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Back to the Basics: 10 Recommended Kitchen Items for the Home Cook

by Aimee

All photos are by Aimée. The following post is written by food columnist Aimée Wimbush-Bourque. “In the childhood memories of every good cook, there’s a large kitchen, a warm stove, a simmering pot and a mom.” -Barbara Costikyan Ever wonder how your mother or grandmother functioned without all the modern day conveniences and kitchen gadgets [...]

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relationships

Back to the Basics: Share Your Family Mission Statement

by Tsh

Photo by Vicki Watkins I originally first heard the idea of a family mission statement from my friend Cherie. She was kind enough to share her thoughts on how a mission statement best works for a family — I’ve listed my favorites below. Tips For Creating an Effective Family Mission Statement 1. Just get started. [...]

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Back to the Basics: Create a Family Mission Statement

by Tsh

This might seem like an odd topic to start our Back to the Basics series. Admittedly, I hadn’t thought of it. I ran through my ideas with my husband a few evenings ago — all the great topics you guys suggested, and asked him what further topics he could contribute. Out of his mouth, without [...]

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making your home a haven

Back to the Basics

by Tsh

Photo from sxc.hu As a generation of mothers, there is a trend calling us back to our roots. There’s something in many of us that longs for a more traditional sort of homemaking — from scratch, and back to the basics. Historically, the women’s liberation movement in the latter half of the 20th century threw [...]

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