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Around the Supper Table
I have prayed for Jesus and the Spirit to please speak through me for this blog. I am split between two thoughts today about Christmas. We here at Sanctuary Family Farms are blessed beyond measure. The work is very busy.....
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Christmas Zipper Peas
Print Nana discovered this little treasure to add to the garden a couple of years ago when ordering seeds. Zipper peas are a fat round cream pea that is easy to shell, thus the name. Just pull the fibrous strand.....
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Around the Supper Table #127 – Looking Back . . . or Not
In this holiday season, as I pull out boxes and unpack ornaments, it’s a little like a time capsule. I remember the times over the years when I purchased the keepsakes—hopefully to remember something that seemed important like a trip,.....
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Caramel Apple Glaze
Print This glaze was created as an experiment when Aunt Alisa made apple fritters one time. After cooking the apples, Nana couldn’t bear to see the apple juice thrown away. The glaze turned out delicious and beautiful, so we wrote.....
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Around the Supper Table #126 – Children of the Tribe V-KNOW
In the last blog we talked about leadership in the family and the BE of the Be, Know, Do Model of Leadership. In this blog, I want to talk about the KNOW part of leadership. As a quick reminder, the.....
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Apple Fritters
Print Nana enjoyed making corn and jalapeno fritters, and she would change the “mix-ins” when she wanted a sweet fritter. Now that the apple harvest is in for the year, she and Aunt Alisa wanted to try a new sweet.....
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Accidental Applesauce
Print We are aware that this recipe may not be helpful unless you have a couple of apple trees or access to a friendly neighbor. We still wanted to share, because the result was delicious and exciting to discover. Before our.....
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Around the Supper Table #125 – Have a Blessed and Peaceful Thanksgiving
“O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.” Psalm 105:1 It is that time again when we as a family, tribe, and hopefully as a nation give thanks to the Lord. Everyone.....
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Lemon Sugar Cookies
Print As much as Nana loves to cook, she enjoys her kitchen even more when she is surrounded by her grandkids. Through trial and error, she has discovered that Michaela enjoys making cookies. There is something about watching each batch.....
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Around the Supper Table #124 – Making a Living or Learning to Live
Anyone else ever dread social events (1) because of the social expectations of minding your manners, and (2) because of the dreaded question, “So, what do you do for a living?” Since I was a child, I wanted to know.....
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