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Why a CSA is Perfect for a Homeschool Family

July 20, 2016 By Jimmie Quick 1 Comment

Why a CSA is Perfect for a Homeschool Family • Jimmie's Collage

For many years, I’ve wanted to be part of a CSA, Community Supported Agriculture, where I could get fresh and local produce each week. Maybe it’s my years in China, shopping at wet markets that makes me miss selecting farm-fresh produce. Although my town has a seasonal farmer’s market, the limited hours early Saturday morning never suited […]

Filed Under: cooking, general homeschooling

Banana Oat Almond Muffins

August 27, 2015 By Jimmie Quick 1 Comment

Banana Oat Almond Muffins with Coconut Oil

These muffins were a creation based on a craving. I believe that when we are healthy, our cravings are normally cues about what we should eat. Even when we aren’t healthy, our cravings are still talking to us, but we may need to translate what they are saying. <This post contains affiliate links.> A great book to read […]

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How to Make a Giant Chocolate Chip Birthday Cookie

June 12, 2014 By Jimmie Quick 2 Comments

Emma insists that her 15th birthday was the first time she ever got a giant birthday cookie. Poor baby, right? It was a long time ago, but I did make her one years ago. I remember it very clearly because I agonized over how to get it out of the pan without breaking. This post contains affiliate […]

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Cookbook Review: Healthy French Cuisine for Less Than $10 a Day

November 22, 2011 By Jimmie Quick

I don’t think I’ve ever shared it before, but my very first teaching job included one class of high school French 1. Admittedly, my French was extremely poor, but I would study hard each night for my lessons so that I always stayed one step ahead of the students. It was tremendously rewarding to take them […]

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Homemade Apricot Yeasted Coffeecake

August 5, 2011 By Jimmie Quick 7 Comments

How does that look? That’s my apricot coffeecake. Actually I’m not sure if I should call it a pastry or coffeecake or bread. I can honestly say that it’s delicious, though! This pastry has three parts. Dough Just use your standard sweet yeast dough recipe. What you use for cinnamon rolls or dinner rolls will […]

Filed Under: cooking Tagged With: apricot, bread, how to, pastry, recipe

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