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Cranberry Kombucha - as Beautiful as it is Tasty

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Cranberry Kombucha - as Beautiful as it is Tasty

Our copper hibiscus tea strainer is perfect for straining the dried fruit out of our own handmade Kombucha.

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Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone

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Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone

The path to growth lies outside of your comfort zone, and we have stepped far outside of ours many times.  Along our journey outside of our comfort zones we have learned a lot!

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12 Quick Clutter Busters

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12 Quick Clutter Busters

Twelve ideas to help you declutter your space and make it more of a refuge.

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Herbal Cheese Spread

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Herbal Cheese Spread

Herbal cheeses and cheese spreads you see in the stores cost about $12 per pound.  This recipe can be made for $4 +/- a pound. 

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Asian Salad and Salad Dressing

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Asian Salad and Salad Dressing

Our garden has been amazing this year.  We picked over 80 lb. of tomatoes by mid July.  We have dehydrated most of them, but we have had so many wonderful salads.  This favorite is a summer salad with an Asian twist. We made both the salad and the dressing. We also tested out a couple of our Kingfisher Designs sets while we were at it. Asian Salad Spinach and spring mix leaves 2 Tomatoes 1/2 cup fresh pineapple chopped in small pieces 1/4 cup dehydrated cranberries, 1 Clementine sectioned 2 T. Sunflower Seeds 1 chicken breast cut in cubes and sauted in olive oil...

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