July 2009

Vanilla Wafer Ice Cream Sandwiches

July 30, 2009

It seems like every once in a while I have a conversation with one of my parents that gives me a glimpse of their childhood that I have never seen before. I enjoy this when it happens. It is good for us to hear the stories of previous generations. We can learn a lot from [...]

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Interesting Links

July 30, 2009

I have found quite a few interesting links lately and several recipes that I would like to try. I thought you might enjoy them too, and if I post them I won’t forget about them. I hope you enjoy looking at them. Jen at Frugal Upstate has some great tips on using lettuce. Phoebe has been [...]

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A New Blender, What To Do

July 29, 2009

My blender broke yesterday. This is the third blender I have had in about 4 years. The one that broke last night was actually a replacement blender for the one before that, that broke under warranty. It has been acting up for quite a while, but I thought I would be able to make it last longer [...]

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Frozen Hot Chocolate

July 28, 2009

I had planned on posting something else tomorrow, but decided I had to post this. We had it tonight for dessert and it was so good. I mean really, really good and even better, it was so easy. My whole family loved this. I will warn you this is not healthy at all, but you don’t [...]

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Whole Wheat Zucchini Carrot Cake

July 28, 2009

We like dessert in our house and I like to bake desserts. But I also like to eat and cook healthy. So, anytime I can combine the two and make a dessert that is semi healthy I do. This cake is one of those. It is really good, it is easy, it looks nice when [...]

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Cream Cheese Frosting

July 28, 2009

This is my favorite frosting recipe. I use it for all kinds of cakes. It is a no fail, easy recipe. It works for really nice fancy cakes, but it also makes a simple box cake seem special. I use this on carrot or spice cakes. I use it on my banana bars. It works [...]

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Tomato Pie

July 27, 2009

I have been picking a lot of tomatoes from my garden. My husband and all three kids love tomatoes. We slice them and they eat them with salt and pepper. We have been eating them a lot like this. But I have also been making things with them like my bruschetta, my simple summer salad, [...]

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Meal Planning Monday

July 26, 2009

Last week I served my husband three meatless meals and one with only a little bit of bacon in it. I do not know what I was thinking scheduling that many meals with little or no meat in them. My husband can’t understand why I would not serve meat when we have a freezer full of meat. [...]

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