It's done!

You have no idea how badly I wanted to write this post. I have some very exciting news to share- It's done! NaNoWriMo is done and I have completed a 50,000 word novel!!!!!!! :D So proud of this badge! We're going to celebrate tonight by having dessert for dinner and watching a Christmas movie. Tomorrow I'm not even going to touch...

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Gingerbread

 In honor of the holiday season, I decided to make a grain-free version of a holiday classic: gingerbread. My mom didn't make it very often when I was younger, but that was probably because I didn't like ginger. It was too spicy. Now, however, I love it! I like to put it in oatmeal, curries, pumpkin bread, soups, marinades, and...

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Copycat McDonald's Chicken Nuggets

Lunch was so good today I just had to share it with you all. Behold: Copycat McDonald's Chicken Nuggets Photo from the Comfy Belly Except they are soooo much better than McDonald's! They don't have that greasy, mechanically-processed chicken taste. To be honest, I never really liked chicken nuggets (besides Chick-Fil-A's). Something...

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Characters Have Minds Of Their Own, Too

One of things I've noticed is that when I'm writing, my characters happen to make decisions of their own. I mean, all of a sudden, inexplicably I'll have a new character, or another subplot, or, sometimes, the original plan I had outlined for my story gets flopped around completely. Very annoying. But, on the plus side, these sudden additions...

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NaNoWriMo Update

I've found a strategy that works best for me when I write. It took three weeks, but I finally figured it out. You see, I like to procrastinate. I'll do anything but write. Check Facebook for the umpteenth time, click around on the Internet, even do school. Finally, I just have to suck it up and write. Which is seriously hard for me. But the thing is, once I start writing it's hard for me to stop. At least on good days. ...

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Gluten-Free Thanksgiving

Before all the food and guests We had a very successful Thanksgiving at our house. The food was good, and so was the company. Of course, we weren't feeling so good afterwards (we could hardly move!), but with that set aside, it was great! And we ended up with a whole leftover turkey breast. Success! Our Thanksgiving table So...

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Persimmon Pudding

A few years ago, my family and I went to Nashville, IN at the end of the summer. We stayed at a lodge with an indoor water park for a couple days and that was fun. But my favorite part was going around town, looking at all the little shops. My favorite place was an ice cream shop called Miller's Ice Cream. They made caramel ice cream,...

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Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal

I know that I say all my oatmeal recipes are my favorite, but this one really is. I mean, c'mon! Does it really get any better than chocolate and cherries? Yesterday I tried to make a Reese's oatmeal. It didn't turn out so well. I used cocoa powder instead of chocolate chips which made for a very dry, very thick oatmeal. Especially...

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Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal

Cinnamon is the classic fall spice. I have no idea why, but it is. So what better why to celebrate fall than this oatmeal? I used freeze-dried apples, because we bought a whole bunch of freeze-dried fruit from Costco and had no idea what to do with it. So, I put some in my oatmeal and they re hydrated beautifully. I bet you could use...

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Cherry Amaretto Oatmeal

You tired of the oatmeal posts yet? Don't worry! The week is half over. By the time it is, you won't have any trouble coming up with what to eat for breakfast. ;)Now onto the flavor of the day: Oatmeal with cherry preserves=delicious Yummy cherry goodness Oatmeal with cherry preserves and almond extract=super delicious! It doesn't...

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Word Count Dragon & PB&J Oatmeal

As I was looking through the forums on the NaNoWriMo website one in particular caught my eye. It was titled "Word Count Dragon". Curious, I clicked on it. Basically the entry for the forum described making up a dragon that lives on the words you write. What a great idea! It's ingenious! So, I came to my blog to describe my dragon to...

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Cookie Dough Oatmeal

My dad used to eat oatmeal for breakfast everyday. He would come up with all these different variations and one of them was cookie dough. As you can imagine, that one was my very favorite. Unfortunately, the recipe called for lots of butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Not exactly a nutritious breakfast. So I took upon the challenge...

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Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

I've decided to make a challenge. An oatmeal challenge. A different flavor every day for a week. Not very challenging, but sounds like fun right? And you don't have to use oatmeal! Any type of hot cereal will work. So tell me in the comments if your willing to join. Today's flavor is pumpkin pie. All the spicy pumpkin-ness of the...

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The Rain Ruins All the Fun (Most of the Time)

I swear I had a recipe today. And I was really excited about it. Unfortunately, the weather here isn't so great for picture taking. Rainy, cloudy, a gray mess basically. So instead I'll repost a recipe from my archives. I won't do this often, though. It's just a back-up plan for when stuff like bad weather or crazy events in my life happen. Anyways,...

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Polka-Dot Pumpkin Mini Muffins

Some mistakes are just meant to be. And I truly thought that these muffins weren't one of them. As I was mixing up my pumpkin muffin recipe I thought I had grabbed the nutmeg, but I actually grabbed the cloves. And I put a teaspoon of cloves into my dry mixture. My first reaction: What did I just do? Stolen from Veronica Roth's...

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Sunflower Seed Butter Chocolate Pudding/Soft Serve

Banana soft-serve has been all over the blogosphere and I figured I might as well join in the fun. Personally, I'm not a big banana fan, but people have claimed, when combined with a little vanilla, it tastes just like vanilla soft serve. Not the most photogenic of foods So today, I got out my food processor, the frozen, bananas,...

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Congratulations to Obama

Congrats to Obama for winning the election two times in a row. I'll admit I was a little disappointed with the results, but God ultimately knows what He's doing, so I'll trust that things will turn out alright. Right now, I'm just really, really tired. I didn't fall asleep until almost two last night. Ugh. Anyways, best of luck to...

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It's My Novel I Can Do What I Want With It

(WARNING: Over the course of the next few weeks you will hear me talk a LOT about NaNoWriMo.) Before I delve into my thoughts I'll give you a little bit of background information about myself. The number one thing which you need to know about me is that I'm something of a perfectionist. Everything needs to be just-so for me to be happy...

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Cinnamon Donuts!

Muahahaha! Finally! They are finished! Haha! >:) Look just like donuts Do I sound like a crazy evil scientist? Sorry, but I've finally perfected my donut recipe! It's taken ages to get the taste, texture, and shape right. Who knew that making donuts was such hard work? Especially baked ones. Perfect with the coconut butter frosting But...

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