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Bran Muffin Recipe
This bran muffin recipe is the BEST on-the-go breakfast option that satisfies your appetite while helping to slim your waistline! How does it do that, you may ask? This easy to follow bran muffin recipe packs a punch of flavor along with a high dose of fiber! Fiber helps to regulate the body’s sugar use. It controls your appetite and keeps you fuller longer while also keeping your blood sugar in check. Fiber can also help to speed up your metabolism. In my article, 10 Best Tips and Tricks to Speed Up Your Metabolism, you will find that fiber speeds up your metabolism due to the Thermal Effect. It takes…
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Respectful Adoption Language
No matter what role you play in an adoption situation, it is important to use respectful adoption language when discussing adoption. If you are new to adoption, you may not yet know what words or terms to use when referring to people or events involved within the adoption process. The purpose of this article is to help you navigate those conversations using adoption terminology that is respectful to all parties involved. Before entering the world of adoption myself, I did not understand that there was specific terminology to use when talking about adoption. Through the education we received through our agency, as well as through adoption Facebook groups, I began…
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Corned Beef Casserole
This super easy corned beef casserole is sure to be a family favorite! All you have to do is whip it together and then throw it in the oven! It’s a mom’s dream dinner to make and a kid’s favorite dinner to eat! With salty corned beef, creamy soup, gooey cheese and crunchy potato chips, what’s not to love? This recipe called for canned corned beef, but that is just to make it easier on you! You can absolutely use shredded corned beef for this casserole recipe! If you need an irresistible corned beef brisket recipe, make sure to check out my Ultimate Stovetop Corned Beef recipe! I’m a little…
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No Knead Overnight Bread
Only 5 ingredients, no fancy gadgets, and NO elbow grease make this no knead overnight bread the EASIEST, healthy, homemade bread recipe you can find! Customize this recipe by adding your favorite herbs and then TRY to stop eating it! I dare you! I guarantee that it will be hard for you keep paying $7/loaf once you starting making your own, easy no knead artisan bread at home! I am a sucker for a good loaf of bread and around where I live there are so many fabulous bakery/artisan bread shops. Although the taste is worth it, I just find it so difficult to justify paying so much for a…
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2022 | How Does the Adoption Tax Credit Work?
The federal adoption tax credit is a nonrefundable credit available for tax liable people that have paid out-of-pocket expenses to adopt either a child under the age of 18 and/ with special needs. For 2022, ATC amount available is $14,890 per child. In this article, you will learn how the adoption tax credit works and discover answers to popular questions about the tax credit. How Does the Adoption Tax Credit Work? When filing their tax return, a family with a finalized adoption, can apply this credit toward their federal tax liability. This credit can reduce what the family owes in federal income tax. To claim the adoption tax credit (ATC),…
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Spicy 3 Bean Chili
This spicy 3 bean chili recipe is just what the doctor ordered on a cold winter day! It is guaranteed to warm the soul and satisfy your tummy. Not only comforting and packed with flavor, this chili recipe is also packed with nutrients! This easy vegetable chili is high in fiber, protein and vitamins. I started making this delicious chili when I did the Daniel Fast earlier this year and could only eat fruits and vegetables. Now I am HOOKED! I literally ate this chili for dinner 21 days straight and I STILL crave it! It is THAT good. And as a meat lover, that is saying a LOT! I…
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Daniel Fast | Daniel Fast Results & Recipes
The Daniel fast is a biblical fast inspired by the fasting of Daniel. Daniel ate only what grew from the ground and avoided meats as well as other “rich” foods. In the simplest of terms, Daniel ate a vegetarian diet without desserts/sweets of any kind. The church I attend starts every New Year out with a 21-day fast. As a church family, we seek God through prayer and a fasting style of our individual choice. One may choose a water/liquid only fast (cleared my a health professional), fasting/abstaining from certain foods/drinks, or the Daniel fast. I chose to try the Daniel fast for the first time this year and the…
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Easy Carrot Cake with Orange Frosting
I just love this super easy carrot cake with orange frosting recipe that uses boxed yellow cake mix and instant pudding! It is always a visual, show stopping cake yet unbelievably easy to make! Topping with a velvety orange cream cheese frosting, takes this easy carrot cake to the next level! Adding a bit of orange zest to a cream cheese frosting gives it the citrus punch it needs to lighten it up the mouth feel and wake up your palate! Carrot cake is my absolute favorite cake. In fact, it was even the flavor of my wedding cake! However, I always found it daunting to make myself! That is,…
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