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A Cool Wooden Snack Stadium

1/6/2023

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When there’s a big game on TV, there’s sure to be lots of family, friends and food close by. People are always coming and going, cheering and yelling, munching and eating. Football season is full of excitement!

Would you like to know how to make an epic wooden snack stadium? This is, indeed, a clever way to manage the snacks for the football game and at the same time no one misses any of the plays!

Thanks to our friends at niftymom.com - you will find the instructions here: Snack Stadium

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6 Savory Crock Pot Recipes

1/2/2023

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In any season of the year, you will love these crock pot recipes. Colder weather calls for warm, home cooked meals, but they are also enjoyable in warmer weather because of the convenience!

These are the days when your crock pot becomes your best friend! “Throw-all-the-ingredients-in-and-walk-away” is definitely my kind of recipe!

We’ve gathered together some of the best “comfort food” recipes for you to enjoy below!

Just click on each title for the recipe. Enjoy!


1. Crock Pot Tater Tot Casserole
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2. Crock Pot Chicken and Biscuits

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3. Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas

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Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken

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Slow Cooker Lasagna

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6. Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu
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4 Delicious Mocktail Recipes

12/29/2022

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New Year’s Eve is almost here, and most of us enjoy celebrating, however, some of us prefer non-alcoholic beverage choices. These “mocktail” recipes are special enough to wow your guests on New Year’s Eve, and the best part is they’re great for any age, too! Enjoy!!

Click on the titles for the full recipe. 


1. Sparkling Raspberry Mocktail

Pair the grape juice with a few other ingredients and you have an elegant non alcoholic drink on your hands!
Something that makes this raspberry mocktail pretty and tasty are the ice cubes. Make them the day before or you can make them in the morning or early afternoon so that by evening they are definitely ready to go.

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2. Cranberry Apple Spritzer Mocktail 
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3. Virgin Shirley Temple

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4. Virgin Pina Colada

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Enjoy These Refreshing Mocktail Recipes!

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Christmas Cookies to Make Now and Freeze!

12/21/2022

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It’s time to get a head start on your Christmas baking. You will love these Christmas cookies you can make now and freeze. What a great feeling to have that task done well before the holiday season!

These Santa-special treats can be in the freezer for up to three months. Make sure you wrap the cookies in plastic, stack in an airtight container, seal and freeze. Thaw wrapped cookies at room temperature before serving.

These cookies are also perfect for a Christmas Cookie Exchange event. Here is the bonus…these cookies are easy to make! Everyone will think you spent hours and hours making these unique, delicious holiday cookies!

Chocolaty Melting Snowmen
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Hot Cocoa Cookies


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Candy Cane Sandwich Cookies
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Caramel Apple Cookies
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Holiday 7 Layer Bars

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Christmas Cookies to make now and freeze! How easy is that?

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Cheese Christmas Tree

12/17/2022

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You will ‘wow’ your guests with this wonderful Cheese Christmas Tree.

It’s easy to make and is festive as well. It is made with different flavored cheese cubes.

For those limiting their fat intake, look for reduced-fat cheese, such as cheddar and light pepper Jack, which are as delicious as the regular cheddar cheese.

Plus, you can make omelets or fondue with any leftovers!
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Ingredients

•5 eight-ounce bars of different kinds of cheddar cheese, plain and flavored (or substitute other semi-hard cheeses for variety)

•1 bundle fresh thyme sprigs

•Red grape or “teardrop” tomatoes (can substitute cherry tomatoes or olives)

•1 large white button mushroom

Preparation

1. Cut each bar of cheese into 1-inch cubes.

2. On large platter or cutting board, arrange cubes in rows to form tree shape, using a different flavor for each row. Separate the rows of cheese with thyme or rosemary sprigs (rosemary looks like an evergreen twig) and rows of grape tomatoes and/or pimento-stuffed green olives.

3. For the star on top, peel the skin from the mushroom and carve a star pattern into it with point of knife.

4. Enjoy the compliments!
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Make this Cheese Christmas Tree for your holiday parties!

