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Enjoy flavorful recipes, such as for a fiesta celebration (like Cinco de Mayo!) or backyard barbeque? … and any time at all! Here you will find recipes for: “Award Winning Guacamole” + “Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Hass Avocado and Cucumber Relish” + “Raspberry Avocado Salad with Honey Raspberry Vinaigrette” + “California Avocado, Fruit and Citrus Bowl” + more… from appetizer through dessert! >> Click Here to Read More at: The Way To Nourish For Life >>

There are mere days between today and our family's favorite feast day of the year--St Nicholas Day! To say the children are excited is an extreme understatement.  I have been planning and picking up little bits and pieces here and there. So, I thought I would share my plans, and the handful of photos I took last year, and encourage you to embrace this beautiful tradition. First, I need to put forth a disclaimer that this feast has grown and evolved in our family over a decade of time. We did not jump in with both feet the first year. Our celebration traditions began with simple gifts left in shoes. We still cling to the idea of truly simple gifts. One of the sweetest parts of this holiday is how excited the children are for tiny treats and how it helps us to turn our sights to Jesus, not to wants and desire for more. Read much more at Veils and Vocations.