Archive for December, 2009

Good, Evil, and the Ring of Power is a thoughtful commentary by Tim Challies on the Lord of the Rings. The more I read Tim’s blog, the more I appreciate it. If you shop online as much as I do, you’ll appreciate CouponChief.com.  CouponChief.com invited me to peruse their vast supply of coupons last...
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This evening I found myself chuckling over this post from Big Mama. If you don’t read her blog, you really should– she is one of the funniest bloggers I know. And my story will make more sense if you go read that post. (Go, OK? I’ll be here when you get back!) In the...
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This year’s Christmas was jam-packed.  As has been our habit for the past several years, we did gifts just with our kids on Christmas Eve morning. We had a leisurely day of gifts, video games, and playing with new goodies.  Then in the evening we went to my mom’s and dad’s to celebrate with...
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The winners of my Christmas Family Feasts giveaway, as determined by random.org are: #149- Kelli R. #107 - Jill F. #33 – Robin Carney #9 - Linda Buhl #136- Mama Hen Thanks for sharing your money-saving ideas, everyone! And winners, email me your addresses (owlhaven at aol dot com) and I will get those...
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You are infinite worth When we’ve not the words Our hearts will sing We are here on the earth And somehow we ‘re heard When our hearts sing to You It’s You we engage It’s You we embrace When our hearts sing
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Back in October, I was invited to New York to film a cooking segment for Parents.tv (a Comcast TV channel). On the segment I cooked our favorite Christmas breakfast, Blueberry French Toast Strata. That segment is now available to Comcast subscribers, but it’s also here on youtube for people like me who don’t have...
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While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping...
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This time of year in the grocery store I’m often tempted by eggnog, but it’s so darned expensive! Here’s an easy way to make your own. Prep time: 10 minutes, plus time for chilling Makes: 1/2 gallon 1 3-ounce package instant French vanilla pudding mix 1/2 gallon milk (2% or whole is best) 1/2...
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Check out Good Morning America Food Editor Sarah Moulton’s Best Cookbooks of 2009 (video!) Notice a certain orange-covered book on that list?   To celebrate, I’m giving away 5 copies of  Family Feasts for $75 a Week.  To enter, comment and share a money saving tip of your own. —————— You know the drill. You...
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Peppermint Bark Here’s a recipe so ridiculously easy that it’s barely a recipe.  But, boy, is it yummy!  I love the way the vanilla bark mellows out the mints, and the mints add a breezy freshness to the vanilla bark. Preparation time: 10 minutes 2 cups mints 2  20-ounce packages of vanilla bark Melt...
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