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wordless wednesday: the ichetucknee river

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ushering in the christmas spirit: fruit cake cookies

Setting up the tree and decorating the house injected a burst of Christmas spirit into our home that day. The only thing I felt was missing was some holiday baking. Fruit cake cookies were...

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knowing hunger

Tomorrow afternoon my family will be blessed with an abundance of amazing food as we celebrate Thanksgiving. We will eat until we can eat no more, and then we'll consider going back for seconds....

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comfort food: white bean and sausage stew

We're sometimes stumped on what to eat for dinner in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. The days leading up to the big day are filled with prep work, so a dish that...

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grandma’s sweet potato casserole

My husband's grandmother, known by the family simply as Grandma, made several traditional dishes each Thanksgiving and Christmas. One of her specialties was a sweet potato casserole topped with a pecan streusel.