Chewy Ginger Cookies with Crystalized Ginger

Ginger cookies with crystalized ginger cooling on a rack.

These chewy ginger cookies with crystalized ginger are the ultimate molasses spice cookie! They’re soft and chewy, with a happy little crunch when you bite into them. Accompanied with a cup of afternoon tea or a glass of cold milk, they’re pure bliss. For more easy cookies, check out the recipes for delectable Brown Butter … Read more

Money Triage – 5 Days of Financial Focus

Piggy bank with mask

 

Dear friends,

I can’t even begin to sum up the events we’ve all lived through in the past few weeks as Coronavirus / COVID-19 has become a part of our daily lives.

In addition to concerns about our world, our loved ones and our health (not to mention a run on toilet paper), for many of us this has suddenly become a time of great financial uncertainty.

If you are worried about money and finances, I hear you. For the next 5 days,

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33 Ways to Improve Your Life From Home

Working from home during the coronavirus

 

Dear friends,

Over the weekend, I learned that a guest at an event I had attended tested positive for coronavirus. In an abundance of caution, as they say, we were asked to self-quarantine through this Saturday. So I am homebound, content to be hunkered down with family and pets.

As we ride out this pandemic, we’ll no doubt discover

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How to Retire Early and Travel the World: An Interview with Pat Kelly

Pat Kelly

Dear friends, Today I’m excited to share an interview with my adventurous friend Pat Kelly, who is currently living and volunteering in Zanzibar, Tanzania. For the past 12 years, Pat has been traveling around the world andsharing her remarkable adventures. She agreed to answer some questions about her unique path, and how she’s been able … Read more

Rich Golden Homemade Chicken Stock

Making your own homemade chicken stock or broth will give you a rich, heavenly elixir that can be the base for so many great recipes. You’ll save money over buying canned or boxed broth, your version will have less sodium and no preservatives or additives, and the true, rich flavor will be SO amazing. You … Read more