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Healthier Banana Bread

11/15/2022

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Healthier Banana Bread


Now, doesn’t this banana bread look scrumptious? And, the recipe has been modified to make it healthier.

The amount of sugar has been reduced and applesauce has been used to replace some of the oil. Personally, I would use coconut oil instead of the vegetable oil. It is healthier!

You can use coconut sugar in place of some of the brown sugar.

The mini chocolate chips are optional but, oh, so good!

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil*
  • 3 medium tired bananas (brown spotted)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 7 tablespoons unsweetened vanilla almond milk or nonfat milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5x3” loaf pan with cooking spray.
  2. Stir together sugars, applesauce, and oil. Set aside.
  3. Add bananas, eggs, milk, salt, and baking soda to a blender jar and blend until smooth.
  4. Pour half the banana mixture into the sugar mixture with 1 cup of all purpose flour. Stir until just incorporated, then add the remaining banana mixture and 1 cup whole wheat flour. Mix until just incorporated. Stir in mini chocolate chips if using them. Pour into prepared pan.
  5. Bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs. The top will be a nice golden brown. I like mine to have an underdone river along the top, so I bake it closer to 45 minutes. If you want it to be done throughout, cook it towards the longer time.
  6. Cool completely before removing loaf from pan, but you can cut slices from the pan after it’s cooled for about 15-20 minutes.

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Thanksgiving Food Art for the Big Day!

11/10/2022

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Can you believe it’s almost Thanksgiving?

As you are planning your menu, crafting and decorating to prepare for the big feast, we have Thanksgiving Food Art ideas for your consideration.
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These three Thanksgiving Food Art projects are easy and fun for young and old to prepare (and eat).

Turkey Cheese Ball

This Turkey Cheese Ball is so easy to make. Start with your favorite cheese ball recipe and add pretzels for feathers, jerky stick for the neck, candy corn and candy eyes. Surround your turkey with an assortment of crackers.
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Turkey Veggie Tray

This Turkey Veggie Tray will be the hit of your Thanksgiving feast. It is healthy as well as adding a pop of color to the table. You will need the following veggies: cucumbers; celery; carrots; asparagus; green, red and yellow peppers; cherry tomatoes; a small yellow summer squash, and lettuce. Arrange according to the photo and serve with your favorite dip.

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Turkey Fruit Plate
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What a fun turkey fruit plate made with a pear, grapes, pineapple, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi and Clementines! Set a bowl of fruit dip (yogurt & whipped topping mixed together) nearby and you have a scrumptious appetizer or dinner side dish!
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Thanksgiving Food Art is easy and fun to make!


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Top 3 Healthy Halloween Snacks

10/30/2022

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We think you would like some healthy Halloween snacks ideas since Halloween is fast approaching. These can be made any time soon and especially for your Halloween party.
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These are all easy to make. They are fun food crafts for kids to make. The best part is that they are not as messy as some food crafts!

This is actually a good way to get kids and adults alike to eat fun, healthy snacks any time of the year!

Orange and Black Fruit Kabobs
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Make these delicious fruit kabobs with chunks of cantaloupe, black raspberries and blueberries. Put them on long skewers and you have an attractive snack or party food for Halloween. They are actually good anytime of the year!


Ghosts and Pumpkins Fruit Snacks
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Make these fun Healthy Halloween Snacks with bananas and clementines. A little chocolate can be used for the eyes and nose on the bananas. A little slice of celery can be used for the stem of the clementine pumpkin. Be creative and use whatever comes to mind to produce the look of a ghost and a pumpkin!


Halloween Witch’s Broomstick
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Now this is a fun way to incorporate healthy Halloween snacks into your diet with a little protein! These are made with pretzels and string cheese. How easy is that? You might want to decorate the plate with a craft witch or two to make it even more attractive.

Healthy Halloween Snacks – Have a fun and safe Halloween!

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What Your Coffee Preference Says About Your Personality!

10/1/2022

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So, what is your coffee preference?

How do you like your coffee? With cream and sugar, flavored, a complicated mixture of things, or straight-up black?

These coffee preferences may best describe your personality.

