with her quest for vengeance. If she doesn’t, humankind will be annihilated. Her best bet to stop Lilith...
Monday, July 16, 2018
Are you one of those people who love soups and stews no matter what time of year it is? I confess that I'm not. When it's hot out, the last thing I seem to want is a bowl of steaming hot soup. Still, summer evenings can be cool here in the north so it's always good to have a recipe at hand!
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Chicken & Rice Soup:
Ingredients:
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Friday, July 13, 2018
Things are going great for Lexy Baker. She's finally opened her dream bakery, gotten rid of her cheating boyfriend and settled into her grandmothers house with her perky dog Sprinkles at her side.
But her blissful life doesn't last long. When her ex boyfriend is found poisoned with cupcakes from her bakery, Lexy finds...
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Becoming a writer begins with a simple but important belief: You are a writer; you just need to write.
In You Are a Writer, Jeff Goins shares his own story of self-doubt and what it took for him to become a professional writer. He gives you practical steps to improve your writing, get published in magazines, and build...
Monday, July 9, 2018
Do you have a favorite food? I think mine is probably potatoes. You can do so many things with them and they always taste so good! As we close out this round of side dishes, you just know that I had to sneak some more potatoes in!
Ingredients:
2.5 pounds potatoes, cut into wedges
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup butter, melted
1...
Friday, July 6, 2018
The life of a young princess is turned upside down when she discovers her parents are evil despots. How far will she go to end their reign of terror?
Liralexa Abbingdon, heir to the throne of the Kingdom of the Nine Regions, lives a charmed but confined life. One fateful day, she discovers a portal next to a well on...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Different Ways to Go About Building An Audience
This week's Wordsmith Wednesday is going to focus on three different articles that I've read about how to build an audience. They each come at it from a different angle: SEO (increase traffic to your site), 5 other ways, and how to use Pinterest to help build your audience.
Simple...
Monday, July 2, 2018
Did your mom or grandma ever make refrigerator soup? That's when they'd walk to the fridge and just start dumping whatever was leftover into one big pot and you prayed that it turned into something you might want to eat? This recipe for fried rice is a bit like that. It's the perfect recipe to toss those bits of leftover...