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Petite Fashion Tips For Women Over 60
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Grandma's Buttermilk Biscuits (with Lard)
Remembering the Good ol' days I remember the days of going to my Grandma's house in Florida. They lived a modest lifestyle, but my grandmother always prepared an amazing meal! My favorite meal of my grandmother’s meals was fried chicken, butter beans, creamed corn, fried okra, and buttermilk bisquits with butter. We always looked forward to eating the most delicious biscuits. It was the kind of biscuits that you couldn't eat just one and sometimes my father would enjoy 3 o
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Nothing Says Blueberry Like Lemon Blueberry Scones!
A Tradition of Blueberry Picking Nothing beats the taste of fresh blueberries! Doug and I have a cherished tradition of picking blueberries at 5 Sons Farm in Talking Rock, GA. We love having blueberries in the freezer all year long. This means multiple trips, where we often pick gallons of blueberries for baking pies throughout the year. This year, I decided to experiment with a new recipe using a healthy sugar substitute and our newly rendered lard. I also enjoy making homem
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Trendy Petite Linen Styles
Aw the elegance of crisp linen! Yes, linen wrinkles easily, but you can’t beat the comfort of linen, the breathable fabric of choice on...
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How To Have Fun Finding Classy, Elegant Clothes Without Breaking the Bank!
Learn how to find elegant, classy petite dresses without breaking the bank and accessorize them to meet today's trends. Poshmark trends, budget-friendly designer dresses, accessories for petite, shop mini dresses for petite on Poshmark, elevate your petite style-choose quality classic designer dresses that will last through many seasons with a change of accessories
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Crispy Chicken Delight
This crispy parmesan chicken dish served with quinoa and kale along with roasted green beans and radishes is packed with good protein, minerals, and vitamins to provide a big punch of nutrition for your day. Serve along with homemade buttermilk biscuits and strawberry preserves; it will certainly put a smile on some faces.
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How to Render Lard-Nature's Purest Cooking Oil
Learn how to easily render lard for a natural cooking ingredient that will enhance your pies, cakes, and biscuits.
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Grandma's Strawberry/Blueberry Pie with a Healthy Surprise Pie Crust-Mother's Day Delight
Learn how to make a strawberry blueberry pie with real lard like Grandma made.
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Vacation or FLETC Rental- Serenity Lake Cottage, the best Hidden Gem on Beautiful Saint Simons Island, Ga.
https://www.realescapesproperties.com/st-simons-island-vacation-rentals/serenity-lake-cottage Aww! The peace and serenity that is found at the Serenity Lake Cottage, a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home located on a small lake on Saint Simons Island, Ga. is truly a hidden gem and is the perfect location for your next vacation. This well-stocked rental close to many restaurants, golf courses, and historical sights is biking distance to the beach and pier village. It fulfills every aspe
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Classy and Comfortable in Our Casual World -Over 55 Petite Spring/Summer Fashion Tips
Let's discover how to elevate your petite fashion to a polished, casual style to make fashion in your 60's one of the best fashion time periods of your life. Composing over 20% of America’s population, baby boomers are striving and enjoying those long awaited retirement years. Many of these women are finding themselves in the petite category (5'4" and under) for the first time in their lives since many women decrease in height as they age.
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Puppy Must Have Accessories for Home & Travel; Go Ahead and Break that Piggy Bank!
We did it! We have a new baby, puppy that is! Jack at 1.6 pounds and 10 weeks of age, brought a bright light to our family after the loss of Lili, our 15-year-old chihuahua. Prior to picking up Jack, our wonderful breeder provided us with a list of accessories to ease our new pup's transition and of course, we added more items once we started browsing new puppy accessories. From car seats to puzzles, the abundance of puppy accessories have grown much like the plethora of a
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Discovering a New Chicken Dish- Belinda's Chicken DeLight
Chicken is my 'go to' meat for to serve guests. This is a recipe I created on one of those rainy days when I used what I had on hand, but wanted to make it appealing for guests. It turns out, it is now a favorite of my family and friends. It is not difficult, but does require a few extra steps since I like to use fresh ingredients that will require chopping and and extra day to marinate the chicken to get that juicy, flavor full taste in every bite. This recipe serves 12;
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Blackened Shrimp Grain Bowl- Quick, Easy Meal for Camping or Home
Who wants a quick easy meal that can easily be thrown together in an RV, ober a campfire, or even on your stove at home? I created this Blackened Shrimp Grain Bowl after putting together quinoa salads. You can make it simple or lavish, depending on the ingredients you have on hand and the time you want to put into it. For this reason, here are two different recipes. The first recipe uses only 10 ingredients, but still contains awesome flavor. The second recipe is lavish for
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Blackened Shrimp Tacos for Camping or Add China and Serve At Your Next Dinner Party!
Tacos are just one of those great comfort foods! When prepared with natural ingredients, tacos are a healthy choice for dinner. I like to make the tortillas and slaw ahead to take camping in our RV. I have also served Blackened Tacos at a dinner party. Pair your shrimp tacos with a Quinoa/Kale salad, fresh Guzpaucho (a spanish cold soup great for summer), and your favorite fruit pie. It's a great menu for a dinner party! A good taco always starts with homemade tortilla
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How To Make the Best Omelette
Learn how to make a good omelette with these simple steps for a nutritious comforting breakfast.
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Crunchy Breakfast Burritos to Make Ahead for Quick Meals On The Go!
Burritos have always been a long time favorite of mine! The great thing about burritos is you can put whatever suits your palate in them. The best thing about burritos is you can have a very nutritious meal on the go if you fill them with with all natural ingredients. Yes, natural ingredients are not boring, especially when you spice them up. The extra special thing about these burritos that you don't get in your typical burrito is a great big...CRUNCH with every bite. In
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Fido Wants To Go Too! The Best Accessories For Traveling With Your Pet
Take Your Dog On Your Next Adventure With the Right Traveling Accessories.
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Lime Cilantro Multigrain Cabbage Salad
Do you find it difficult to get your daily dose of multigrains? I was raised on white rice; multi-grains were not part of the food groups I learned about in elementary school. As I got older, I heard more about the importance of multigrains in our diet. It was not until the last few years when I began researching the importance of eating natural foods that I really started putting effort into getting my daily dose of multigrains. What are the benefits of multigrains? Th
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You CAN make the BEST Pizza from Scratch!
Do you ever wonder what kind of ingredients were used in your store bought pizza? Do you want a pizza free of preservatives and sugar? This is a great recipe for pizza and it is very easy! When preparing pizza for guests, I like to make two different kinds of pizzas: Mediterranean Pizza and Mexican Chicken Pizza. These two flavors will usually suffice to please most palates of your guests unless you are serving pizza to children. When serving pizza to children, I usually
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Healthy Berry Crepes to Build Strong Bones.
This quick and easy crepe with an adapted healthy version recipe will have your family smiling and give them much nutritional benefits.
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Quick Quinoa & Kale Salad
We all want something quick, easy, and healthy to serve for a side dish with meals. This salad packs protein and fiber into a delicious side dish that will have your family asking for more. After a recent visit to the mountains of North Carolina, we tasted a similar salad made with quinoa and kale. I was unable to get the recipe, but put together a similar recipe using ingredients I had in my kitchen. I used a salad kit and Seeds of Change quinoa & brown rice to make pre
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Petite Fashion Tips-Over 60
Discover curated styles, hemming pants, skincare, & beauty/healthy tips for petite women over 60 to feel polished and elegant while you age gracefully.
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