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March 19, 2025

What’s Your Favorite?

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. As I was preparing to make some cookies for an upcoming Book Club / Tea Party I pulled out my favorite cookie cookbook that was handed down to me from my mom. I love having so many cookbooks from her and from my Grandma Continue reading →

November 22, 2024

Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Till the season for everything pumpkin and I have made this recipe several times and decided it was time to share the goodness with my readers. These cookies are moist and delicious and with the added chocolate chips they are the perfect fall treat. Soft Continue reading →

August 22, 2024

My Favorite Mediterranean Salad Recipe

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I love a good salad and sometimes the most simple salads are the best ones to recreate at home. Our Clubhouse Grill at Connestee Falls has the best Mediterranean salad that I have found and time and time again I get this plate of goodness Continue reading →

February 27, 2024

It’s Time for Blooming Tea

Beth Ann Chiles/ Recipes, Tea and Teapots/ 7 Comments/ 535

Today’s offering is a clear glass teapot designed specifically for blooming tea varieties. If you have never had one of these blooming teas you are missing out on a wonderful thing!   I brewed up some Peach Blooming Tea from Teavana in my beautiful glass Continue reading →

January 26, 2024

Rotisserie Chicken Tortilla Soup

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The weather lately has had me wanting a nice hot bowl of soup and I have been experimenting with a couple new recipes. I tweaked a chicken tortilla soup recipe and found out that we loved it. So much flavor and such a great meal Continue reading →

July 10, 2023

Steno Pads and Grandma Bonnie Recipes

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Do you remember steno pads?  I am not sure if they are as popular as they once were but steno pads used to be a staple in almost every house.  Even if there was no secretary office manager in the household you could almost always find a Continue reading →

March 17, 2023

Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day to each and every one. of you. I thought I had shared this super duper easy recipe before but I can’t find it so maybe I dreamed that. If you need a great meal for St. Patrick’s Day (or any day) Continue reading →

January 6, 2023

National Dry Bean Day – Let’s Celebrate!

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You read correctly! Today is National Dry Bean Day and what better way to celebrate the day than to cook up some dry beans. One of my favorite ways to use up leftover Christmas ham is to make a crock pot ham and bean meal. Continue reading →

July 8, 2022

Mini Quiches

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Mini quiches are a great little way to have a breakfast offering in a bite sized form. These are great to have in the freezer to pop in the microwave when you need just a little something. I made them for my recent tea party Continue reading →

July 7, 2022

Baked Brie Bites

Beth Ann Chiles/ Recipes/ 4 Comments/ 726

A quick and tasty appetizer that is super simple to make and have ready for any event. You can switch up the flavors of jam to create different offerings. These are always a hit and there are never any left over after a party. These Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
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
3 of 5 stars
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
5 of 5 stars
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
4 of 5 stars
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
5 of 5 stars
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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