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Summer Recipes for a Crowd

Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2012 4:54 AM

I am delighted to participate in the Hearts at Home blog hop today (hearts-at-home.org/).

When I learned the theme was summer recipes, these instantly came to mind. But first, I have a confession to make: I don't like to cook.

Now that I've come clean, though, I want to share a few of my favorite go-to recipes and secrets for the cook who doesn't like to cook (but has to cook regularly for a small army). First, while I enjoy the elegance of Giada and the hominess of Pioneer Woman, no one has helped me more in the kitchen than Rachael Ray (

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For the Father of Ten

Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 9:42 AM

It goes without saying that my husband, aka Captain Fun, deserves a tribute on Father's Day.

It's hard to find a man who will have ten kids with you. But from the beginning, it was no secret that I wanted a brood. And from the beginning he has been on board.

Children are a blessing, a gift, a reward according to Psalm 127.

But some would say that children are also expensive, messy and a lot of work.

Enter Captain Fun. He is, first of all, fun, which I am not.

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