Do your bananas ever look like this? Surprisingly, it happens in our house quite often. I have a hard time understanding it, though. My daughter likes them almost totally green. The little ones like them just barely yellow and I like them just before they turn brown. How is it that some of them get [...]
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29Apr
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27Feb
Could anyone say it any better? Chocolate is a wonderful thing! Of course Betty Crocker would know. But, what do we know about chocolate?
Today, research has shown that chocolate has some health benefits. Over 300 naturally occurring chemicals are found in chocolate. In a study conducted by Andrew Waterhouse, chocolate was found to have potent [...] -
12Feb
Who doesn’t love popcorn? Popcorn is definitely one of my favorite snacks and my whole family loves it, also. I don’t really care for the microwave type of popcorn, but it will do in a pinch. What I really love is corn popped the old-fashioned way on the stove in a heavy [...]
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09Jan
It’s been one of those days where I just don’t feel like doing much of anything. Not that that is an option, of course. But, at least I could make a very quick and easy dinner that was delicious! This dinner literally took 20 minutes, the time to make the rice.
I got a lot [...]
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22Dec
I have started my holiday baking. Mmmm, mmmm, do I love cookies? Yes, I do. We’ve been baking off and on for several days in between Christmas concert performances and Christmas parties with our family and friends. Here are a few more great Christmas cookies recipes with pictures.
CRANBERRY ALMOND BISCOTTI yield 24 cookiesIngredients:
1-1/2 toasted almonds [...]
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16Dec
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03Dec
I don’t know how I forgot to start my favorite and most important list. The holidays just wouldn’t be the same for me without our favorite Christmas cookies. Some make an appearance every year. Others are special editions. Some cookies I only make at Christmas.
My most favorite cookie of all times is the Italian [...]
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29Nov
Christmas Holiday Traditions
We have many Christmas holiday traditions in our family. There is the Christmas cookie tradition, the Christmas tree traditions, and naturally the Christmas Eve traditions. Of course, my favorite tradition is the Christmas cookie tradition. Every year we make dozens and dozens of different cookies to share with our [...]
