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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly on a purple pansy flower
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly on a purple pansy flower

Garden

Great Southeast Pollinator Census Slated for 2024

Plan to plant a pollinator garden this spring to benefit bees, butterflies and beneficial bugs. You'll enjoy building habitat for beneficials and, if you live in Georgia, South Carolina and North
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Lemon tea loaf cake cooling on a wire rack

Food

Lemon Tea Loaf Cake Recipe

This lemon tea loaf recipe first appeared on my blogspot blog April 17, 2011. I have a long-standing love for lemon,
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Baked potato soup with Cheddar cheese and bacon

Food

Baked Potato Soup with Cheddar and Bacon Recipe

This baked potato soup recipe first appeared on my blogspot blog in April 2011. There are a few recipes that every
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Squash casserole in a dish with a spoon

Food

Squash Casserole Recipe

This squash casserole recipe first appeared on my blogspot blog November 14, 2012. I can't imagine a Thanksgiving
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Fruitcake cookies on a festive holiday plate

Food

My Favorite Christmas Cookies

One of the ways I make the holidays special is by baking Christmas cookies. I make a few batches each year and these are
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Ruths Chris oyster dressing recipe in a silver serving dish

Food

Ruth’s Chris Steak House’s Famous Oyster Dressing Recipe

This Ruth's Chris Steak House oyster dressing recipe and story first published on my blog November 17, 2010.
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Small nut tassie tarts filled with nuts on a china plate

Food

Nut Tassies Recipe

This recipe for nut tassies first appeared on my blogspot blog in December 2010. There are traditions to keep and
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Pink Princettia poinsettia for Christmas

Garden

Poinsettias for Christmas

I think most people have that moment in the holiday season when it starts to feel like Christmas. For me, it's when I
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Rows of date candies covered in powdered sugar on a plate

Food

Crispy Sweet Date Candies Recipe

This story and recipe for date candies first appeared on my blogspot blog December 22, 2010. Anyone else remember
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Chili in a white bowl with a spoon and napkin with red stripes

Food

Try My Chili Recipe

Chili is not summer food in my house. It's what you get when the cold winds blow and we hunker down in the house,
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