: About Me

So I love writing, reading, my family, and finding new writers with engaging voices. I call the midwest my home and don't mind any more that we are regularly buried in up to eight feet of snow every winter. In the summer, a small garden keeps me sane and connected to the world we live in.

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My passion is ...

Writing

I know too much about ...

I wish. . .

My parents always told me ...

Eat your green beans

My childhood ambition ...

To be Jeannie's sister on I Dream Of Jeannie

My favorite memory ...

Washing my hair in the rain with my sister

Why I write ...

Because there's no stopping me

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Prime time TV rocks

My first job ...

Washing windows for cars waiting in the outdoor teller line at a bank

My best moment ...

Having a child

My inspiration ...

Reading

Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Get out of the kitchen: Healthy no-cook recipes

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There are days when the outside thermometer nears 100 degrees, and it can feel as if merely switching on the kitchen stove or oven is a real challenge. Thankfully, no-cook meals are available, giving new meaning to the phrase "no sweat," and helping the overheated or overtired cook prepare delicious, family meals as healthy as they are quick. No-cook recipes can also be a real saving factor not just in the summer, but during those harried times when throwing together a stove top meal just isn't feasible. Below are several no-cook recipes for days when stove-top or oven cooking aren't possi...

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