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Gourmet Holiday Recipe: Figs Stuffed With Gorgonzola

Our friends from BetterEats.com, Everyday Health’s new food site want to bring joy to your rural table with this fabulous recipe.. .enjoy! Figs Stuffed With Gorgonzola Ingredients: · 16 medium figs, dried – about 8 ounces · 1/2 cup port · 1 tablespoon vinegar, balsamic · 1/4 cup cheese, crumbled Gorgonzola – 2 ounces · […]

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Crafts

Crafting Personalized Gift Box Ornament with CriCut Mini

When I was a child, my grandmother handcrafted an ornament for us each year out of all different craft mediums: clothespins, plastic canvas, paper, yarn, beads, and even pop tabs. I always thought they were super cute, but didn’t truly appreciate their importance and significance in my life until I was in my mid-twenties.  Now, each year […]

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A Stocking Stuffer That Could Save a Life

I’m absolutely enamored with the Rx Timer Cap.  It’s simple, it’s smart, it’s a clever gift, and it could help your loved ones be healthier and potentially save their life! Medication mis-doses or missed doses lead to more than 125,000 deaths each year.  In the heat of the cold and flu season right now, it’s more important […]

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Caramelized Pear Bread Pudding Recipe

Our friends from BetterEats.com, Everyday Health’s new food site want to bring joy to your rural table with this fabulous recipe.. .enjoy! Caramelized Pear Bread Pudding Recipe Ingredients: · 2 1/2 cups milk, lowfat (1%) · 4 large egg(s) · 1/2 cup sugar – divided · 1 teaspoon vanilla extract · 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest […]

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Gifts of Empowerment for Impoverished Women Artisans

A quote from Mahatma Gandhi that is often used (and one that I happen to love and aspire to) is “Be the change you want to see in the world.”  But often times I feel overwhelmed when it comes to modeling this wisdom because there is so much poverty, so many people hurting, and so […]

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Canadian Maple Coffee Recipe

Like it’s Irish counterpart, this North American version featuring Crown Royal Maple Whisky makes an excellent after-dinner drink or an indulgent evening treat.  Try this Canadian Maple Coffee Recipe to warm up your winter celebrations! Canadian Maple Coffee 1 Shot of Crown Royal Maple Whisky ½ Tbsp. Brown Sugar Coffee Whipped Cream Pour whiskey into […]

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On the 11th Day of Rural Book Gifting: Madly in Love with Me

My Rural Mom Friend suggested to me… Creative Ways to be Madly in Love with Thee!  I know first hand how easy it is, as a mom and as a woman, to ignore your own needs, to put yourself down, or to simply settle for less than our self worth.  In doing so we open […]

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On the 10th Day of Rural Book Gifting: Unstoppable

My Rural Mom Friend suggested to me… Unstoppable Inspiration! If for one second you feel that you cannot face or overcome obstacles in your life, you must pick up a copy of Unstoppable. Nick Vujicic shows us that being unstoppable is about believing and achieving. It’s about having faith in yourself, your talents and your […]

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On the 9th Day of Rural Book Gifting: Use Your Words

My Rural Mom Friends suggested to me… Inspiration to Express Yourself Confidently! As a life-long writer, I’ve certainly read quite a few books on writing related topics, some good, some great, some that I’m indifferent to – most were quite helpful.  Despite being a mom blogger for over eight years, though, I had yet to […]

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