Year: 2016

ginger crunch cookies
Christmas, Cookies

Skibo Castle Ginger Crunch

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These ginger crunch cookies are perfect for lovers of ginger. The base is a thin ginger shortbread topped with a buttery ginger syrup.   Skibo Castle Ginger Crunch is an easy recipe and makes a lot so is great for a crowd.   When I was growing up one of […]

 
Christmas, Green Living

Why Buy Local this Holiday Season

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There are economic and environmental perks to buying local… As we head into the busiest shopping season of the year consider this shopping resolution:Buy local as often as possible. Diverting just 10 percent of your shopping dollars will make a huge difference in our local economy. Small businesses are the […]

 
Christmas, Cookies

Sparkly Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

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Sparkly chocolate gingerbread cookies are festive and delicious.  When we were growing up our house was like a commercial bakery leading up to Christmas. Mom made at least a dozen different kinds of cookies, along with Christmas breads, mincemeat, plum pudding, light and dark fruit cake, cherry pound cake and […]

 
Green Living

How to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient

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The house where I grew up had heavy wood-frame storm windows that my dad would dutifully remove every spring, repair as required, and reinstall in October. He’d tie a big rope around his waist in case he lost his balance and hoist the windows up a tall ladder. It was a […]