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Sourdough Discard Bread Machine Recipe (with Freshly Milled Flour)
Simple Food …simple joy by simpler living The fragrant aroma fresh bread baking is something even the pickiest eaters can’t resist. This recipe not only has all the deliciousness of freshly baked bread but adds the extra flavor of…
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New 2024 Recipes Coming!!
It has been a long time since I wrote a new blog post but rest assured, more are coming soon! I have been busy traveling, dealing with health issues and…cooking with new recipes! All are from scratch, nutritious, and simple! Starting…
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Party Appetizer: Delicious Homemade Salsa
Sweet, salty, and your desired spiciness, this salsa is sure to please all! This recipe is a tweak on my other salsa recipe and makes enough for a crowd. Perfect for any party you are cooking for! With fresh…
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Easy Hard White Wheat Bread
Freshly milled grains make delicious and nutritious bread! This recipe uses only hard white wheat so is my go-to easiest bread! This bread is so easy, it is my travel bread. It is easy to pack these ingredients to…
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Black Friday Deals for a Simplified Home
Below I have listed all the recommended items from my blog pages to make it easier to quickly check prices. I personally use most of the items listed below that have made it easy for me to have a…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanking God for the many blessings He has given this year! Family, friends, salvation, amazing chuch family, and the sweetest son who just turned 18!! Life always has difficulties, but having a friend in Jesus who is there to…
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Chocolate Chip Cookies with Freshly Milled Flour
Melt in your mouth delicious! These chocolate chip cookies are a guilt-free treat. Made with freshly milled grains; they not only satisfy sweet cravings but also your body’s nutrient cravings. With all the nutrients in freshly milled whole grains,…
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Jesus is the Door
Continuing the responses for the online Bible Study. All women are welcome to join at WomenLivingWell.org Today’s passage is about Jesus being The Door. John 10:7-9 ESVSo Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I…
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The Bread of Life
John 6:35 ESVJesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. https://bible.com/bible/59/jhn.6.35.ESV I am doing a Bible Study studying many of the names…
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Simple, Savory Homemade Salsa
Fresh and delicious! This homemade salsa is in a class of it’s own! Just like my homemade yogurt, this salsa is so much better than the store bought kind that it almost needs another name! With a mix of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Blueberry Banana Sourdough Muffins
Tender and moist with just enough sweetness, these blueberry banana muffins satisfy a snack craving yet are healthy enough to eat for a nutritious breakfast. They are so easy to whip up quickly, and so tasty that you will…
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Easy Meal-Teriyaki Salmon Supper
Sometimes you just don’t know what to make for dinner. Sometimes what you throw together is a hodge-podge of good enough. But other times your throw-together is fabulous! Today I am posting about a recent accidentally fabulous meal. Fabulously…
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Easiest Chicken Bone Broth Recipe
Chicken bone broth has amazing healing properties. Back in our grandparents or great- grandparents day it was a staple especially during cold season. Often, it would be cooking from morning till evening, simmering and filling the house with delicious…
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Boosting Collagen Production
There’s a lot of talk these days about wanting to boost collagen production because as we age our bodies produce less and less of this protein. Collagen is the most plentiful protein in our bodies and it is needed…
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Simple Faith
My mother-in-law passed away unexpectedly two months ago. It was a complete surprise to everyone because she had been in good health for her age until a few months prior. When people pass on to eternity, especially when it…
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Homemade Mac & Cheese: Simple, Delicious
It is that time of year again where BBQs and pot lucks are coming into full swing. This Homemade Mac & Cheese recipe is one that I get rave reviews of every time I make it. It is also…
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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…
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Easy Cinnamon & Maple Oatmeal
Oatmeal is one of those foods that I have tried to like my whole life but just can’t get past the pasty texture. The taste is good but the sticky, pasty way it feels in my mouth repels me.…
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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…
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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:…
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The Truth About Wheat
In a world where bread has been declared a dietary evil, it was a huge revelation to me to learn that bread, when made with freshly ground wheat, is one of the most nutritious foods we can eat. Packed…
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Simply Count It All Joy!
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds… James 1:2 ESV In a world where things seem to be getting increasingly complicated, it takes intentional effort to keep our priorities straight. We all know…
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