To maintain fine hair, it’s important to be kind to it. Fine hair is fragile hair. Treat your hair like delicate lace. Healthy hair is grown from a healthy scalp. Here are five tips to help your fine hair stay soft and silky.
Try this easy single serving sized French Toast breakfast recipe with no added sugar! I’ve been making this classic for years and recommend it. And don’t skimp on adding the spices.
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Yolanda’s Yummery Cozy Mystery Series Box Set, Books 1-3
Includes 3 full-length cozy mysteries and four free dessert recipes!
The Great Brownie Taste-off, Book 1
The Missing Sea Captain, Book 2
A Pie to Die For, Book 3
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Whether you like muffins for breakfast, as a snack or dessert, zesty lemon streusel muffins are quick and easy to make.
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How easy is it to make healthy popcorn on your stovetop? So easy it’ll only take about 5 minutes. Stovetop popcorn is a lot healthier than microwave popcorn.
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Yolanda's Yummery is abuzz with excitement as Yolanda prepares for Valentine's Day, but a shocking discovery threatens to derail her celebrations. With the help of Detective Churchill, she sets out to uncover the truth behind the murder mystery, all while juggling her yummery, a potential killer, and a web of deceit. A thrilling tale of love, betrayal, and hidden agendas. Will Yolanda unravel the mystery before it's too late?
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I hope that you’ll enjoy reading more about Yolanda Carter in A Pie to Die For, as she stumbles across a cold case that involves pies. In this latest version, the title has been changed from a sweet romance title to one more in keeping with a cozy mystery.
I’ve included two new reviews from readers who were kind enough to read my ARC.
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You’ll love these vanilla-based cupcakes infused with freshly squeezed orange juice. Read the recipe and watch the video and get ready to bake some wonderful cupcakes!
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This one ticks a lot of boxes if you’re looking for nut-free, vegan, low-sugar and an easy no-bake snack or dessert. It took me four tries to get it right. I’d also recommend storing them in the refrigerator, especially in warm weather.
This is an original recipe from the second book of the new Yolanda’s Yummery Cozy Mystery series.
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Ten years ago I wrote the first book in what would become a [so far] 4-book cozy mystery series. It was more sweet romance than cozy mystery, but I was pleased with the story and the second book in the series was a proper cozy mystery story.
The changes made to “The Great Brownie Taste-off” include removing some extraneous descriptions and backstory, getting rid of the magical secret ingredient, and having a more realistic relationship between Yolanda and Zac. And I kept refining that brownie recipe until I really liked it. It’s not my favorite dessert or snack, but now I appreciate a good, hot brownie fresh out of the oven.
Please scroll down to see the recipe and watch the video tutorial.
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As I love anything peppermint, I thought I’d make some peppermint ice cream and here’s my recipe which makes just under 2 quarts. You can use peppermint or spearmint extract. But if you want only a pure mint oil flavor, check out peppermint essential oil. I only added ¼ teaspoon and that really made the ice cream extra cool and refreshing!
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Knowing some of the ingredients in commercial ice cream, I wanted to make my own, especially as I can find raw milk in my area. I bought a Cuisinart ice cream maker which is easy to use.
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How to cool off on a hot summer day? Enjoy a nice, cold slice of Key Lime pie! This deliciously tart and sweet crumb crust pie is easy to bake. Don’t have key limes in your area? Not an issue. Use regular Persian limes. They taste just as good.
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Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies retain the lovely pink shade of the ruby chocolate callets. Two ways to retain the color are to lower the oven temperature and to only use baking powder as a rising agent.
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The combination of dark chocolate and tart yet sweet raspberries is classic. I’ve slightly revised this recipe to include golden sugar and organic coconut sugar rather than plain granulated sugar. Also, golden ‘tinker dust’ has been added on top of each frosted cupcake to give it a distinctive glittery appearance.
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Clay soap is designed for either oily skin or as a shaving soap. The clay seen here is called Pascalite and it’s only found in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. It’s a form of bentonite clay but has higher amounts of calcium.
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Along with the flowers, the other ingredient is pine needles. Yes, they smell like a Christmas tree. They have that distinctive herbal taste but since mixed with hibiscus, the taste is lighter. Pine needles are abundant in vitamin C, so they’re the perfect addition to this healthy combination which boosts your immune system. They are also rich in suramin, which may prevent blood clots. It might even help when being around those who’ve taken experimental injections and may be shedding spike proteins.
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Apples and autumn go perfectly together. Think of apple cider, candy or caramel apples, apple crisp, and Apple Spice Macarons.
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This recipe is similar to the big, 6-ounce Levain-style cookies, but there are distinct differences. My recipe calls for ruby chocolate, the cookies are slightly smaller at four ounces, and I used three different types of sugar to enhance these distinctive cookies’ flavor.
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This soap comes in its own container or soap dish! I bought this 10-pack of round plastic container and lids at a discount store for a dollar. Each of these little containers holds 2.3 ounces [68 ml.]. They also come in square and rectangular shapes.
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