What I Did Before The Kindred Way
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What I Did Before The Kindred Way

You would probably never guess what I did before I started “The Kindred Way”.  I was a mortgage underwriter.  Do you know what that is?  I was the person that reviewed your home loan package to decide if you were approved for the loan. When I was 19, I started working in a real estate…

Bacon Fried Squash and Zucchini
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Bacon Fried Squash and Zucchini

If you love bacon fried food then you will love this Bacon Fried Squash and Zucchini dish.  Talk about easy and good.  This dish is good as leftovers as well.  I have been making this forever.  I couldn’t even tell you how long my family has been eating this dish.    

Is This Why I Am Fat?
Blog | Getting Healthy

Is This Why I Am Fat?

My mother had an accident! My mother recently had an accident where she fell.  She had emergency surgery and told that she could not move her arm for one whole month and it will probably take over six months to heal. My 94-year-old grandmother lives with my mother.  Now, my mother could not only take…

Learning Something New
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Learning Something New

Where can life take you if you learn something new? For a long time, I didn’t want to learn anything new.  I was so exhausted with my daily life that the thought of learning something new seemed out of the question.  I wanted to be lazy on my downtime, not doing more stuff. My life…

The Meaning of “The Kindred Way”
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The Meaning of “The Kindred Way”

The name of this website is “The Kindred Way”.  What does that really mean? If you look up Kindred in the dictionary it states; One’s family and relations, family, relatives, relations, kin, family members, connections, kith and kin, one’s own flesh and blood, clan, tribe, house, lineage; informal folks. There is also “kindred spirits” which means: a person whose interests or attitudes are similar to one’s…

Chicken and Dumplings
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Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken and Dumplings For me, chicken and dumplings is a comfort food.  There is nothing better than chicken and dumplings when the weather starts to turn cool. There are so many ways to make this dish and many more ways to make so many different types of dumplings.  The dumplings in this recipe are light…

Colorado Bulldog Drink
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Colorado Bulldog Drink

  Colorado Bulldog A Colorado Bulldog is one of my favorite alcoholic beverages.  It is a rich flavor to me.  As much as I like this drink, I was surprised that not many people have heard of this drink.  I was in New York and asked for a Colorado Bulldog and they had no idea…

Slow Cooker Pot Roast
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Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Slow Cooker Pot Roast When you work full-time you want supper time to be ready when you are ready.  There is nothing better than having your meal ready after work.  Slow cooker pot roast is my go to. It’s easy and everyone likes it.  Well, except for my youngest one but that is another story….