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Hi Reader,

I hope your week has gone well! We had a super eventful weekend last week - a memorial service for a dear aunt of mine on Friday and burial and memorial for Brian's mom on Saturday (who passed away last February).

Talk about emotional, right?

But they were both beautiful and actually life affirming - both women touched many people in their long lives and we are all so grateful to have known and been loved by them.💜

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Transitional Recipes For Spring

My awkward email title refers to this time of the year when it's not really warm enough for salads and no-cook meals, but it's not right for hearty soups, stews, or bakes, either.

The answer? Slow cooker recipes, easy stovetop meals and a fun baked calzone.

​19 Easy Slow Cooker Boneless Chicken Thighs Recipes​ ​ ​

​Quick Cajun Beef on Spiced Potatoes​ ​

​Easy Chicken Spinach Calzone (Ready in an Hour!)​ ​

​Vegetarian Indian Sub-jee Curry Wraps​ ​

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From The Blog

​7 Minute Teriyaki Sauce & Teriyaki Chicken Recipe​ Say goodbye to store bought with this quick and delicious recipe! ​ Get the Recipe Here! ​ ​

​Easiest Pickled Fermented Vegetables​ Don't pay for pricy fermented vegetables - make your own easily and help your gut while you enjoy your pickled food! ​ Get The Recipe Here! ​

A Few More Things

Brian and I enjoyed the author who wrote Boys in the Boat so much we just finished another book of his, Facing The Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II and wow, was it an amazing story. We learned so much about Japanese Americans in WWII. It was not an easy read (and definitely not as feel-good as Boys in the Boat), but it was important to know and understand this. And the end of the book with the heroic soldiers all the decorated heroes was worth it- all the feels.

I just ordered this dark brown purse from Portland Leather on sale last week - I love the black one I've been using this last year (still looks brand new) and I'm ready for a cute brown one.😀

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Here's to a great week!

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