Tag: simple living
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The Spring Equinox — A Simple Shift into Spring
Every year around this time, things start to feel a little different. It’s not dramatic. It’s not overnight. But you have already noticed it. There’s more daylight when you leave work. The air isn’t as sharp. The ground starts to soften. You catch yourself thinking about opening windows, cleaning things out, maybe even getting outside…
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A Weekend with Grammy (and Her Stromboli)
This past weekend my Grammy came to stay with me for a few days. As she’s gotten older, there are certain recipes she doesn’t make as often anymore — one of them being her stromboli. It’s one of those family recipes that has been around forever. The kind that doesn’t really come from a cookbook,…
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Oatmeal cream pies during a snow storm
I didn’t grow up in a “snack” house. I grew up in an ingredient house. If I wanted something sweet, I wasn’t opening a cupboard and grabbing fruit roll-ups or chips. I grabbed a kiwi…. Or peanut butter on toast. Or I pulled out flour, sugar, and butter and baked something. That was the deal.…
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Sourdough Pretzel Nuggets for a Snow Day
They were calling for a heck of a snowstorm this weekend. It’s now mid-Sunday, the snow is still coming down, and I honestly couldn’t tell you how much we have—just that it’s enough to make everything quiet and white. Snow days make great kitchen days. I woke up, added wood to the fire. My day…
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Amish Friendship Bread Starter
I first met Amish Friendship Bread in the early 90’s, long before I knew anything about yeast or fermentation. My mom had a zip lock bag sitting on the counter — pale batter with little bubbles and sharpie instructions written directly on the bag. A friend had given it to her, she baked her loaves,…
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Counting Down to Quiet
OK… so it’s less of a countdown and more of a “one day at a time,” right? But still — we’re always counting down to something.For us, it’s counting down to: Hi! I’m Ang — I grew up in central Pennsylvania, surrounded by the kind of simple childhood magic you don’t realize is magic until…
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Welcome to The Caddy Shack Co.
It started with cooking at home, trying to make things a little better, a little simpler, and sometimes just seeing what would happen if I tried something new. Some things worked. Some didn’t. There were plenty of kitchen messes, notes scribbled in the margins, and moments of “well, that didn’t go as planned.” That’s hasn’t…