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Getting Settled
This past weekend I went back to Illinois to spend time with family. Ryan isn’t always able to join me for trips down South and this happened to be one of those solo trips for me. One of my nieces is celebrating a birthday this week and we celebrated last weekend. Before I got married, I had attended every single birthday party for all of my nieces and nephews. I knew after getting married and moving to Iowa that I would not always be able to attend those celebrations, but I try to when I can. Thankfully, technology makes it a little easier these days to be in “attendance”. Driving…
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Weekend Recap
This past weekend wasn’t going to be overly busy and, before I knew it, it was gone. The only thing we really had planned to do was go on a date Friday evening. We haven’t been on an official date in quite a few months. We’d been using grocery trips as our “date”, which is sad considering we haven’t been married long but definitely shows how old we are. A lot of changes have taken place in our lives over the last five months, some due to the pandemic, some not. Some good, some blessings in disguise. So, Ryan felt that we needed a date night. Who’s Open and Who’s…
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Zucchini Bread
Growing up, I only had zucchini two ways: in a cake and in a loaf. I really should probably learn to like it without all the carbs, but it’s so good and is always a fun Summer treat. I made zucchini cake earlier this Summer, but it kind of flopped. I’ll try that again later; as for now, I’ll post the recipe for the zucchini bread since it turned out better. Print Recipe Zucchini Bread Prep Time 45-60 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Servings Ingredients 3 Eggs Beaten2 Cups Sugar2 Cups Zucchini Grated3 Cups Flour1 Tsp Baking soda1/2 Tsp Baking Powder1 Tsp Salt1 Tsp Cinnamon1/2 Nuts Chopped (optional)2 Tsp Vanilla…
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Brownies
Ryan and I are a part of an Impact Group with our church and we met this past Sunday for Bible study. We always have dinner as a group before our study, so I needed to come up with something to share. I knew they were planning to grill and, with it being Summer, I thought homemade vanilla ice cream would be a nice addition. I had just made a new gallon of ice cream a few days prior, so that was ready to go. But, I needed something to go with the ice cream. Growing up, my grandma usually served brownies with ice cream. The two items just pair…
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Playing Catch-Up
It’s been a week since I’ve had a chance to update my blog. My youngest sister and her family came to Iowa last Wednesday to visit my husband and me before their oldest kids started school. They left Saturday morning and I had every intention of posting some pictures of their visit along with a few new recipes. And, then I got a migraine. If you’ve had those before, you know they can be debilitating. If you’ve never had those before, consider yourself blessed. Ever since the weekend, I’ve been trying to play catch up at the farm. Family Visits I really enjoy when my family comes up here to…
