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Couldn’t Believe My Eyes

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I couldn’t believe my eyes when I opened up an email this morning with this link to Martha Stewart’s site.

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And at the very bottom of that screenshot, there’s a link to my Chocolate Saltine Toffee that the editors at Martha Stewart apparently found via Foodgawker

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Trust me when I say I nearly spit my coffee all over my screen in a state of disbelief because I seriously thought it was just a notification from one of those spammy sites that takes my content and reprints it in entirety on their site. I almost didn’t even open the link to Martha’s site because I thought it was just a spam site. Glad I clicked over.

And congrats to my awesome friend, Leanne , and to the others as well who were also featured.

And in case you’re planning a vegan holiday meal or any holiday meal and still need recipe ideas, Marly at Namely Marly has compiled a virtual vegan holiday dinner .

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When she asked if she could include my Cranberry and Orange Ginger Mango Chutney as one of the sides on her virtual menu I said, of course.

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Lots of great meal ideas from some really talented cooks in Marly’s Feast .

If it wasn’t so darn hot down here, I’d be cooking up a feast.

But today my eyes are more into looking at this view than the inside of my kitchen.

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This was the view I couldn’t believe I was experiencing on my morning run here in Aruba today.

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No one else was on the beach or the beachside path where I run at about 11 am this morning. I was shocked.

And grateful.

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Breath in, breath out.

I couldn’t believe my eyes.

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All pictures taken with my iPhone.

I am grateful for this day even if my eyes couldn’t believe some of what I saw.

Questions:

Fill in the blank: I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw__________.

Or anything you’ve seen recently, either good or bad, that has you in a state of disbelief? Hopefully something good!

Weekend Plans?

I plan to spend time with my family at the beach. Hopefully there’s no rain.

And I’d like to bake, or no-bake, some treats. The White Chocolate Peanut Butter Puppy Chow is gone and so is the White Chocolate Peanut, Pretzel, & Chocolate Chip Fudge . Need to make something else now…

Thanks for the Coconut Oil Giveaway entries and enjoy your weekend!