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Fall is my favorite time a year. I make a lot of soup and chili in the fall and nothing pairs better with these fall favorites like corn muffins. These super easy, and I mean super easy, muffins are a family favorite, especially when they are still warm from the oven. Cranberry Corn Bread Muffins … Continue reading Create Corn Muffins (with a Secret Surprise!)

Seven Ways Gretchen Rubin and The Happiness Project Helped Our Family Become Happier By JoAnn Rash I love Gretchen Rubin. I bought her book, The Happiness Project, Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun, for 25 cents at … Continue reading Create a Happier Family

By JoAnn Rash About a month ago I declared the quarantine over. Yes, we are still social distancing. Yes, we only go to the store when we need to. Yes, we wear our masks and wash our hands. However, when it comes to our home, the quarantine is O-V-E-R. The purpose of our home is … Continue reading Create Space for Your Masks

Memorial Day weekend is when my famous potato salad makes its first appearance of the year. It is my most requested recipe and today it is my gift to you. This potato salad is what my friends ask me to bring to every potluck. It will hands down be one of the yummiest things that … Continue reading Create the Best Potato Salad

Written by: JoAnn Rash The guy that said salad dressing did not make you fat is brilliant. Seriously brilliant. And, if you know who that guy is, please let me know. I read this brilliance online and don’t remember where. This guy deserves so much credit for that statement and if you find him, I … Continue reading Create a Salad That You Will Love to Eat (And One That Won’t Make You Fat!)

Written by: JoAnn Rash We know that for most of us New Year’s resolutions aren’t worth making. They’re promises that we make to ourselves that we never keep. This year, I say throw them out. Intentions? I say toss those too. In fact, toss anything that requires a sentence, punctuation mark or an explanation. This … Continue reading Create your Word

Photograph courtesy of Marcy Watts' Friendsgiving Feast. Written by: JoAnn Rash About a month ago I got word that a friend of mine was moving back to Montana. I have known this friend since she was about two years old. I was in my mid-twenties when we became neighbors. She would come over to my … Continue reading Create a Longer Table

Written by: JoAnn Rash Do you still have a dining room table? What do you do at it? Is it the place where you celebrate holiday meals? Help with homework? Pay bills or fold laundry? If so, then my family is not alone. Years ago, after the birth of our first son, I took a … Continue reading Create a Family Table