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September 8, 2017

Coffee Pecan Oat Squares

April 12, 2017

We are back home again, finally. After a several days skiing with my sister’s family out in Colorado, we managed to get ourselves stranded at the Denver airport for four long days as a result of the Delta chaos. It was frustrating, stressful, and definitely inconvenient, but admittedly fun and bonding all at the same time. The kids thought it was exciting to be stuck at the airport hotel, and we pretty much lived off of Einsteins Bagels and Jamba Juice for four days with airline vouchers. Not exactly my favorites, but the kids loved it.

March 3, 2016

Chocolate Granola Bark

Earlier this week a small group of ladies from our iZōsh group met together to watch and discuss a portion of the Half the Sky documentary. I’d already seen most of the documentary, but I learn so much from being with these other women, and watching parts of it again reminded me of a world that’s so far away from my own. It makes my heart heavy, but I also find it keeps me grounded and helps me shape a better perspective on life. “Chocolate and Chat” was the title of our evening and each of us brought a fair-trade chocolate bar to share. Our collection was impressive. I do try to buy fair-trade whenever I can because it empowers small farmers and artisans to improve their own livelihoods by building sustainable businesses; it also connects us with other cultures and gives us the opportunity to directly support their economies. And goodness, there are so many great varieties of high-quality fair-trade chocolate out there.