Author: Hallee

wife, mother, woman of God, writer

Helping Hearts Helping Hands

Part of the prize for the March give-away was a showcase of the favorite mission. S Zurek won the giveaway, and Hallee the Homemaker donated $50 to Helping Hearts Helping Hands.

The quote at the top of the website for this organization says:

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” -Harriet Tubman

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Real Food Face-Off Finale: Nina Planck vs. Kitchen Stewardship

I am honored to have participated in a Real Food Face-Off hosted by Katie at kitchenstewardship.com which concludes today!

I had my turn a couple of weeks ago and I must say I feel both humbled and honored to have been asked to participate. There have been some fantastic bloggers so far. Today it is Sally Fallon Morell, author of Real Food: What to Eat and Why vs. Katie of Kitchen Stewardship.

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Monthly Reminder ☺

In my post about cancer awareness month way back on October 6th of last year, I encouraged everyone to order a free breast self exam shower card here and to use it. Select a day once a month to do a self-exam. I also encouraged everyone to find a buddy and remind each other to do your breast exams.

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Mascarpone Cheesecake with Vanilla Almond Crust

I derived this cheesecake from one I saw on a food show one time. I’m always afraid when I make cheesecake that it’s going to be heavy and dry when it comes out. That’s never happened to me – and this recipe especially is so moist, and so melt-in-your-mouth that during a dinner party Gregg and hosted with four other couples, when dessert was served and everyone took a bite, there was a collective silence, then moan of appreciation. It was amazing and those friends still talk about that dinner party.

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And the Winner Is…

I realize this isn’t as flashy as my past giveaways. My daughter is in Florida with her dad, so I have no lovely assistant in which to help me.

So, I got boring on you. I counted the comments, the twitters, the emails, the Google Friends, and assigned numbers to everyone based on order and time of emails, then used random.org to generate the answer.

There were 25 entries total. And the winner is:

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