I am that dog mom. I always have been, always will be. My dogs are spoiled but sweet, so when a birthday comes around there’s nothing better than baking up something delicious to celebrate! Meeko turned FIVE (which just blows my mind) on November second which just so happens to be smack dab in the middle of pumpkin season so…
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It is funny how we take things for granted sometimes. Moving into my house in the suburbs I discovered a wonderful bonus in the backyard- the neighbors directly behind me have a fabulous old apple tree but for some reason they never picked ANY of the apples. Literally just had rotting apples everywhere. This meant lots of treats for the…
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I write what I call ‘Letters to the Universe’ in my journal when I am so emotional that I need to let it out, to articulate what I’m feeling in words so that I can release it and unburden myself. It is not written to a particular person, but rather to the collective “you,” a way to address the universe…
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The kitchen is one of my happy places. Whether I’m having a bad day or a great one, I love the feeling of standing in front of a mise en place of incredible ingredients and making art. When I was younger I read a novel in which the main character cooks with her own innate magic infused into her dishes…
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It is all pumpkin all the time over here in the Modern Hippie household! I’ve been cooking up an autumn storm and have pumpkin all over myself, my kitchen, my backyard for the chickens, and of course in the dog bowls! You know that I love being able to create as little waste as I can both in packaging and…
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