Home & Food
Jeani Ziering

The New Home Office

By Jeani Ziering – Technology has changed our lives in numerous ways. Instead of talking, many of us are texting and tweeting. Instead of calling or writing, most of us are emailing. Instead of reading newspapers and magazines, many of us are getting the headlines on-line or on our iphones.

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Ingrid DeVilliers

A Tea in the Garden

By Ingrid DeVilliers – I love all things beautiful and romantic and therefore decided that it was time to host a tea in our garden. I took out some of my favorite teacups and went for a walk in our garden and picked some beautiful bougainvillea. I baked a delicious

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Jennifer Cote

Cooking with Bulgar

By Jennifer Cote, Chef at The New Deli, Pinole, CA– Need a refreshing side dish to fill out a meal? Consider Tabbouleh, a great whole grain alternative to the typical pasta salads often served. Also, cucumber and spearmint tend to cool the body, no doubt part of this recipe’s popularity

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Jackie Silver

The Beauty of Breakfast

By Jackie Silver – Busy schedules affect the way we eat, but here are some statistics to “chew on.” Nearly four in 10 adults usually skip breakfast, what’s been called “the most important meal of the day.” More than half of the breakfasts eaten by Americans every day are consumed

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Karen Olsen

Color Trends: What’s New, What’s Next?

By Karen Olsen – Glorious colors like emerald, ruby, amethyst and sapphire, golden yellow tones and exotic coral shades, vivid turquoise combined with tender ivory and cream colors, elegant silver, light gray and warm whites are the modern interior design trends for chic style in 2012.   Purples Purples are making

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Leslie Hoyt

A Pantry Makeover

By Leslie Hoyt – My dearest friend, Wanda, has one of the coolest pantries in town. Not only is it a walk-in room with a regular door, she had it designed so that the side that faces her kitchen (which normally would be a wall) opens with two more sets

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Holly Clegg

Barbecue Chicken Pizza

By Holly Clegg – Whether you need a quick dinner or a casual meal to watch football, this easy pizza will quickly become a favorite. Next time you grill chicken, add extra chicken breasts to the pit for tomorrow’s dinner – Barbecue Chicken Pizza. This scrumptious pizza is easy to

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JL Leslie Reichert

Speed Cleaning Tips Used By The Pros

By Leslie Reichert – When you only have a few minutes to clean, try these three tips to make your cleaning time count. Keeping up with your home is about using your time wisely. Don’t get stressed about cleaning the entire house if you only have 15 minutes. Just do

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Gardening
Rhonda Daniels

How to Grow Lemon Balm

By Rhonda Daniels – Melissa officinalis or Lemon Balm is a favorite of mine. Melissa’s sweet lemony scent and mint like leaves make it a nice plant to have in the garden. It is both a culinary and medicinal herb. With its mild lemon flavor and scent we use it

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Gardening
Rhonda Daniels

Have You Discovered the Health Benefits of Gardening?

By Rhonda Daniels – Gardeners know all about the health benefits of tending their gardens. Besides connecting with nature and tending their plants they may also do a lot of bending and stretching. Amie Jo Sommerfeld Lillard, a grad student researcher at Texas AMU did a study several years ago

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Palma Hansen

Bringing Italy Home

By Palma Hansen – Our house is in California, but our hearts are in Italy. Though we enjoy our daily life in the southern California desert eleven months a year, it is where we live until we can go “home” to bella Italia! Over the past ten years of our marriage,

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Erica Galindo

No Guilt Burgers

By Erica Galindo – The cravings for juicy char-broiled burgers run wild in my house. But the truth is I’ve never much liked fast food. So we have an understanding in my family– when mom goes out of town, my boys eat fast food–every night if they want. It’s the

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Food
Gooseberry Patch

It’s September Already?

By Gooseberry Patch, Vickie Hutchins and JoAnn Martin – As usual, the summer has flown by and here we are in September. It is back to school time for kids of all ages and their parents as well. This month we have chosen a recipe from our new cookbook Mom’s

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Ingrid DeVilliers

Yummy Date Loaf

Submitted By Ingrid DeVilliers – This is an incredible tasting date loaf! It was so good that I have made it twice in one week and gained a few pounds. I will work it off in the next few days. I took three recipes and modified it to perfection. Ingredients:

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Charlene Peters

Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Asparagus Salad

By Chef Michael Chiarello of Bottega Ristorante Shaved Brussels sprouts and asparagus salad: 4 cups Brussels sprouts, thinly shaved (using the mandoline) 4 cups asparagus, thinly shaved (using the mandoline) 4 tablespoons olive oil fried and salted Marcona almonds, chopped 4 tablespoons hard-boiled egg whites, sieved 4 tablespoons hard-boiled egg yolks

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Gardening
Tete Dennis

The Late Summer Garden

September is the month signaling the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Here, where I live in east central Illinois, it is also the beginning of harvest. Everything revolves around it in the small communities that dot our farmland, whether or not you have a direct link to

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Palma Hansen

Tonnato Sauce

By Palma Hansen, Palmabella’s Passions – We are all looking for quick, easy, light dinner menus during the hot summer months. I first discovered tonnato sauce on a visit to the Piemonte region of Italy in 2006. It is traditionally served over cold, sliced veal. My taste buds were thrilled.

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Home & Food
Karen Olsen

Before Meets After…

By Karen Olsen – Giving New Life to Old Things. Make your home look just as good as a magazine and without breaking the bank! Get your creative juices going, with guilt-free finds and dirt cheap décor. Found items should be repurposed with a purpose. Some items are begging for

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