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Garden Herb Bread for Bread Machine Recipe

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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There are two recipes I make most often in my bread machine. The first is a Honey Wheat. This Garden Herb Bread is the other. I found this Garden Herb Bread in the recipe book (Electric Bread) that came with my bread machine. It is a delicious and …

Category: Breads & Muffins

Honey Wheat Bread for Bread Machines Recipe

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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I found this recipe in the book (Electric Bread) that came with my bread machine. It is a good light wheat bread with almost no wheat taste. My favorite way to eat it is toasted and then spread with honey butter (see recipe at the end). So delicious! …

Category: Breads & Muffins

Ham, Cheese, Eggs & Hashbrown Scramble Recipe

Sunday, January 7, 2007 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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My mom made this ham, cheese, egg, and hashbrown mixup for us recently when we visited and we definitely wanted the recipe. I made it this morning for brunch and it so good! I’m sure this will be a regular item for us now since we love …

Category: Breakfast & BrunchTag: Ham Recipes | Potatoes Recipes
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It’s Been a Long Week

Thursday, January 4, 2007 (Updated: Sunday, April 2, 2023)
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Truth be told, it’s been a long few weeks, full of quite a bit of emotion for both me and David. All day I kept thinking today was Friday. I don’t know why. But New Year’s Eve seems like a lifetime ago. There was the emotional …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories
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Three Month Pictures – First a Strike and Then a Homerun

Thursday, January 4, 2007 (Updated: Sunday, April 2, 2023)
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Today we took Caroline to Sears to get her three month pictures taken. She wore an outfit I had purchased (before she was even born) for the express purpose of using it in her three month pictures. She napped the whole way there thanks to the beauty …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories

Easy Stromboli Recipe from Gooseberry Patch

Thursday, December 28, 2006 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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This easy stromboli will definitely be a regular in our home now. It was easy and very tasty. I found it in Meals in Minutes (Gooseberry Patch). I made two – one with pepperoni and the other with pepperoni and green olives. You could put …

Category: Main Dishes

Observations From The First Twelve Weeks Of Motherhood

Monday, December 18, 2006 (Updated: Monday, November 29, 2021)
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Here are the observations and thoughts of a first time mama after twelve weeks (in no particular order)… I thought Caroline would be sleeping through the night by now. I have to accept that Caroline will have “off” days and there is …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories

Easy Christmas Bark with Saltine Crackers Recipe

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 (Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2026)
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I found this recipe for Christmas Bark made with saltine crackers in a celebrity holiday magazine while waiting at an appointment. This recipe may be “old news” to some people, but it was new to me. It is YUMMY!!! It makes a whole jelly …

Category: Desserts & TreatsTag: Chocolate Recipes | Pecans Recipes

Random Ramblings About God’s Hand In Our Lives

Monday, December 4, 2006 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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I’ve had lots of random thoughts running through my head and finally am getting time to blog about them! So much has been going on! First of all… a story of God’s interest in the tiny things of life. The fall of 1998 was the first …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: God Cares About The Details

Sundays, Infants, and Naps

Monday, December 4, 2006 (Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2026)
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I’m here to solicit the wisdom of my readers. How do you/did you handle Sundays with your baby? I’ve known lots of moms so the whole “Sunday totally throws the baby out of whack” thing hasn’t surprised me. I knew it was …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Sleep
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Sallie Schaaf Borrink

I’m Sallie — wife, mother, just-retired homeschooler, and curator of my home. Our little family lives a quiet and cozy life of home education, self-employment, and pithy exchanges. I’ve been writing here for 20+ years about Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. And I like to laugh. A lot. Start here. ♥

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