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Episode 15 – How to Care for Yourself During a Military Move
In Episode 15 of The Flying Kitchen Podcast, I give my by best tips on how to care for YOURSELF during a grueling…
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Pommes Anna – A Simple French Dish, Paired with Madrigals (Medieval Song) for Your Cooking Pleasure
It was peaceful in my kitchen today. The air is fresh in Kentucky, and the landscape gets greener and greener as the days…
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Pucker Up! Sticky Lemon Chicken, Vivaldi, Dark Nights of The Soul, and more Tales From my Busy Kitchen Today
I didn’t know today was the first day of spring until Rosie’s preschool teacher mentioned it to me this afternoon. I had already…
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Homemade Tortillas (from a mix) and More From My Kitchen Today, Existential Crises Notwithstanding
I’m not one to regret much. I’ve been making sound decisions for myself for a long time now. And I wish I had…
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Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup – and the “Fatigue Flu” that follows a life-altering crisis.
Yesterday I made a full Sunday dinner for the first time since Hurricane Florence. I’ve been inching my way through this year in…
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Episode 14 – No Shortcuts! How to Predator-Proof Your Family
In Episode 14 of The Flying Kitchen Podcast, I talk about how I strive to be a TRUSTWORTHY and RELIABLE leader in my…
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Oreo Buttercream
I’m so glad to be photographing my foods again. It’s been way too long. I love the whole process. Luckily, it all came…
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Episode 13 – How to Cultivate a Family Culture of Communication, Respect and Boundaries. Servant Leadership and Why Your Kids Deserve It.
In Episode 13 of The Flying Kitchen Podcast, I talk candidly about the challenges my family has faced in the midst of our…
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Episode 12: Meal Planning for Your Greater Mission
In Episode 12 of The Flying Kitchen Podcast, we talk MEAL PLANNING. I answer listener questions and reveal my four-part method of meal…
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Episode 11: The Myth of the #tribe, Advice on Self-Care and a Recipe for Chicken & Leek Meatballs
In Episode 11 of The Flying Kitchen Podcast, I answer a listener’s question about dealing with the negative reactions of others after you…
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Episode 10 – How to Leverage Your Limitation into An Asset
In Episode 10 of The Flying Kitchen Podcast I give you my three-part formula on how to leverage your limitation into a personal…
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Episode 9 – Empowerment, Recovering From a Setback, Curating Quality Female Friendships, and More
About female friendships: “Pick the women who empower you”. In Episode 9 of The Flying Kitchen Podcast, I talk about EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT….
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Episode 8 – Making Your Home Business Work
In Episode eight of The Flying Kitchen Podcast, I give you the truthy-truth about HOME BUSINESSES and how my new mentorship program can…
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Coming Soon: Home Management Mentorship Program
Managing a household is both an art and a science. Simply put, I’ve created a program that I wish I had had a…
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Three of my Family’s Simple Traditions – and How They Support our “Mission Capability” as a USMC Family
Okay, now stop. Stop what you’re thinking. Do not envision any magazine photo – any curated image – any glossy smiley photo of…
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Family Traditions, Team Building and YOUR MISSION – Three Tips for Starting Your Own FT’s
I’m not just a mom. I’m a CEO. I’m the CEO of my family. I take running my family very seriously, and for…
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Episode 7: A Chat with Lydia Bradbury, part 2 of 2
In episode seven of The Flying Kitchen Podcast, Shannon and Lydia continue their talk from Shannon’s “compound” in Kentucky. Lydia describes the…
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Episode 6: A Chat with Lydia Bradbury Part 1 of 2
In episode 6 of The Flying Kitchen Podcast, Shannon interviews Lydia Bradbury; a fellow Marine Corps Spouse, anthropologist, archaeologist and mother of three. …
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Making Pies with The Kids
My children have been my first, and best cooking students. They have all been cooking with me since the day they were born….
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