Archive | April 3, 2018

Industry Standards

COBIT, ISO and ITIL

Nearly every industry doing business in the world has some organization providing best practice processes, procedures and standards. Information Technology is no different from those.

The most popular frameworks in use today, are COBIT, ISO and ITIL. While each of these was initially established for certain regions of the globe, each one has become an international standard world wide. Many corporations who conduct business around the world, utilize all three methods in some fashion.

It’s worth getting to know them all and what they provide or offer to your business and your IT services division.

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Recipes: Cinnamon Swirl Loaf

Cinnamon Loaf

Garrett’s Cinnamon Swirl Loaf
Fantastic for breakfast, after dinner or that late night snack.

There’s nothing like the smell of baking bread to fill a house with comfort and homeyness. Especially in the cold fall and winter months. But boy do we like that odor year round!

Preparation Time: 4 1/2 hours
Makes 3 bread loaves

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Recipes: Cinnamon Hats

Cinnamon Hats

Our Holland Cinnamon Hats
Our own twist on a simple little recipe. A perfect addition to any holiday table, as an appetizer, a snack or a small after dinner dessert.

We love cinnamon bread in our house. One day we were talking about mini-muffin snacks and someone said “why doesn’t anyone make cinnamon snack muffins”? And an idea was born. We started with a basic recipe and started tweaking it to a muffin we love.

Preparation Time: 1 hour
Serves: 6 to 12  Continue reading