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I wrote about making ice cream in a bag not too long ago, and now I’ve learned that you can also make homemade slushies in a bag. Ah, sweet cold lemon goodness. It’s an activity, science project and snack all in one. Just fill a big ziploc with ice and 3 tablespoons or so of [...]
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What’s a July 4th celebration without homemade ice cream? One of these days, I’ll get my hands on a crank ice cream maker like the one we used when I was a kid. But for now, this homemade ice cream in a bag recipe looks fast, easy, and fun for the kids. All you need [...]
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I bought a huge tub of fresh strawberries at Costco last week and wasn’t sure how our family of four was going to eat them all before they spoiled. Fortunately, it was Strawberry Week over at Design Crush, where I got the idea to make these strawberry tarts. They looked pretty and tasted okay, but [...]
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June is National Iced Tea Month. Yay for the refreshing zero calorie beverage! I find that iced tea can be kind of like gum, because if you feel like munching on something, and instead pour yourself a big glass of iced tea, you will usually be pretty satisfied with that summery, yes I am going [...]
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If you’d like to give yourself that spa feeling at home, you might like to try some water with thin round slices of lemon, lime and…the most important ingredient…cucumber. I made some this morning and have been sipping it all day long. I just keep adding ice to the carafe which melts down into more [...]
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I was going to try this chocolate chip cookie recipe today, but my son said he wanted to make chocolate chip muffins instead. So I googled “chocolate chip muffins” and found this recipe from mrbreakfast.com. Although I can’t say I would make these for breakfast, the muffins did turn out to be quite delicious for [...]
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Boil your eggs with these natural plant-based dyes for pretty, edible Easter eggs. I think the packaging alone is frame-worthy. If you’re feeling particularly Martha, Whole Foods has some great ideas on how to naturally dye your easter eggs with food items from your kitchen. Nova Natural Toys and Crafts also sells the [...]
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I found this yummy-looking baked oatmeal recipe on a blog I stumbled upon tonight called Salt and Chocolate. I was googling “Kids Kitchen Takeover”, a very 70’s kids cookbook I had when I was growing up, and it led me to this blog written by a woman named Mary Beth who is a mom/stepmom of [...]
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I was “snack mom” today at school, so I made my favorite moist banana bread recipe. Here it is:
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
What to do:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Measure out how many cups of bananas you have. I like to peel and [...]
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Here’s a picture of the dish I brought to a potluck I went to tonight. It’s one of my new favorites. I got the recipe from the Whole Foods website, which has a TON of yummy looking recipes including kid-friendly ones. I have since made it three times, simplifying it more each time. Now here’s [...]
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