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Homemade granola and bars

My kids take their lunch to school almost everyday. There are few school lunches that I and they are willing eat – so I spend a good chunk of my grocery bill on granola bars. Good, quality granola bars are expensive plain and simple. A box can cost upwards to $5 or $6 depending on...

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Happy Love Day

I’m a fan of Valentine’s. I don’t buy into the notion that you demonstrate your love once a year, but I am a fan of taking the time to make sure I let those that I love, just know it a bit more. I know many people are cynical about the value of this day...

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Too long, too busy

It’s been a crazy month. I can’t believe we entering the middle of February. Do I sound like a broken record, Yes, I do believe I do. Wow.   I’ve been painting, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth and the Giants won the Super Bowl.   I’ve got an even busier month...

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Coludies

I come from a long line of amazing cooks. It should come as no surprise since one side of my family is Greek and the other is Italian. One of my favorites is my Greek Great Grandfather or fondly known as Popou lived to the ripe old age of 91. One of his recipes that...

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Gavin

I have another nephew!  A sweet, precious little fella that I can’t wait to meet on our next trip south to Tennessee. For Christmas I decided he needed his own painting as a gift from Auntie Annie. Since I was in one of my “mix it up” moods, I decided to do something a little...

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