By Nicole Engstrom
We love getting creative with art supplies, so you can imagine our delight when we heard about My Masterpiece Art Studio in Portland, Oregon.
This hands-on fine art studio offers all the high quality art materials and inspiration you need to sculpt, paint, draw, create collages, prints and pr...
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By Nicole Engstrom
A gem in the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon, the beautiful Lan Su Chinese Garden turned out to be a great outing for an afternoon with our four children.  Nestled in the heart of Old Town and Chinatown and spanning one entire city block, this walled Chinese garden transports you to a setting ...
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By Leigh Anne Wilkes
The Best Marshmallow Popcorn Recipe
I, like many of you, have a new addiction. That addiction is called Pinterest. I now have more ideas and more recipes pinned than I could use in two lifetimes! My goal is to try at least one recipe I have pinned each week.
I have found though that the ...
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By chantalmaddocks
Grabbing the perfect present for the approaching baby shower needs to be creative and helpful. There are several unique choices out there, the possibilities are endless. You can be the talk of the party with your modern baby sculpture, but wouldn’t you rather give something the parent could ma...
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By chantalmaddocks
Mothers and fathers take pride in bringing their newborn home to a cozy, attractive and safe nursery. With baby’s first experiences outside the womb, we know that babies are very delicate and extra sensitive to their new surroundings. So we try our best to take every single precaution to guard...
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By Leigh Anne Wilkes
For years I was strictly a white meat kind of girl. I always chose the breast over the thigh. Fortunately my husband enjoyed the dark meat so it balanced out quite nicely.
Well, a few years ago I discovered how moist and lovely dark meat can be and started using chicken thighs in my cooking.Â...
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By Leigh Anne Wilkes
It is definitely cranberry season! If you don't get your cranberry fix at Thanksgiving dinner you can get it with this recipe.
You can used dried cranberries or change it up a bit and used dried pomegranate or dried cherries. I found both of them right next to the dried cranberries.
You ha...
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By Leigh Anne Wilkes
Fall has definitely arrived and it is time to break out the crock pot at our house. I love using my crock pot in the Fall. I love smelling dinner cooking all day long. It is just so warm and cozy.
I have recently become somewhat of a Pinterest junkie. My "To Try" recipe list has quadrupled as a r...
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By Leigh Anne Wilkes
Pasta is a go to meal at our house. Especially now that the nights are getting a cooler, evenings are busy with activities and Fall is in the air. A nice plate of yummy pasta is just good comfort food.
This recipe is one that I usually have all the ingredients on hand, or almost all. So when I do...
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By Leigh Anne Wilkes
I love any excuse to bake a cake. Cakes should not be for birthdays only. Who doesn't love a pretty and delicious cake?
When we decided to go to a free symphony concert in the park last weekend with friends I thought it was the perfect excuse to make a cake. Who wouldn't enjoy a concert in the pa...
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