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“Herbal Sugars”

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Since we’re officially in Spring now, herbs are going to take over my life. I love every minute of it. They are growing like wildfire on my deck and on a stump in the front of my house. It thrills me to the core. So I’m going to do everything I can to embrace them. …

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“The Pioneer Woman Cookbook Giveaway”

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UPDATE. Thank you all for your beautiful and heartfelt answers. You have reminded me even more what a magical time Spring is, full of rebirth and hope. The winners are: #316: Sarah: “My favorite thing about Spring is remembering life and beauty. My daughter Abbot was (still)born at 38 weeks last Spring. She was beauty.” …

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“Tips for Finding Shed Antlers”

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I love shed antlers — meaning, the antlers that the male deer “sheds” at the end of every mating season, late Winter and early Spring. Every deer sheds its antlers and grows back larger ones the following season. What is wonderful about hunting for shed antlers is that, aside from the possibility of finding these …

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“Squirrel Brunswick Stew with Acorns”

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Young squirrel is good simply quartered and fried. Old squirrel is good stewed. When in doubt, it is safest to braise or stew a squirrel. Sometimes, for flavor and for whimsy, I like to add acorns to this recipe. Native Americans used to eat acorns, usually by grinding them and then boiling them. They are …

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“Homemade Almond Milk”

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I made this a few months ago and failed to share it with you. How could I? From time to time I test and photograph a recipe from one of the members of Tasty Kitchen, the fabulous community recipe website of my friend Ree. Well I tested this one and it was lovely and you …

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“It’s Spring Seed Time”

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I wish I could have introduced you to my great aunt — Ann Gray. She was Grandma Pellegrini’s sister and they lived in the same house together until Aunt Gray died a few years before I began this blog. She was one of the most colorful characters I’ve known. She never married, which freed up …

“Alaska Winner + 10 Runners Up”

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Hello Lovely People… I have so enjoyed reading your comments from February’s trip-to-Alaska-with-me-contest. I have been madly scribbling your names on small slips of paper to ensure that I counted your entries fairly based on your tweet, your facebook share, your email share, your book purchases. It probably wasn’t the most efficient system, but I …

“White Stallions & Southeast Georgia Philosophers”

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After Arkansas I flew to Georgia for a magazine article I’m writing. I have never been to the rural parts of this pretty state of ours but I took a nice long drive with my photographer friend Terry Allen to a place called Pine Hill Plantation. This is a view from the car window. I …

“Arkansas This Time”

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Austin to Lake Village Arkansas to Southwest Georgia to Stamford Connecticut to New York City to Austin. That is where I’ve been in the past 1.5 weeks. Second I’ll show you what I did in Arkansas. First, I’ll remind you that there are only a a few days left to enter for a chance to …

“How to Make a Wine Bottle Torch”

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While browsing the interwebs, I got lost in the addictive vortex they call Pinterest. If you want to see where I’ve been wasting my time you can check out my Pins. Anyhow, I saw a very beautiful wine bottle that was turned into a torch and I thought it was enchanting. Since my brother has …

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