I want to give a huge THANK YOU to all who participated in Joe & Leila’s Advent Conspiracy Coffee Stand. With your help in person and online, they raised $575! That is enough to feed 11 kids in Malawi for all of 2014 and provide a lifetime of clean drinking water to their families. What a beautiful Christmas gift you have given our family. Miller Family Guard Family Lundberg Family…
Joe and Leila set up their Advent Conspiracy Coffee Stand this morning to raise money for kids in Malawi. Some friends came to help out, and they ended up raising $237.61. So far. Many of you have asked how to buy a virtual cup of coffee, so I wanted to let you know that you can add to their jar by using Paypal or the Square Cash app on your…
One of my favorite holiday memories takes place in my childhood kitchen. Mom and I would throw on our aprons and bake all day. Pecan dreams, gingersnaps, cranberry bread and puppy chow. Grandma’s fudge, spiced tea, and our favorite savory snack mix. We would bundle it all up and take plates, jars, and pretty tins to all of our neighbors and friends. I have continued the tradition of sharing homemade…
I’ve been going back through some older recipes from my pre-celiac or “PC days” as Gluten Dude would say and making them over to be gluten-free and dairy-free friendly. One of my favorites that I used to make all the time was a butternut squash pizza. I would get the fresh pizza dough from Trader Joe’s or make my own focaccia and throw it together on family pizza night. I’ve…
We recently found out that Jeff got a promotion (Yay!) and that we will be spending our summer in Montana (Double yay!). He will be the pitching coach for the Missoula Osprey, a short-season rookie team that runs from mid-June to the beginning of September. We are thrilled about this opportunity. It’s great for Jeff, and who can be upset about spending the hottest months of the year in Montana?…
I’ve always wanted to be a journaler. I picture myself curled up with a cup of hot tea, writing about important memories, dreaming about the future through my pen. But I never seem to stick with it. Either I’m too much of a perfectionist to start (what if I mess up on the first page?), or I just don’t make the time to keep up with it. And if I…