Whether you have a cup of coffee in your hand all day or just need a little boost in the morning, how you drink your coffee and what kind of coffee you drink says a lot about your personality.

1) Those people who take cream and sugar with their coffee are good at being pleasant and small talk. If you don’t have anything nice to say, you can just sit back and sip your coffee.

2) Then there are the folks who need flavored coffee. Sure, a peppermint flavor or a little hazelnut can have its place once in a while, but it’s not an everyday flavor. You’re the kind of person who needs to mix it up all the time and always have a surprise in store!

3) If your coffee type is a complicated one that’s ordered in a coffee shop where you need to say several words to describe it, my guess is that you’re the type of person who showers and puts on makeup before heading to the gym. Well, maybe that’s not all bad!!

4) For those of you who drink straight-up black coffee, I’m assuming you’re a get-it-done person. No muss, no fuss. You take your coffee straight up, and you dish it out straight, too. Chances are I’d have a coffee with you.

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The kind of coffee – Dark Roast, French Vanilla, Dark Roast Decaf and everything in between will be left for another time. Frankly, for me it depends on my mood and the time of day as to the kind of coffee I prefer…although, I don’t like it too strong!

What about your coffee preferences and the pandemic? A majority of respondents (59%) said the pandemic disrupted their coffee habits in a way they weren't expecting! Nearly half (46%) of American coffee drinkers have tried different types of coffee at home since they weren't able to visit their favorite coffee shop. Some individuals (42%) even tried to recreate their favorite go-to coffee orders at home...including latte art!

While the pandemic kept most people at home, cold coffee drinkers were more likely to experience cabin fever than their hot coffee counterparts. Pre-pandemic cold coffee drinkers said they would travel three times per year, versus two times a year for their hot coffee peers.

Cold coffee drinkers are more inclined to spend their time browsing Instagram (27%) while hot coffee drinkers spend more time on Facebook (35%).

The study also revealed that having a preferred temperature of coffee can even affect one's taste buds. Eight in 10 cold coffee drinkers prefer sweeter, fancier drinks featuring flavored syrups. Twp-thirds (67%) of hot coffee drinkers, however, would rather have a simple cup with cream, sugar or both.

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So…What about you? How do you like your coffee…what is your coffee preference? Leave a ‘Comment’ below!

What is Your Coffee Preference?
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7 Delicious Fall Soup Recipes

9/30/2022

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Cool weather is around the corner, and nothing beats sitting down to a hot bowl of soup on a Fall day! We’ve gathered some delicious hearty fall soup recipes that will tickle your taste buds and warm your soul.

According to Fiona Kirk, in her bestseller “Soup Can Make You Thin”

“The wealth of ingredients in a bowl of soup provides a good balance of carbohydrates, protein and fats as well as the vitamins and minerals required to create energy and keep us firing on all cylinders.”


Just click on the links for the full recipes! Enjoy!

1. Creamy Chicken and Dumpling Soup
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2. Bean and Bacon Soup
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3. Beef Barley Soup
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4. Broccoli and Cheese Soup

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5. Potato and Corn Chowder

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​6. Vegan French Onion Soup
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7. Veggie Nacho Soup
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What are the top reasons that you should eat soup? Well, here we go:

Soup is delicious.

It can be a comfort food and is easy to make. With only a few ingredients, you can make a bowl of hearty soup for a cool evening.

Soup is good for your health.

Soup is an easy way to add vegetables to your daily meals.  Healthy veggie soups are highly recommended.

Soup can help you lose weight.

Soups can be slimming.  Depending on the type of soup, it can contain minimal, nutritious calories.

Soup makes you feel full.

Since soup fills you up, it’s ideal to eat at the beginning of every meal.

Soup is affordable to make.

Making soup doesn’t require a lot of money. Buy vegetables, fruits, and broth. For a small cost, you can make a lot of people feel full and healthy.

Soup can make you feel better.

Ever wondered by chicken soup is always given to the sick? It is because soup is great for people who are sick. It is easily digested and is filled with health benefits.


These delicious fall soup recipes are sure to please!

Related Fall Weather Recipe: Crock Pot Recipes
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