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Wild Orange Salad Dressing

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Oil & Honey Edition My newest favorite salad dressing uses wild orange essential oil.  You might notice a trend…with wild orange eo!  It is so versatile in the kitchen I can’t help but love it!  If I could only have one dressing on my salads for the rest of my life it would be this […]

Facts You Need To Know About Honey

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OIL & HONEY EDITION Today I am sharing some honey facts with you! You may be surprised at the many benefits of honey.  I’m not referring to a bottle or jar of honey you purchase in a big box store…no, no, NO!  To be certain you are eating or using pure honey you should purchase […]

Time To Travel – Seeing The Shore

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Summer is upon us and this means – time to travel.  I love being at home but I also relish my travels.  It’s a balancing act!  We are leaving the heat and humidity behind and heading north to the granite state, Maine.  Rugged coastlines, lobstah and fried clams await our presence.  Haha – I just realized […]

Texas Shrimp & Grits

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        I served shrimp & grits last night for dinner.  It is a quick and easy “southern gourmet” meal so I had to repost the story and recipe because you need to make this! This dish traditionally was served for breakfast to shrimpers coming into shore after long weeks at sea, but it’s […]

I’ve Got A Remedy For Snoring

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OIL & HONEY EDITION – In honor of Father’s Day Do you spend night after night tossing and turning, wearing out your elbows and pounding the pillows because you sleep next to someone who is snoring?  See that meme above – that’s the truth!  I know my hubby gets up earlier than I, so it […]

Coctel de Camarones

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Coctel de Camarones -this is without a doubt one of my absolute favorite dishes. As the weather is heating up here in North Carolina I’m dreaming of digging into one of these. When I take a bite and close my eyes I am transformed to a gorgeous ocean view with sea breezes blowing through my […]

Keeping Happy Cats

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PawsToSavor #CollectiveBias We have 3 cats!  Yep – every time I count heads there are 3.  The funny thing is these cats don’t really belong to my man, Dan or me!  Nope, one actually belongs to our older […]

Attract Pollinators To Your Garden

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OIL & HONEY EDITION We all know I am on the side of pollinators.  Butterflies, bees, and wasps are all pollinators and necessary for food production!  I prefer not to use poisons in my garden, flower beds or anywhere in my yard.  I keep a habitat for pollinators to flourish in that is safe.  I admit […]

My Newest Love and a Parfait

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OIL & HONEY EDITION Back in January with the new year I, not unlike many of you, thought about what changes to make in the new year.  I wrote a post about diversifying The Orange Bee, but clearly wasn’t sure how I would go about that.  Hundreds of ideas were swimming around in my head…but as […]

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