Author: Katy Flint

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Apple Crunch Muffins: A Perfect Fall Treat

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Apple Crunch Muffins: A Perfect Fall Treat

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Updated 9/21/2020 – Happy Fall Ya’ll

The cooler temps of the fall typically signals all things pumpkin and apple! People visit apple orchards and pumpkin patches and come home with their pickings! These Apple Crunch Muffins are perfect for using some of those orchard apples!

I’ve been craving something created with apples, so I did just that! I took to my recipe box and combined some recipes as well as adding my own twists.  

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Random Thoughts on Life

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I have to be honest with you, life has been crazy! I know we can all say that at some point, but this week has been incredibly crazy in my world. Football games, homecoming events, North Iowa Blogger workshops, and more have filled our calendar. So, as much as I would like to say how inspired I’ve been to write lately…I haven’t. So, now you’re getting random thoughts on life!

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Savory Skillet Sweet Corn

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Savory Skillet Sweet Corn

To say that we had our share of sweet corn this summer is an understatement. We’ve grilled quite a few ears, froze enough to get us through till next summer, and have some ears in the fridge still. Once you’ve eaten that much, you’re looking for something new.  I’ve roasted broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots (not for me though, I don’t do cooked carrots) and thought why couldn’t I roast corn?  And thus, Savory Skillet Corn was born.

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“Stand”

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Do you ever hear one of those songs that takes you back to a point in your life…good or bad? That was me this morning driving to work. I popped in a Rascal Flatts CD (yes, I still have CD’s and yes, I still listen to them) into my player in the car and prepared to jam all the way to work. Instead..the first song brought me to tears. Tears of memories, tears of gratitude, tears of joy.

That song was “Stand”.  The reason it brought me to tears?  That song had become my personal anthem about 9 years ago.  You see, I had broken off an engagement and moved home…starting over on my own.  I was in a relationship that, at the time, I thought was great!  I thought he loved me, although he struggled with ways to show me.  He never abused me, never verbally abused me..he just didn’t love me the way I needed to be loved and didn’t give me what I needed in a relationship.  While it was the hardest decision of my life (weeks of sleepless nights, endless days & nights of crying and sobbing) and learning how to be “alone” again…I knew it was the best decision for me and him, to be honest.

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Pumpkin Raisin Muffins

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We’ve been through this before, I LOVE CARBS!! I especially love carbs for breakfast. It just is who I am and I’ve come to grips with it!  I crave breakfast foods like cereal, muffins, cinnamon rolls, etc.  I LOVE muffins!  Any kind of them, I love them!  What I don’t love?  The calorie intake, the sugar, the fat from oil & butter, etc.  Yeah, I  know…all the things that make them tasty!  I’ve been on the quest for a muffin that I can eat for breakfast, but not use up the majority of my calories in just 3 bites!

It is fall and the temps are getting cooler, which also means I’ve been craving my pumpkin chocolate chip bread!  So not healthy!!  So, the other night I decided that perhaps I could make a healthier version that wouldn’t be horrible and I succeeded.

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Ground Beef Stroganoff: 2 Ways

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Ground Beef Stroganoff: 2 Ways

Growing up my mom made everything homemade and from scratch and Ground Beef  Stroganoff was one of those meals! I honestly can’t think of anything that we ate that came from a box or a jar (from a grocery store). In the many years that I was single I also started making things from scratch and putting my own spin on things.  Then, I met T and the boys.  What they were used to was frozen lasagna, Hamburger Helper, Ragu spaghetti sauce, and other types of foods similar to this and when you love someone you eat certain foods and you cook certain ways.

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