Blog – Page 5 – Alayne White

Alayne's Chicken Salad Recipe and Story

Making multiple recipes from other recipes makes for a happy and more efficient kitchen. This Chicken Salad Recipe comes from my Chicken Soup recip...

How to Create an Effective Sleep Routine

I have many conversations with women about all the moving parts of their lives. Menopause, hot flashes, period cramps, motherhood, empty nesting, l...

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Why Your Dry Skin Doesn't Mean You Need a Heavier Moisturizer

This is the time of year when your skin starts to speak loud and clear to you. "Help!" It says. "I am drying up over here." Where is the thickest c...

An outdoor wall, with the words "Free Love" spray painted in block letters.

The Holidays Are Here- Again

The wild ride of the holidays seems to be approaching faster and faster the older I get. Besides the beauty of the lights and the smells of cinnamo...

greeting letter to inform draftees to serve for Vietnam

Thank a Veteran - Today and Every Day

Learning about war and Veterans Day through my partner and his friends who served in Vietnam because they were drafted. Thankful and saying thank y...

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Alayne's 11 Favorite Lifestyle Things

As I am redoing my space to get it ready for offering it as retreat and event space, I have been thinking about the items I just love so much. Beau...

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Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe from Alayne's Grandmother, Kitsie

A recipe from alayne's grandmother, Hot Fudge Sauce, has been a staple dessert family recipe for well over fifty years. Easy to make, easy to store...

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Business Ownership Is Not For Sissies

Bette Davis, one of my favorite actresses from the old movie days, was quoted as saying, “Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” Still standing after...

Mrs. Minutelli's Tomato Sauce Recipe + Story

Sunday recipes from Alayne White, this Tomato Sauce recipe has been a staple in our home since my son was 8 years old.

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Comfort Food: A Story + a Recipe From a Mom to Her Son

A heartwarming story about sleep rituals and comfort food from a mom's perspective to her son.

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Grandma Belle's Brisket Recipe

A story about family, the holidays, and a fantastic brisket recipe passed on in a family.

Mrs. Chase's Prudence Island Blueberry Cake

Learn how to make one of my favorite passed down recipes, Blueberry Cake and read how this story landed in my family along with some beautiful bake...