Sugar-Free Homemade Bread Recipe

Today my mom is sharing her photo and recipe with us for Sugar-Free Homemade Bread!

The USA is one of the few countries that add sugar to their everyday bread baking. Sometimes I like to make this sugar-free bread. It is especially good to form into a roll and serve french bread style with garlic butter! ~~Christy

Sugar-Free Bread
1 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1 cup hot water
1 tsp salt
2 TB vegetable oil
2 1/2 to 3 cups flour

Dissolve the yeast in hot water, add salt and oil. Add flour, as needed, to work into a soft ball. Let it rise for 2 hours in a greased bowl covered with a towel. Knead again, form into a loaf,  and set dough in a greased loaf pan to rise, covered, for about 1 hour. Bake at 400º for about 25 minutes.

How to Make Scented Writing Paper with Suavitel® Fragrance Pearls™ #LongLastingScent #ad #cbias

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I love finding new-to-me products to try out in my home--it's fun to have something special and new to use in my homemaking. This past fall, I posted about using Suavitel® fabric softener and today I'm trying out Suavitel® Fragrance Pearls™. They're in-wash scent boosters that give your clothes a fresh fragrance for weeks, offering five times lasting fragrance compared to wash loads without it. 

Suavitel® Fragrance Pearls™ come in two scents: Fabulous Field Flowers and Soothing Lavender and should be used in your wash cycle along with Suavitel® liquid fabric conditioner and your detergent.

I love the two scents offered, especially the lavender, as spring is just starting to hit NW Arkansas and I'm inspired to make my yard pretty with flowers and my home comfortable with clean, fresh-smelling linens.

I found Suavitel® Fragrance Pearls™ and liquid fabric conditioner in the fabric softener section at Walmart. I found a sample of Fragrance Pearls™ on my fabric conditioner bottle so I was able to try out both scents. 

My mom and I have a special "thing" about lavender. Whenever we're out together and come across something lavender-scented, we pick up one for each of us. Since we moved 1,800 miles away to Arkansas, mom and I don't have the chance to go out shopping together much, as we only see one another a couple times a year. One way our family likes to keep in touch is by writing letters. Inspired by the fresh lavender scented Suavitel®, I wondered if I might be able to use it to scent some Victorian-style writing paper.

I poured a little bit of pearls in a small porcelain bowl (use porcelain or glass---so it won't hold the scent) and placed it in a large zippered plastic bag, along with my paper and envelopes. After a couple hours, I removed the paper and was super excited that my plan worked. Now I have lovely, lavender paper for my next letter to mom!

Which Suavitel® scent are you looking forward to trying out?

Adorable Spring Outfits from OshKosh #ImagineSpring #IC #ad

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Spring is here and it's time to pull out the warm weather clothes here at the Coller house. I've been doing the "big clothing switch" all week---and finding that these kiddos are just growing way too fast! I love adding bright, new outfits to the kids' wardrobes and these styles from OshKosh are perfect for the bright, sunny days of spring! OshKosh is not just about denim---although they do have the World's Best Overalls. OshKosh also offers great styles based on the idea that kids should have fun being kids. 

Several years ago, I did a photo shoot with Avalon and Liam in their new Spring outfits, so when presented with the opportunity to outfit a couple of my kids again, I decided to do an updated shoot with these two. Here they are in their super cute Easter outfits from OshKosh. Avalon is wearing a Heart Print Poplin Dress and Liam is in a coral Piqué Polo and Classic Fit Uniform Twill pants in navy.

These adorable Pink Glitter Loafers are Avalon's new favorite shoes. She's worn them every day with everything! OshKosh carries several cute pairs of kids' shoes and lots of accessories to complete your kids' sweet springtime looks.

These brown Boat Shoes are Liam's first dress shoes and he feels so grown up and handsome in them. They're great for an outdoor adventure.

Avalon picked out a second outfit, as well. She'd been wanting a new skirt for a long time and found this really cute blue tiered maxi skirt. It's got a really fun print and matches a lot of tops that she has. She chose this cute flag graphic tee to go with it. There are tons of sweet tees at OshKosh this spring. Refresh your senses with some pretty prints and unique styles grounded in the American heritage of a happy, healthy childhood.

 Make sure to visit the OshKosh website for a coupon for 25% off your purchase of $30 or more and check out this store locator to find an OshKosh store near you.