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Edible Christmas Crafts by Deb Johnson

Edible Christmas Crafts by Deb Johnson
By Deb Johnson I really enjoy baking for Christmas! I love sprinkles and candies and frosting. But I also like “simple.” I don’t have the patience to make intricate designs to ice and decorate Christmas cookies, and I don’t really even have enough patience to roll out sugar cookie dough and use my cookie cutters. I prefer...
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A Slice of Home, by Simone Bates  – Christmas Classics

A Slice of Home, by Simone Bates  – Christmas Classics

Christmas Classics

  At left, my brother Marcus and I were in charge of decorating our tree. At right, the Aussies enjoyed their first Iowa Christmas together in 2018. It never ceases to amaze me a holiday so widely observed can manifest itself in such unique ways. It is somehow a universally-shared experience, while also being...
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Farm to Table by Julie Van Manen

Farm to Table by Julie Van Manen
Kennedy admires the lighted Minnie Mouse Christmas decoration Aunt Emily and Uncle Braden found for her. If you enjoy Christmas lights and decor, travel to my neighborhood ­– several houses are lit up!  

Thanksgiving 2020 leftovers… Keeping it simple

                Harvest has wrapped up earlier than usual.  We are thankful for the beautiful fall weather...
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National Homemade Bread Day, Nov. 17, 2020

National Homemade Bread Day, Nov. 17, 2020
By Deb Johnson Before we talk about this coming Tuesday, you might recall that another Friday the 13th is just around the corner. Have you ever walked down the street with someone and come upon an obstacle like a light pole and had to step away from your walking partner, perhaps unclasping hands for a brief...
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A Slice of Home, by Simone Bates – Easy as Pie

A Slice of Home, by Simone Bates – Easy as Pie

Easy as Pie

                November ushers in boots and coat weather with its cooler temperatures and rushes us out to the stores with our holiday gift and decoration lists. It’s a month of festivities, but also of frantic planning. Many of us feel the pressure most of all in the kitchen. As we shut...
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Happy Halloween by Faye Brand

Happy Halloween by Faye Brand
The calendar is nearing the end of October and that means ghosts and goblins will be taking to the small town Iowa streets for trick-or-treating. Growing up in Sully, each year there were definitely streets and/or houses that you never wanted to miss. In my era, a stop at the preschool teacher Dot’s house always required...
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