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Oh Apples

Since my unemployment began over one year ago I have been searching for ways to save money. Purchasing groceries through Angel Food Ministries has proven to be a huge savings. For the last few months apples were included in the Signature Food Box. At one point I had three bags of apples! With all those apples, I had to find ways to use them. My search was a journey that turned into addiction! Part 1 -… Continue

Added by Kathy S on November 19, 2009 at 6:12am — No Comments

Easy as Pie...Yum!

With all the great fruit and berries abound during the summer I think of delicious pies. Really, I have never met a person that doesn’t like a fruit pie of some sort. However, over the past year I have more and more people with an allergy or intolerance (yes, there is a difference) to wheat. No wheat, no pie…right? Not anymore.… Continue

Added by Beth Ann Bentley on July 16, 2009 at 8:32am — 2 Comments

Great Cupcakes for Quick Desserts This Weekend

Need a quick and easy dessert for this weekend’s parties. Here is a super simple cupcake recipe I used last weekend for my children’s birthday parties. They tasted great! Makes 36 cupcakes Ingredients: • 4 ½ cups cake flour (or all purpose flour) • 2 2/3 cups baker’s sugar (super fine sugar) • 6 tsp baking powder • 1 tsp salt • 1 cup butter softened, but not melted • 2 cups 2% milk • 2 tsp vanilla • 4 large eggs Directions: 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. 2. In the bowl o… Continue

Added by Beth Ann Bentley on June 30, 2009 at 8:07am — 1 Comment

A Few Minutes of Quiet and Morning Coffee

I like being home alone in the morning. Still in my fuzzy pink robe, the only sound is the occasional barking of Shadow and Trixie as kids pass our house on the way to the bus stop. Some mornings are filled with hustle and bustle. There is showering (the last one probably… Continue

Added by Amy on March 6, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

Home Economics: Better Banana Bread

Need a use for those overripe bananas on your kitchen counter. Here's my answer at The Mama Chronicles. Enjoy, Jennifer Continue

Added by JenniferPerillo on February 18, 2009 at 2:13pm — No Comments

New Yates Updates

Hey everybody, I have some new entries and some new great recipes on there...go check them out!! Yates Updates Continue

Added by Pois Doux on February 12, 2009 at 9:14am — No Comments

Love Is In The Air

Love is in the air…blah blah blah. I don’t know when it happened exactly but somewhere along the way I started to dislike Valentine’s Day. I am sure if I polled a few old boyfriends they would say it was very important to me at sometime, but now I look at it as such a waste of time and yet another excuse to spend money on things and things and things. My children love Valentine’s Day; they think it is great to make cards and shoebox mail boxes, dress in red and pink, you know the whole shebang.… Continue

Added by Beth Ann Bentley on February 11, 2009 at 8:31pm — 2 Comments

Vanilla Chai Chocolate Cupcakes

What's better on a cold, winter day than a hot cup of tea and something… Continue

Added by AK Mom on January 15, 2009 at 9:36am — 2 Comments

Get $$ Back When You Join My Watkins Team

If you have ever considered joining my Watkins team NOW is definitely the time to do so. There are lots of special bonuses available thru the end of January and you will want to take advantage of them. 1. First go to http://www.tsginfo.com/index.php?rc=VG4342 to get complete information on the Watkins/Summit Group program. Be sure to enter your email address in the first request box as this will generate an automatic email from the web… Continue

Added by LunaWolfs Mystical Essence on January 14, 2009 at 11:43am — No Comments

Spiced Banana Bread

They say our high temperature is supposed to actually go above zero tomorro… Continue

Added by AK Mom on January 9, 2009 at 6:21pm — No Comments

So much snow...am I in a snowglobe?

