BEANS! Healthy, nutritious, inexpensive and EASY to make!
The recipes below are BASE RECIPES to get you started. Use them “AS IS” OR “TAILOR THEM” to your personal liking. Add more or less beans or broth – swap out some of the veggies – add leftover meat or...
The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia
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Looking for a stellar thriller to kick off 2025? Then look no further than The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia! What makes a “thriller” a true thriller? A book so engaging with a diabolical plot, that it’s impossible to put down – and this one fits the bill!
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Easy Gourmet Coffees and Hot Chocolate At Home!
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What could be more special than making your own gourmet coffees and hot chocolate/cocoa at home, especially during the winter months?
It’s easier than you think! You’re home anyway, so why not go free-style and experiment with some “hot treats” to help you pillage...
God’s Lantern: Shining Bright On Christmas Eve
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The holidays are the most special time of the year on so many levels. The darkness of winter takes a break as holiday lights seem to spring up overnight, illuminating the winter sky with bursts of color.
Many folks are spending Christmas and/or New Year’s with...
Murder at a Scottish Christmas by Traci Hall
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Murder at a Scottish Christmas is another delightful cozy holiday treat from Traci Hall’s Scottish Shire Mystery series.
Paislee Shaw is the owner of a yarn and sweater shop in the quaint seaside town of Nairn, Scotland – an ancient fishing port. It’s the holiday...
Plain and Simple: Thankful
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You know 2024 is starting to gallop off into the sunset when stores are brimming with Thanksgiving and Holiday specials. TV stations go into overdrive with their sweet, syrupy marathon Holiday movies (and there’s NOTHING wrong with that) – and folks are turning their...
I’ll Be Home For Mischief by Jacqueline Frost
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It’s 10 days before Christmas in Mistletoe, Maine. The Historical Society has launched a huge celebration for the town’s 150th Anniversary.
It’s a family business for The Whites. They own the Reindeer Games Tree Farm for generations in Mistletoe. But it’s more than...
Easy Ideas for Holiday Leftovers
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With Thanksgiving practically here and Christmas nipping at its heels, now is a good time to think about how to use up your holiday leftovers. Turn them into something totally different with the easy ideas below. Free-style them your way – YOU DECIDE if you want to...