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Recipes

~Recipes from My Blog~
A place to share the recipes our family enjoys

CROCK-POT MEALS
Easy Peanut Butter Chicken

CHICKEN
Grilled Chicken Tenders with Cilantro Pesto
Lemon Basil Chicken

BEEF
Sweet and Sour Steak Stir-Fry

SIDES
Spring Lentil Salad
Smokey Jalapeno Deviled Eggs

SALSAS
Fresh Corn Salsa

SOUPS
Taco Soup
Easy Tomato Soup


DESSERTS
Gluten Free Angel Food Cake
Caramel Apples
Pistachio Pudding Parfaits
Lemon Meringue Cups
Puckett's Firecracker Cheesecake
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
A Little Lemony Goodness
Rhubarb Upside Down Cake
Boozy Biscuit Strawberry Shortcake


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Happiness

Happiness

It's What We Make It

It's What We Make It
Life

Something to do in the World

Something to do in the World
Ease

See

See
We don't see things the way they are. We see them the way we are!

Believe

Believe

Grace

Grace

Gravel Roads

Gravel Roads
The View is Always Changing

A Bit About Me...

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DesertHen
The Boondocks, Northern Nevada, United States
I am a wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend. I am me! A work in progress I'd like to think. I tend to fly my freak flag at times! I like cooking, baking, photography, reading and wine!
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Favorite Quotes

"Ordinary days are filled with many tiny miracles."

Keep the promises you make to yourself!

Live well, laugh often and love much.

Live your dreams!

"The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs."

"I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I think the world must live up to mine." Fritz Perls

"It is easy to forgive, but not to forget, words which cannot be unsaid. "

"To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself."


"Little acts of kindness can add up to a lifetime of happiness"

"You have to be open to change to allow change to happen!"

"Spending time is a greater gift than spending money."

"Happiness is a form of courage" ~Holbrook Jackson

"It has become appalling clear that our technology has surpassed our humanity."~ Albert Einstein


Currently Reading

The Fault in Our Stars ~ John Green

When there is time ~ Reading List

  • By Bread Alone ~ Sarah Kate Lynch
  • House of Daughters ~ Sarah Kate Lynch
  • The Whistling Season ~ Ivan Doig
  • The Vintage Caper ~ Peter Mayle
  • The Book of Tomorrow ~ Cecelia Ahern

Those that Follow Along.....

My BFF's Fabulous Blog

  • All things Old and New
    St Croix fishing rods review - My quest was dependably for a pole that would hold up against an intense fish, yet hint at each activity from the fish. I had a go at everything, from the ...

For My Browsing Pleasure

  • Paying Ready Attention - Photo Gallery
    Wild Bird Wednesday 737 - Gray-Headed Swamphen
  • Going Gently
    Tuesday
  • Oh, Mrs. Tucker!
    What I’ve Learned: Wild Blueberries vs Cultivated Blueberries
  • Elizabeth & Co.
    Elizabeth & Co. Holiday Open House 2025
  • Cranial Hiccups - Every once in a while and totally unintentionally my brain spews out a good idea.
    Celebrate The Family Proclamation
  • Chocolate on my Cranium
    Celebrate The Family Proclamation
  • The Perimenopause Blog
    {{ keyword }}
  • The Farmstead
    Hello world!
  • Out and About in New York City
    she's a grand old flag
  • Midlife by Farmlight
    Skywatch
  • Confessions of a Cookbook Queen
    Instant Chai Mix {Free Printable Gift Tags}
  • This old house 2
    Look .... Over there!
  • Oklahoma Transient
    *****Winners Announced*****
  • that's what she said
    Merry Christmas from the Catmull's 2018 edition
  • Laughing Orca Ranch
    South Sandia Crest Loop Ride
  • Chronicles of a Country Girl
    Visitor at my feeders
  • At The Farm...
    Molly's Buckle
  • WineontheKeyboard
    Dad’s 90th
  • A Glowing Ember
    Brand New Look
  • Through My Eyes
    and i'm gone
  • A Cowboy's Wife
    Merry Christmas to All !
  • The Little Egg Farm
    This And That
  • no botox allowed.
    RESTING, RE-EVALUATING, AND REJUVINATING

Cooking Inspiration

  • Sallys Baking Addiction
    Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars
    4 days ago
  • A Year of Slow Cooking
    A Slow Cooker Thanksgiving
    10 months ago
  • Joyful Momma's Kitchen
    Easy Pasta Salad Recipe {Simple & Filling}
    1 year ago
  • Ginger Lemon Girl
    Rest Well - In Memory of Elana Amsterdam of Elana's Pantry
    1 year ago
  • Gluten Free Girl and the Chef
    Is Sourdough Bread Gluten Free?
    2 years ago
  • Gluten Is My Bitch
    Gluten-Free Yosemite: IT’S ALL HAPPENING!!!
    4 years ago
  • Tide and Thyme (dot) Com
    Pawpaw Margaritas
    5 years ago
  • The Baker Chick
    Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Soup
    5 years ago
  • Gluten Hates Me but i'm surviving
    Let's Catch Up
    8 years ago
  • Caramel Potatoes
    Fudge Cake
    8 years ago
  • Tasty Eats at Home
    Southwestern Grilled Tilapia Bowl with Chipotle Cream
    11 years ago

Miss Maggie

Miss Maggie
I love my monkey!

Snap Shots...........

Snap Shots...........
Vibrant Sunset

The Cats...Stinky Baby

The Cats...Stinky Baby
Balancing Act

Shop Cat

Shop Cat
One Happy Kitty

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Our Sweet Cleo

Our Sweet Cleo
Forever in our Hearts! 5/2010

Gone But Never Forgotten...1998-2008

Gone But Never Forgotten...1998-2008
Shanook....she loved the snow!

Goliath.a.k.a.Mook Man or Mookie

Goliath.a.k.a.Mook Man or Mookie
He was a silly little man. 2001-2012

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