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In an effort to remove allergens from my diet and enjoy the good things, I altered a recipe for oatmeal, chocolate chip cookies into a gluten-free version. This version uses gluten-free baking flour to substitute for wheat flour; Vermont maple sugar instead of brown sugar; sea salt, not table salt; healthy 72% Cacao chips as a substitute for chocolate chips. The result was a yummy soft sweet cookie that is a satisfying treat. The recipe below has links to the products I get from Amazon. Clicking on those links gives me a small commission, but does not change your shopping experience.

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I recently discovered that you can wash clothes with magnets! I have had a skin irritation that has an unknown cause and I am trying to eliminate possible environmental issues. One possible irritant is soap or detergent. Rather than purchase soap that was safer and free of allergens, I decided the magnet choice was better. I ordered the magnets from the company through Amazon. So far… my clothes are clean and soap-free. This eliminated one more allergen from my experience. If you are sensitive to chemicals, or just want less of them in your life, give these a try. I placed them on opposite sidesRead More →

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In Pixio is software to erase the backgrounds in images and make the part you love stand out. I just returned from and great relaxing weekend in Idyllwild, CA. The trees were alive with birds, squirrels and playful chipmunks. Getting pictures of the wildlife was easy; getting a shot without a busy background, was not. In Pixio software was introduced to me because of my interest in Photography. I would see adds for this product and see how it removed things from the background area of and image. Whether it is an animal or a person, In Pixio software understands the image and chooses theRead More →