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December 5, 2016

Kickstarter, Cookies and Carolyn

Beth Ann Chiles/ Cooking, Life stories, North Carolina, Products/ 28 Comments/ 3584

I am a huge fan of Kickstarter. I am also a huge fan of cookies. Kickstarter is a great place to help entrepreneurs realize their dreams. I have “kicked in” on quite a few projects over the years but the most recent one is the Continue reading →

January 7, 2016

Who Loves Mush?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Cooking, Food, Life stories, Recipes, Travel, Writing/ 10 Comments/ 3042

I posted this picture of mush on Facebook the other day because you know–that is what I do. Post pictures of food. Along with pictures of cats and beaches. But this picture struck a chord with some of my followers. You see a lot of Continue reading →

November 30, 2015

And Now There Are Two

Beth Ann Chiles/ Cooking, Family, Holiday/ 22 Comments/ 2948

And now there are two. The holiday was wonderful for me and I hope for you as well. It was a full house with 2 sons, 2 girlfriends and 1 grand kitty. Our first time to have Thanksgiving in our home in years as we Continue reading →

October 3, 2015

Slightly Sweet Saturday – Easy Apple Cranberry Cookies

Beth Ann Chiles/ Cooking, Recipes/ 8 Comments/ 2744

If you are like me you are loving all of the apple varieties that are around during this time of year. In North Carolina I have found a lot of different kinds and am loving trying them all out. I wanted to make a few Continue reading →

September 5, 2015

Lowcountry Boil on Slightly Savory Saturday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Cooking, Recipes/ 12 Comments/ 3032

Mr. Diamond is coming home this weekend and instead of asking him to grill something the minute he gets home I decided to make one of my favorite “southern” dishes. It takes very little prep work and is as amazing as it sounds. With few Continue reading →

July 11, 2015

Beefed Up Ramen on Slightly Savory Saturday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Cooking, Recipes/ 9 Comments/ 2618

I have given a lot of things away in the past couple of weeks but there was no way I was going to give away my last package of ground beef from Sky View Farms. No way. I had that and a couple of packages Continue reading →

January 23, 2015

Tea and #AmericasTea Filled Cookies Give My Day a Boost

Beth Ann Chiles/ Cooking, Products, Recipes, Tea and Teapots/ 39 Comments/ 5004

*This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AmerciasTea #Collective Bias Everyone who follows my blog knows my love of all things tea. Teapots, teacups, tea gadgets and tea itself—all have me hooked Continue reading →

January 17, 2015

Easy Zuppa Tuscana Soup – Slightly Savory Saturday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Cooking, Food, Recipes/ 47 Comments/ 4477

A yummy soup recipe perfect for a chilly day. Continue reading →

January 10, 2015

Cincinnati Chili Makes an Appearance on Slightly Savory Saturday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Cooking, Recipes/ 17 Comments/ 3978

It’s cold here in North Iowa and one of my favorite dishes to make to warm me up is Cincinnati Chili . It takes me back to my Ohio roots. It is not your “typical” Chili recipe as it is not a soup but Continue reading →

November 13, 2014

Let’s Talk Turkey

Beth Ann Chiles/ Animals, Cooking, Giveaway, Guest Blogger, Products, Recipes/ 27 Comments/ 4125

I have a guest on It’s Just Life today who is talking about turkey. Not only does Katie Olthoff talk turkey—she has a giveaway to share with my readers so this is one post to read, comment on and pass along to a friend. Don’t miss it. Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users

by Guy Kawasaki

As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...

Old Girls in Low Cotton

by Helen Childress

This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...

The Good Girl

by Mary Kubica

I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...

An Abundance of Katherines

by John Green

Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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Kickstarter, Cookies and Carolyn

Who Loves Mush?

And Now There Are Two

Lowcountry Boil on Slightly Savory Saturday

Beefed Up Ramen on Slightly Savory Saturday

Easy Zuppa Tuscana Soup – Slightly Savory Saturday

Cincinnati Chili Makes an Appearance on Slightly Savory Saturday

Let’s Talk Turkey

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