Reluctant Entertainer

Warm Connections {Day 1}: Secret Ingredient to Warmer Connections

I want to thank my friend, Nester, for inspiring a whole bunch of bloggers to write about their passions in the month of October. We did it last year,...

Canning/Freezing

Sweet Onion and Pepper Relish and Ambushing a Trouble Area

Do you hear your friends talking about an area of their house that is hard to keep clean and uncluttered? (I’m really looking forward to Nester’s 31 Days of...

kitchen tips

Wearing Kitchen Gloves While Chopping Jalapeño Peppers

This post is about wearing kitchen gloves while chopping jalapeño peppers, and why to wear them to prevent oil from burning skin and eyes. Do you need to wear...

miscellany

Prolonging the Last Days of Summer

Today I’m prolonging the last days of summer. Even though it’s officially fall, one of the touches I love bringing into my kitchen is displaying the fruits of the...

31-Days Series

31 Days of Warm Connections

I want to thank my friend, Nester, for inspiring a whole bunch of bloggers to write about their passions in the month of October. Last year I wrote 31...

Hospitality

How to Overcome Anxiety with Last Minute Guests

Our friends were coming for dinner, a last-minute invite. I didn’t know what to make! Immediately my mind froze up. I couldn’t think what to make for dinner, and...

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Warm Connections {Day 1}: Secret Ingredient to Warmer Connections

Sweet Onion and Pepper Relish and Ambushing a Trouble Area

Wearing Kitchen Gloves While Chopping Jalapeño Peppers

Prolonging the Last Days of Summer

31 Days of Warm Connections

How to Overcome Anxiety with Last Minute Guests

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