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Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays? My mom’s green bean casserole is a family favorite. My mom buys fresh green beans and painstakingly removes the end then breaks them up. This year a few of us helped with that part. Then it’s the traditional cream of mushroom soup andContinue reading “Going green”

What’s your favorite month of the year? Why? In like a lion and out like a lamb. It’s the end of winter and start of spring, things are looking better. We get more sunlight in the day, a lot of positive changes. Also, in my job traditionally this is when the year-end madness slows enoughContinue reading “March”

Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met? Not sure if he is the most famous but he is the nicest. I recently met Henry Winkler at a book signing. He was so interesting and engaging and took pictures with 400 + of us. I was one of the last andContinue reading “Ayyyy”

What’s the biggest risk you’d like to take — but haven’t been able to? I’d love to change my career or work for myself but I’m too scared. That and the whole money and insurance thing. I would like to do a job that is more fulfilling than what I do now. I’m not sureContinue reading “Take this job and shove it”

What could you try for the first time? My instapot. I got one on the recommendation of a few people and I am nervous to use it. Okay, not nervous but maybe unsure. I love my crockpot and I feel disloyal using something else. Everyone says they are great and can replace a few appliances.Continue reading “Try, try again”

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? When I started high school the vice principal said that the happiest people in the school were the ones who were the most involved. It was true in high school and it’s true in life. I repeat this advice often. Adults, sometimes the teens listen.

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. As a kid we used to make popcorn Christmas trees with popcorn, marshmallows, spice drops and green food coloring. They were so much fun. One year I was temping in an office and had no money but it was my turn to bring in a holidayContinue reading “Going green for the holidays.”

Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. Everyone is awkward and self conscious, or at least most people are. We may look like we have it all together but many of us are unsure of ourselves. I always thought it was me but in talking with high school friends they saidContinue reading “Awk-ward”