Joy Larson
Joy Larson was raised in Montana, is a graduate of the University of Montana, mother of four, animal lover and writer.
Joy Larson
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Bear Loves Playground Sports
Everyone loves bears. From Yogi and Balloo, to Paddington and Fozzy, and the Carebears and Winnie the Pooh, we humans have a craving for bears that we can’t seem to satisfy. I’m not sure if it’s their fuzzy wuzzy hair, their cute round ears or their nubby little tails that make them absolutely irresistible. Perhaps it’s a combination of all three.
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Ranch Buffalo Chicken Crockpot Recipe
My boys love buffalo chicken wings. However, I’m not a huge chicken wing fan. They always seem too greasy to me. So, when I ran across this crockpot recipe for buffalo chicken I was very excited. It mixes the ease of crockpot cooking with my kids’ favorite food.
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Delicious Crockpot Chicken and Dumpling Recipe
I absolutely love chicken and dumplings, especially on a chili fall evening in Montana. There is nothing quite like hot soup to help thaw out your bones after a long cold day. This recipe is a great one for doing just that.
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6 Foods That Help Fight a Cold
With the weather changing and fall upon, cold season is in full swing. Everyone in my household is sporting a cold right now. Colds do a good job of making us feel miserable. I will do or eat anything I can that helps to ward off a cold.
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Easy and Delicious Pumpkin Pie French Toast Recipe
This recipe mixes two of my favorite foods in the world. It is a delicious medley of pumpkin pie and French toast. The great thing about it is that you can eat it like pumpkin pie with some whipped cream or eat it like French toast with butter and syrup.
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Mom Sings About What Life is Like With Four Boys
For those of you who wonder what it’s like to be a mother of four boys, wonder no more. Another wonderful and saintly mother of four boys penned and sings a song, set to “When You Say Nothing at All” by Allison Kraus that describes to a tee exactly what it’s like.
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The New $100 Bill is Here
In case you’ve been waiting with eager anticipation for the new $100 bills to get here, you don’t have to wait any longer. It is here and a lot more colorful than it used to be.
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Mom’s Famous Scone Recipe
To this day this is the most requested breakfast by everyone in my family. My mom made these about once a month for us kids when we were growing up. They were and still are our favorite, and we still beg her to make them for us. However, she only makes them now when then when the whole family is together.
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A Coffee Lover’s Dream Come True
Like many Americans, I am a coffee lover. I’m a regular at a local coffee shop, so much so that I don’t even have to order. The baristas see me walk through the door and they start making my drink. I always have my drink in my hand before I’ve even paid for it.
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Grandma Barrie’s Baking Powder Biscuit Recipe
When I was growing up my grandparents lived in another state. We only saw them a few times a year and every time we saw them we would beg my grandmother to make her famous biscuits. Everyone loved her biscuits.