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Happy Easter, Buona Pasqua, and Buon Compleanno

March 19, 2021 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

By having an Etsy store, I have made connections with people whom I would not have otherwise. I’ve also learned the importance of adding tracking with the Postal Service during holiday seasons – particularly in December. Mail going “lost” is very much a reality. With it comes the responsibility I feel as shop owner of juliesaffrinsstuff, to resend people their purchased items with the cost on me. I have no regrets though. I’ve met some lovely people in these interactions. While I added British Christmas cards in 2019, in 2020, I created two new Christmas cards, One in French and…

GUEST BLOG: DEANNA PAVLENKO SHARES HER ORTHODOX EASTER TRADITIONS

April 18, 2020 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Today’s guest blog post is from a new friend of mine, Deanna Pavlenko, whom I met through an online writing group called Novel Academy. We are in a small group called a “huddle” with three other women within that organization. We group-text everyday, asking how we can help one another and be in prayer for each other. Deanna heads our group and she does a fantastic job. As we’ve texted back and forth, she’s shared that her family is of Ukrainian descent. Last week, she told us the incredible amount of hours her family invests to make traditional Ukrainian and…

HOPE IN AN UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD

April 12, 2020 • Julie Saffrin • 6 Comments

Earlier this week, I watched a person give a live devotional with the camera placed in such a way that she appeared upside down. Her message was still excellent and the video was a-righted in time, but the captured moment seemed a perfect metaphor for the world we’re living in now. Upside-down world. A friend in Wisconsin recently posted on her Facebook page: Just so I NEVER forget….. April 2, 2020 Gas price a mile from home was $2.08 School cancelled – yes cancelled Self-distancing measures on the rise. Tape on the floors at grocery stores and others to help…

SUMMER’S DUSTY BLUES

July 8, 2018 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Upon the hills of Garlingtown Beneath the summer sky, In many pleasant pastures On sunny slopes and high, Their skins abloom with dusty blue, Asleep the berries lie. —Frank Prentice Rand In the Saffrin house this summer of ’18, we’re about five weeks along in following the Keto diet. Some days it’s been harder to live without carbs and sugar than it’s been to slog being outside on a wet humid day. But, we’re doing it. Lots of time, for me at least, spent learning some new recipes. Where would I be without the internet? I’ve found amazing recipes online. Being…

PEACH TORTE

October 2, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Lately, I’ve been into making fruit desserts. Not sure why. I think because I love peaches. And I love this Peach Torte with vanilla bean ice cream. I received this Peach Torte recipe from my sweet friend, Ann Seymour. Prepared and baked correctly the Peach Torte is the most fabulous-tasting and easy recipe I make. You’ll be slurping up every last syrupy spoonful of deliciousness. I do use a torte pan – it’s actually a Pampered Chef edged baking stone approximately 11 inches in diameter. But a 9×9 cake pan will work great too. I tried to double this recipe for a…

SUMMERTIME BLUES IN JULY

July 3, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 8 Comments

Today my father, Donald Trewartha, has been gone for 15 years. So this blog post will be a little bit nostalgic and blue. Blue because of Dad’s and my mutual love of our favorite fruit, blueberries, our favorite color, blue, and because of a little wonder that I was a witness to, both on the day my father died and today. My dad was 73 when he passed away. While all who knew him were sad to see him go, all of us hated to see him suffering from Alzheimer’s and knew he was going to Heaven. His last days…

A SUMMER EVENING ON DEAD LAKE

June 14, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 4 Comments

2016 marks the tenth year we have owned our cabin on Dead Lake in Ottertail County, Minnesota. When we first bought the place, our three sons, Sam, Joe, and Jake, joked that the reason the lake was called Dead was “because there were no girls on it.” I, too, was surprised the first time we circled the lake. With the exception of a handful of resorts, very little noise or activity was to be seen or heard. Notta one ice cream shop or restaurant to motor up to on this 7,500-acre lake was to be found. The lake, it turns…

THE ULTIMATE ROLLED SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE

June 2, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

On yesterday’s post, I shared recipes from my Bohemian Norwegian Bridal Shower Extravaganza. I also promised I’d share the recipe for the Loon and Moose cookies. Today’s post is all about how to make the Loon and Moose cookies. You can make whatever kind of cut-out you want with this dough, but I guarantee you, these amazing-tasting rolled sugar cookies will be a hit at your next event. Whatever your reason, be it a shower or summertime gathering with friends, you’ll be asked for this recipe. I made the loon and moose cookies because the loon is Minnesota’s state bird…

A BOHEMIAN NORWEGIAN BRIDAL SHOWER EXTRAVAGANZA

June 1, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 7 Comments

As some of you know, I love to give baby and bridal showers. I especially love to give them when they are for children of lifelong friends and family. It’s my action-based BlessBack®, my thanks to those who have played a significant role in my life. I wanted to do something special for my friend, Ann. By the way, BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life is still on sale for 99 cents today through this evening when the price goes up to $1.99. Get your e-book copy on Amazon here. My friend’s daughter became engaged to Krister – just a great, genuine,…

The Best Bean Salsa Ever

May 12, 2015 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

No matter the season, you will love the vibrant, al fresco feel to this Bean Salsa Recipe. My family eats it with tortilla chips as well as a meal in itself. Enjoy! Bean Salsa recipe by Jessy Olsen Makes: a lot Ingredients Veggies, Herbs and Beans and Sweet Corn 1 can 15 oz black beans, drained 1 can 15 oz pinto beans, drained 1 can 15 oz kidney beans, drained 1 can 15 oz garbanzo beans, drained 4 stalks celery, chopped 1 bag fresh sweet corn, thawed (or not, if you’re not going to serve it immediately) 1 sweet onion,…