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The Five Meat Smoking Commandments
Chef Ted Reader’s brings on the smoke and the flavor with these tasty tidbits Meat smoking is becoming very popular in local restaurants this season, and Chef Ted Reader has come up with these five...
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Recipe: Cheesecake Lollipops
Total time: 30 minutes plus chilling and freezing Makes 30 lollipops Ingredients: 1 cup cold low-fat (1%) milk 1 package (11.1 oz.) no-bake cheesecake mix (without crust packet) 1 cup finely crushed...
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Recipe: Snickerdoodle Ice Cream Sandwiches
Total time: 35 minutes plus cooling and freezing Makes 12 sandwiches Ingredients: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. cream of tartar ½ tsp. baking soda ¼ tsp. kosher salt ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted...
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Recipe: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bombe
Total time: 30 minutes plus freezing Makes 16 Servings Ingredients: 2 pints chocolate-peanut butter ice cream 2 pints dulce de leche ice cream 8 fun-size peanut-chocolate candy bars (such as Snickers)...
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Recipe: Frozen Fruit Tart
Total time: 50 minutes plus cooling and freezing Makes 8 servings Ingredients: 8 whole graham crackers 2 Tbsp. whole natural almonds 1 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. canola oil 1 Tbsp. honey 1 ½ cups light...
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Recipe: Roasted Corn on the Cobb (www.bestkeptrecipes.net)
A lot easier than you think and oh so tender and delicious! However many ears of corn you want; I usually make 6-8 Peel back husks without removing them, get rid of all the silk, then pull the husks...
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Recipe: Super Burgers
Pictures and recipe courtesy of Best Kept Recipes Talk about moist! Even if you don’t like mushrooms don’t be concerned, they “disappear” into the burger but add such flavoring, you won’t believe...
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The Joys of Cooking With your Children
Time spent together with children is delicious no matter what you’re doing. Cooking and preparing food with them is a positive time with the bonus of providing skills that will enhance their lives and...
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Sneaking Healthy Breakfasts to Your Kids
When a kid hears ‘healthy’, they panic and run as fast as they can. That doesn’t help a parent who is trying to get them to eat much healthier breakfasts. That is when a parent has to be sneaky. How?...
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Review: Honey Maid® Grahamfuls
My son kicks off his first day of First Grade on Tuesday, which means this mama is busy purchasing all of the last minute back to school items necessary. We have had his clothes, backpack and supplies...
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Progresso Recipe Starters MyBlogSpark Review
After a long day, it is sometimes hard to motivate myself to provide my family with a delicious home-cooked meal. Something that is extremely important to me as a mother. Some days it’s the getting...
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Replacing Calories With Healthy Family Friendly Foods
Maintaining a healthy weight shouldn’t be just a wish. It is possible to cook for your kids and for yourself while maintaining a slim figure. Creating a food plan will depend on which recipes the...
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Top 3 Affordable Food Storage Recipes for the Holidays
As one of the busiest seasons of the year quickly approaches and family starts pouring in, foods that have been neatly stored away are some of the best sources for meal ideas. There are several...
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Summertime and The Livin’ is Easy: 4 Fruity Smoothies Kids Love
Smoothies are a quick and easy way to provide youngsters with the protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals essential to their health. They are quickly prepared in several, customizable flavors that your...
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Could Sports Drinks Be Bad for Your Teen’s Health?
Sports drinks are a very popular choice for people after a hard workout or during a sports event. They are excellent at re-hydrating and replenishing the hard-working body, but studies show that these...
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Family Nutrition: What to Know About the Foods You Eat
Proper nutrition is important during every stage of a person’s life, but growing children definitely need more nourishment than adults. With the popularity of fast food and processed snacks, both kids...
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Back-to-school lunch ideas: Spooky fun that is mom-approved
If you’re a mom, you’re always trying to come up with new ideas to surprise your kids. Whether it’s with food you put into their lunch boxes, or for the meals you all have together at home. At the same...
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Foods To Make This Holiday Season That Can Improve Your Dental Health
For many people, the holidays are all about the food and rarely about dental health. However, your diet and the condition of your gums and teeth can be closely related. A diet rich in certain foods can...
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Seize the Holidays with Krusteaz
For anyone that knows me personally, you know I’m a huge fan of Krusteaz brand products. From the muffin mixes to the cookie mixes, our family is forever using Krusteaz products! I absolutely love...
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Six Delicious Freezer Dried Options That Are Convenient For Everyone
Freeze dried foods came a long way in recent years. Once known for its slightly gritty taste and bland flavor, manufacturers went back to the chopping block to come up with dishes that everyone will...
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Did You Say Dessert? Top 5 Treats that Anyone Will Love
Whether we want to admit it or not, many people look forward to dessert more than the main course. Unfortunately, this often occurs when we have worked passionately on a delectable entree. Next time...
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The Appliance Powers: Top Five Kitchen Appliance Manufacturers
To become a real powerhouse in the kitchen appliance manufacturing industry, the products need to exhibit certain characteristics. They must be innovative, durable, reliable and affordable. The top...
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GH Cretors: Best popcorn ever!
When it comes to snacks, my family members are suckers for a good bowl of popcorn. Whether it be family movie night or just a quick after school snack, we’re all about the popcorn! Up until...
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Mastering the Art of Grocery Shopping
Okay, so almost everyone thinks grocery shopping is an easy task! Anyone who is in charge of purchasing the groceries in their house … please stop laughing. I know I made the most hilarious joke of...
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Recipe: Colcannon Soup
Ingredients 2 ounces diced slab bacon 1 chopped white onion 1 leek sliced, sliced 1/2 pound waxy-style potatoes, peeled and diced 1/2 Savoy cabbage, cored and sliced 1/2 cup white wine 4 cups vegetable...
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Recipe: Irish Eyes Cocktail & Irish Coffee
Ingredients 1 ounce Irish whiskey 1/4 ounce green crème de menthe 2 ounce cream Maraschino cherry for garnish Directions Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain...
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Dick & Jane Educational Snacks
One thing most people don’t know about me and my children- we’re a family filled with knowledge seeking nerds. We love learning, exploring, traveling and asking questions. So it comes as no surprise...
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New Krusteaz Flat Bread Line
Krusteaz Flatbread Mix Cooking and baking are two of my favorite past times. I may not be the next Rachael Ray or Paula Dean, but I can cook a mean pan of lasagna, grill up some mouthwatering spare...
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Movies, pizzas & root beer floats!
Every Saturday evening the kids and I curl up in my bed with a movie, pizza and root beer floats. It’s a new little tradition we have started in the new house and absolutely love the snuggle time...
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Scrambled Egg Muffins Recipe
Ingredients 1/2 pound chopped bacon 12 eggs 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped spinach leaves 1/4 cup chopped kale 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup shredded...
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