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I made a keto pumpkin pie in my Instant Pot
With Thanksgiving coming up, I wondered if I could replicate my cheesecake success with an Instant Pot pumpkin pie. The answer, dear readers, is YES! And this pie is also keto-friendly.
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My Giant Squash
One squash had been smashed, and while it wasn’t a pumpkin, the insides appeared to be very pumpkin-like. The other squash was in perfect condition. Ground score!! It was huge, at least half a meter.
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One-year anniversay
And it has been quite a year. Difficult, for sure. Adjusting to living in isolation. Not enough power to run a refrigerator. Fighting to get temporary residency and a bank account. A terrible trip back to the States to get our big trailer. Being unemployed for three months. Dealing with the oppressive summer heat.
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Dia de los Muertos 2024
Friday November 1 we drove to Puerto Vallarta to view the world’s tallest Catrina. On November 2 we drove to Sayulita for their Day of the Dead celebration.
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Sugar free pan de muerto
Thanks to a fantastic website for diabetics, we have a recipe for sugar free pan de muerto! We cook-tested (and taste-tested) this recipe, and I am happy to share my experience with making it
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Day Two in Guadalajara
This is all the famous touristy stuff you see when you go to Guadalajara, but I hadn’t seen it for at least 20 years, and Lurko had never been there.
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Day One in Guadalajara
Today Lurko and I drove to Guadalajara with our two large dogs, who were excited about being on a road trip again. So were we. Other than our mini-vacation in La Cruz in June, we hadn’t done a road trip since April to see the eclipse in Playa Novillero.
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Gardening in a Hot Climate
I admit, the vines are becoming a problem. Each day they inch closer to the house and threaten to cover my cactus and cucumber gardens. They’ve covered the cistern and septic doors, parts of the gravel path around the house, and are already starting to cover the 14-foot trailer.
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How We Made Enough Money to Live Off-Grid In Mexico
Making money off-grid is already a challenge, and we also had to move two people, two dogs and all of our stuff to a foreign country.
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Off-Grid Waste Management in Mexico
Living off-grid means that at some point, Lurko and I had to think about where our waste was going to go. Ever the idealist, I dreamed about living a zero-waste lifestyle. The basic idea of zero waste is to live in such a way as to create as little waste as possible. Sounds great, right?
