…Simple joy by simpler living
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The Best Oatmeal Cookies with Freshly Milled Flour
Soft, delicious and super healthy too! These cookies are so nutritious they can be eaten for breakfast or a healthy snack. The kids will love them and you will feel good knowing that they are not only great tasting but great for you! Having homemade cookies in my cookie jar makes for a happy kitchen!…
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Simple, Energizing Breakfast Smoothie
What is simpler than a breakfast smoothie! Quick, delicious, and an instant energy booster! We don’t need caffeine in our house, just a fruit smoothie to give a boost to start our day. I simplify our routine by making either a smoothie or a bowl of fresh yogurt every morning as our ” first breakfast”….
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Homemade Yogurt the Easy Way!
Why would you ever want to make your own yogurt when you can buy it at practically any grocery store? Probably for the same reasons why I started: extreme price increases and low stock everywhere. When inflation hit our groceries hard last year, I started looking at the things I bought the highest quantities of…
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Easiest & Healthiest Homemade Bread
The smell of fresh bread wafting through your home is a welcome treat no matter where you are! I have three criteria if I am going to put forth the time and energy to cook. The food must be: super simple, super nutritious, and super delicious. This recipe is a core staple in my house…
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Easy Meal Prep: Top 3 Things to Buy in Bulk
The main and most important step I find to easy meal planning is… buying in bulk. It involves some research and buying before you actually plan specific meals but saves SO much time when you actually take that final step of deciding upon a certain meal. This is all about stocking up on good quality…
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Life’s Unexpected Turns
Life is always unpredictable but sometimes it takes HUGE unexpected turns. We had two of these crazy turns recently. Just four months ago my mother-in-law, who was always energetic and full of life, left this life and moved to heaven. Then, just a few weeks ago, my father-in-law also passed on to his eternal home…
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Simple Meal Planning – 3 Step Meal Prep
Cooking at home is almost always healthier than restaurant eating. When eating out, you do not know all the ingredients and there usually are some very unhealthy things added to make the food taste better. So my goal is to mostly cook and eat at home. This can be difficult though. Today I am sharing…
