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Ever wonder what to do with left over bread? Make bread pudding of course! Bread pudding is a lovely addition to a holiday dessert table. Or begin a tradition by serving bread pudding on Christmas Eve with a mug of steamy hot cocoa. Even still bread pudding is mighty tasty for breakfast on a wintry…
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There are two spices derived from the fruit of the Myristica fragrans tree, nutmeg and mace. The spices were originally derived from the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Mace comes from the red lacy covering of the stone-like seed, while nutmeg is made from the seed itself. I have only ever used the ground form of…
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Photo by: The Brooklyn Nomad Thinking about traveling this holiday season? Planning a road trip can be an exciting yet daunting task, especially when it comes to budgeting for fuel costs. That’s where the AAA Fuel Cost Calculator comes in handy. This easy-to-use tool can help you estimate how much you’ll spend on gas, making…
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One day this past spring, on the way back to the car after picking Mason up from school, he stopped to admire a great redwood tree standing in a neighboring yard. “Hey, that looks like the tree in the book my teacher read today!” I could tell Mason had a great day at school because…
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I took the kids on a little road trip to the bigger city with an actual mall to pick up a package for Stephen. While we were waiting for the store to open the kids and I ran around the child’s play area. Everett, my drifter, saw the electric cars across the way and took…
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Photo by: ©James Christensen. ©The Greenwich Workshop®, Inc. The legend of Saint Nick began with a real man. And while he did not fly a reindeer-powered sleigh or slide down chimneys, he did become famous for his gift-giving. Saint Nicholas was born in Lycia (modern-day Turkey) in the fourth century AD into a wealthy family.…
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“Back when I was a kid…” dads generally did not play a major role in the upbringing of children. Dad was the primary provider. The intimidating figure you did not want to cross; a trump card mom could play to keep the kids in line. Today those roles have shifted significantly. In modern day households…
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I have learned a few tips over the years relative to baking. I was never very good baking. My pastries were always dry. The whole process was depressing. Then I started watching cooking shows and then my sister-n-law Roxanne gave me the Baking Illustrated cookbook. The book opened my eyes to the chemistry involved. The…