Even the desert can be beautiful. Often life still thrives in its own unique way.

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I’m excited to announce that after 10 months of the certification process and years of discussion and planning Bekah and I have been licensed by the state of California to serve as foster parents. Since the earliest days of our marriage, we’ve discussed how we could care for children needing...

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2020 Trends After a year of international travel that triggered my re-entry into bird watching, 2020 was a much more restrained year. While life events and global lockdowns kept me in the US, I enjoyed refining my birding skills and focusing on more birding from home. As the stress of...

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Photography has been a fun hobby to pick up. Though I may backfill older posts I wanted to start with something fresh. I’m looking forward to adding more content to my site.

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When we get Ethiopian food, there’s often leftover injera bread. I like to freeze the leftover bread to make Firfir. There are lots of variations on this dish but here is the latest way I’ve made it. Inspiration Ethiopian Firfir with Dried Beef (allrecipes.com) Ethiopian Huevos Rancheros (unfussyepicure.com) Quanta...

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This is a really easy slow cooker meal that requires very little prep. The initial ingredients can all go directly in the slow cooker. Summary Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 4-6 hours (slow cooker) Servings: 8-ish Ingredients 2 boneless chicken breasts (can be...

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On my blog I link to my RSS/Atom feed for the convenience of people who use a feed reader. However, since this is an XML document, clicking on the link could be confusing for web visitors. I had previously looked into adding styles to the XML document to make it...

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Inspired by Kim’s Cravings’ Best Vegetarian Chili which also has instant pot and slow cooker versions. Bekah came up with the idea of adding chicken and using couscous instead of quinoa. Summary Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 45 minutes Servings: 8 Ingredients Diced Onion Minced garlic...

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Found this on pinterest from 71toes.com and it’s a refreshing meal. Make sure you have a pan big enough to mix everything. Summary Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients 1/4 tbs. extra virgin olive oil 1 c. finely chopped onion 1 lb....

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Carpenters have lots of tools to pick from. Drills, impact drivers, circular saws, and miter saws; each tool may be really good for a specific purpose and a great carpenter will know when to use each one. However, the best carpenter is not necessarily the one who uses the most...

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This is a easy, frozen dessert that is so tasty and filling. Ingredients 8 ounces cream cheese 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 cup milk 8 ounces of cool whip 1 Graham cracker pie crust (Oreo is also good) Directions Add...

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This recipe is great combined with Pepper Seared Salmon and Tomato Bacon Jam. After prepping the ingredients for all three recipes, start cooking the mouse, followed by the jam. When both of those are almost done, then start the salmon so it’s fresh when you’re ready to...

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This recipe is great combined with Pepper Seared Salmon and Broccoli Mousse. After prepping the ingredients for all three recipes, start cooking the mouse, followed by the jam. When both of those are almost done, then start the salmon so it’s fresh when you’re ready to serve....

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This recipe is great combined with Broccoli Mousse and Tomato Bacon Jam. After prepping the ingredients for all three recipes, start cooking the mouse, followed by the jam. When both of those are almost done, then start the salmon so it’s fresh when you’re ready to serve....

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A friend shared this recipe with an over the top title, but we’ve made it several times now and we love it. The key is cooking the skin-on chicken on top of vegetables is a delicious combination of flavors. It’s a decent amount of prep to cut the vegetables but...

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