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5 Simple Ways to Make Your Meals Memorable
How can you turn the ordinary "what's for dinner?" into something a bit extra? Here are a few easy ideas to try around your table.

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Feast - 10 Ideas on Ordinary Feasting
Autumn is the perfect season to consider how we gather around the table. Here are 10 simple ideas for everyday feasting.

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12 Well-Loved Springtime Recipes
Spring makes me long for all things new, especially what I put on my plate. Here are 12 well-loved spring recipes for spring-spiration.

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3 Ways to Slow Down with Scripture
When I read the Psalms, they slow me down. Here are three ways that invite the best me, through the calming work of scripture.

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Your Invitation to Make Friends with Winter
Even though it's not easy - there is a lot to love about winter. Here are some thoughts to encourage you to make friends with winter.

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March Good Things I'm Reading (and Cooking) Lately
March makes me long for all the springy things - including fresh books and bright recipes. Here's what I've been into this month.

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Good Things I've Been Reading (and Cooking) Lately
Winter is meant for puttering - a little of this and that. Especially perusing a few good books - here are my winter favs.

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All My Thanksgiving Favorites
A lovely feast of my favorite stories and treats for all things Thanksgiving.

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My Summer's End Picnic Menu
What's on your summer's end picnic menu? Food eaten in the outdoors with the people you love takes on next level greatness. Here's my menu.

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3 Favorite Fall Posts for You
Even though it's fall, Christmas feels like it's already closing in. Here are 3 favorite posts to invite you to take the fall season slow.

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Why I Love Picnics and Why You Should Too
My dad loved a good "trunk picnic" - here's a sweet story and invitation to adopt a "picnic attitude" for life.

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My Three Favorite Posts
This end of the school year always invites me to ask "what did I learn this year?" Three favorite posts share some highlights.

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What I’m (Still) Learning from Eating Mostly Plants
Its been two years since my husband and I challenged each other to eat mostly plants. Here's what we have learned so far on the journey.

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Where Are You Finding Joy in Ordinary Places?
A funny story about how joy shows up in unexpected places -- like a bait and tackle restaurant in the Everglades.

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Your True Christmas
What does a true Christmas look like for you? Here's my story of when I decided to stop doing Christmas and start being Christmas.

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The Year My 11-Year-Old Cooked Thanksgiving
Yes 11-year-olds can absolutely cook the Thanksgiving feast. Here's my Hell's Kitchen moment, saved by a spunky kid willing to step up.

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Today's Most Important Thing - The Daily Meal
The daily meal is our chance to celebrate the sacred and the ordinary. How using the good China reminds me to celebrate family every day.

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What is Your Greatest Meal Memory?
My greatest meal memories remind me that food doesn’t need to be fancy or elaborate to impress.

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