I am getting so much snow and with the warm christmas tree lights and the real wood paneling, red furniture and green rugs in my house ...when you look at my house you think...hmmm...looks like a snow globe all twinkled up.. yes , I have the red sweater on and I am baking...for real...hmmm...I am a interior decorator...so maybe I just jumped right into my creation this time! Ruthie http://myparklane.com/Rappleby http://mygc.com/RuthieA http://www.RuthieA.lbri.com Continue

Added by Ruthie Appleby on December 22, 2008 at 2:36pm — No Comments

Baking Cookies with Kids, YIKES!

The mixer was churning; the flour was floating, the sugar, with wet fingers, they were eating. All was well in the house of Bentley, not one thing was left that was not dusted a plenty. The children were eating the dough right out of the bowl; the freshly baked cookies were simply mowed. The sprinkles and frosting were gone in a flash and the mini chocolate chips fell off the table in a horrible crash. The finished cookies were great, while looking a mess, still tasted like cookies, and all the… Continue

Added by Beth Ann Bentley on December 17, 2008 at 12:04pm — No Comments

I have to take a moment and rant

As you know by now I have four children. The youngest is in pre-school. As pre-school I really love. The email went around about the winter party to happen this Friday and of course I felt obligated to sign up for one of the “healthy snacks”; after all, I do own iLunchBox. No pressure that the children should also love it. In years past there has always been a note, a little caveat, attached to the food sign-up sheet regarding food allergies. This year there w… Continue

Added by Beth Ann Bentley on December 17, 2008 at 11:59am — 3 Comments

Cheesecake the Eggnog Way

Cheesecake the Eggnog Way Ingredients: CRUST: 2 cups crushed vanilla wafers 6 tablespoons butter 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg CHEESECAKE: 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese 1 cup white sugar 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons rum* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 cup heavy cream 4 egg yolks Instructions: Make the crust by mixing together the crushed wafers, butter and nutme… Continue

Added by Brigitte Henry on December 7, 2008 at 12:40am — No Comments

Fun In the Kitchen: Cookin' With Kids

Just in time for the holidays! Are you looking for that perfect present for your child? I know in the past when my kids were younger I struggled every year because my kids didn't "need" anything and they seem to have had everything they wanted and then some. Every year they got so many presents for Christmas that their eyes started to glaze over and they didn't know what to play with first. Then it happened... about 5 days after Christmas they started complaining that they're bored and they ha… Continue

Added by Cindi ~ Moomettesgram on December 5, 2008 at 6:52am — No Comments

The Perfect Apple Pie

Tune in to The Family Coach Solution Studio to listen to the Empress of Pies, Miss Kris talk about making the perfect apple pie this holiday season. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/The-Family-Coach Pie Crust 2 ½ cups flour 1 cup shortening (I like butter flavored Crisco) 1 teaspoon salt 1 Tablespoon white vinegar 1 egg Up to 1/3 cup cold water Cut shortening into flour and salt with a pastry blender. You are looking for coarse crumb-like texture. Measure vinegar and egg in measuring cup. Add c… Continue

Added by Lynne Kenney on November 17, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

Autumn Spice Cake

Autumn Spice Cake 1 pkg (18.25 oz) spice cake mix 1 can (16 oz) pumpkin 3 each eggs 1/3 cup orange juice (or water) 1 tsp Cinnamon MAPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 1/4 cup butter (1 stick) 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese; softened 1/4 cup maple syrup; (real stuff if possible) 4 cups powdered sugar Preheat oven to 350. Combine all cake ingredients and beat on low speed For 30 seconds to blend. Then beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Divide Between two greased and floured cake pans, bake for 25-30 minutes,… Continue

Added by LunaWolfs Mystical Essence on November 15, 2008 at 10:23pm — No Comments

Pumpkin Spice Muffins and Soy Milk

Yesterday I was in the baking mood so I made some pumpkin spice muffins for breakfast. They smelled delicious and they taste alright, but not as good as they smell. I need to find a really good pumpkiny recipe for those. I love pumpkin anything. They are a little on the dense side as well but I know that some people prefer that so that's not necessarily a negative.

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Added by Amy Yang on November 10, 2008 at 6:46am — 3 Comments

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