No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies Spicy Bean “Croutons” Red, White & Blue Sangria Cheesy Bacon Bites Belinda Baldwin, Leesburg No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies Ingredients: 2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 stick of butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup of creamy peanut butter 3 cups quick oats Directions: Put granulated sugar, milk and […]
With spring in the air and the sunshine’s light showering us earlier in the morning and later into the night, I have already started enjoying one of my favorite warm-weather pastimes: sunny Sunday afternoon naps. Yes, sleeping is one of my favorite things to do. I work hard and play hard; I’m going to sleep […]
“This ice cream is so frozen, I have to wait three minutes to be able to put the spoon in!” My flight is delayed 30 MINUTES! I could’ve walked and been there by now!” “My hairdryer and lamp don’t leave enough room for me to charge my phone!” “When I want it to flush, it […]
Lately, I have been appreciating what it means to be content. Not complacent, but content. I can look back and recall so many times in my life I failed to really appreciate my life because I was so consumed with what was not right with it, what I wished was different, what I wished would […]
My name is Kay and I’m a hoarder. There, I said it. I’m not the kind of hoarder that keeps so much stuff piled up that you need a snow blower and three machetes just to cut a swath through the living room. I have no trouble discarding magazines, clothes and faulty small appliances. I […]
How I wish for words. Real words, not just the ones that Mame pens for me. I long for words that drift from my own mouth and float softly on the air and find their way, landing in the ears of those whose hearts need the healing oil of the sweet truth. I have been […]
This year’s annual Salt Homemakers Show will feature a culinary “Battle of the Mayoral Candidates,” as Pam Limes, Steven Williams and Drew Hastings will square off to see who can cook up the best dish in front of hundreds of guests at the Patriot Center at Southern State Community College. Limes and Williams are running […]
Raised-bed gardening is the key to growing lots of healthy plants with the least effort. Raised beds are containers of soil above ground level, with space to walk around them without packing the growing soil down and squeezing out all the air. They also prevent the surrounding grass and weeds from invading and competing with […]
By Monica S. Schultz Mention the word “moonshine” to most people and images of ignorant outlaws in the hills of Appalachia or drunken mob-driven speakeasies spring to mind. However, the true story of moonshine has always been one of entrepreneurship in the midst of recession. Now with craft distilling becoming more popular (and legal), the […]
Just three miles east of Hillsboro, nestled among the woods and hills, is a store where customers can find refurbished furniture and vintage pieces that are “different and unique,” according to owner Alice Wilson. Alice’s Laidback Living opened last summer, with its doors welcoming shoppers in June. In the months since, Wilson said, the store […]