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Book Update: Book Club has read a lot of really great books this year! The latest one I read was Coal River by Ellen Marie Wiseman. I am a sucker for non-fiction, so the book fit the bill with being historical fiction and gives the reader a “Newsies” kind of story with coal workers instead of …
On the home front is this super sweet family session from last week. I love the nearby park and taking photos where families with small children that only need to drive 5 minutes away. It’s so hard with small children especially in the evening! These are some of my favorites… Recipe: If you are …
Good morning! A very busy few weeks updating the new photography website Mary Riley Photography LLC. I have some work below as well from a workshop I took on posing a baby. The photos and editing are all mine. The posing presented by Stephanie Cotta Photography. Recipe: I just love pork tenderloin!!! It …
Want a healthy side dish or lunch in the fridge for every single day of the week? This is a great solution. And no there is nothing to buy or sell. My friend Alison hosted this super-fun and uber-productive party and I had to share it with you! She posted the event on Facebook and …
Most stir-fry dishes are the same: chicken or beef. I like to have another option in my pocket because well… sometimes you get tired of chicken and beef. Or, pork chops go on sale and you want to do something else to them other than fry them up in apples and rosemary. Which happens 99% …
I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas! I still haven’t had a chance to read any fantastic books to talk to you about. I am also trying to push another project out by 2016. You may have seen a little change on the home page of this website 😉 That’s part of the surprise. I’ve …
Book Review: My latest book review is for Michael Symon’s 5 in 5. This is the updated version of his 2013 book of the same name. The premise of the book is that you can make appetizers, main courses or dessert from just 5 main ingredients and cook in 5 minutes! Yes! FIVE minutes! …
This Fall I received a super awesome book that you may want to add to your cookbook collection: The Chili Cookbook by Robb Walsh. If you want to learn about making chili, this is THE book for you. Mr. Walsh has included every single chili recipe category in the book along with a …
Oh yes, we have LOTS of spaghetti squash here thanks to Aldi. The stock up store. And their 69 cents squash sale! Unless you want to stock up on: canned green chilies and whole wheat sandwich buns…. then you’re pretty much out of luck at Aldi. 🙂 But back to the squash. This recipe …
Book: I attended MomCon 2015 with some awesome others like Crystal Paine, Margaret Feinberg, Sherry Surrat, Amena Brown and the amazing Bob Goff. I cannot wait to summarize what awesome stuff I learned this weekend! For now, I will introduce and review “Thresholds: How to Thrive through Life’s Transitions to Live Fearlessly and Regret …
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