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notinjersey December 9, 2019

Pumpkin Muffins Made With EVOO

Gabbie is the baker in our house and she usually searches for recipes, tells me what to buy, and does most everything on her own. For Thanksgiving, she made some Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls for us to eat while watching the parade. She had a bunch of leftover pumpkin though, and I decided to use it up! I was recently sent a variety of European Extra Virgin Olive Oil in a variety of flavors along with a selection of recipes and I realized one of the recipes was for a dessert. Normally I would not think of using EVOO in a dessert recipe and in fact, Gabbie feels that she messed up a recipe once by doing so! However, I did a search for pumpkin muffins made with olive oil and there are a lot of them out there! I chose to follow a recipe from Cookie and Kate.

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notinjersey December 6, 2019

What I’ve Been Reading #211

It’s time for my monthly book review post! These are the books that I finished in November. I had thought I was having a slow reading month, but I actually finished 20 books. The problem was that most of them were just so-so. In any case, I’m happy to share them here! I will be linking up this post with the Show Us Your Books Link Up, and as always, the Amazon links to the books I’ve read are affiliate links and if you use them and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission. If you’ve read any of these books or are interested in them, I’d love to hear about it in the comments!

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notinjersey December 5, 2019

Five Wild Things to do in Alaska

Alaska might not be the first destination to come to mind when you’re thinking of a vacation. Isn’t it cold and isolated? Well, yes, but that’s part of the attraction… if you like being out…

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notinjersey December 5, 2019

Thanksgiving Recap + Local Tourist Link Up

Thanksgiving was a week ago and it’s time to share all the fun we had with my family visiting! It was really nice to have my brother and his family with us. The last time we saw my nephew was a week after he was born! You may notice in some of the pictures that my niece has casts on both of her legs. A week earlier, she had surgery to correct the last of her complications from club feet. She was improving each day, though she has to have the casts for 6 weeks total, poor girl!

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notinjersey December 4, 2019

Currently…December

Today I’m linking up with Anne In Residence for her Currently link up. December’s prompt words are: wrapping, baking, lighting, sending, and enjoying. Here’s what I’m currently up to!

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