“Fear is often a jail cell locking us in so that we don’t form friendships.” Friends bring zest to life. Without friendships, we become lonely, isolated, and smaller than...
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Hosting a New Year’s Eve dinner party is a great way to spend quality time with friends. But stress-free? Can that even happen? It really can, if you are...
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A few nights ago as I was in the kitchen by myself–the last of our guests had just left our home–I was hand-washing the dishes that didn’t fit into...
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A few weeks ago I wrote about McCormick’s annual global report, compiled by McCormick chefs, trend trackers and food technologists, which unveiled trends and flavors that they predict will...
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Our family sat around the dinner table together and Paul read the letter. The letter. Ever since our kids were born we’ve put out a family Christmas letter to...
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Merry Christmas from our house to yours. With a shout of joy on this beautiful Christmas day! NOEL. 1. Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the...
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