If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This easy granola can be mixed up and tossed into the oven in less than ten minutes and is a great holiday gift for teachers and coaches. Total prep time: 30 minutes Makes: 16 cups of cereal In a...
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Amazing how long kids will stay occupied with sugar cookies, candy, and frosting!
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After running errands with my girls this morning, we grabbed deli chicken to bring home to the family for lunch. My 5 year old dug into her piece, tearing off the skin to eat it with gusto. “I just love chicken peels!” she said happily.
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For lunch today I adapted this recipe from Smitten Kitchen giving mushrooms the ‘caviar’ treatment. True confession– I’ve never had a crumb of caviar in my life. But this recipe is exactly what I love to do in the kitchen– jazz up something simple to make it taste like much more than a few simple...
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21 kids. 4 moms. 1 fellowship hall. 2 kinds of pretzels. 3 batches of royal icing. 8 boxes of graham crackers. several hundred pieces of candy. Christmas bliss. (Click on pictures to enlarge)
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If you’ve been reading the comments on the Sony giveaway, you’ll understand why I had a terrible time picking a winner. Usually I pick my winners randomly, but Sony asked that I pick a winner based on content– MUCH harder. There were so many interesting, worthwhile comments. I’ve decided to post the ten comments...
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I’ve declared this week to be Baking Week at the Owlhaven, so today my 19 year old daughter and I kicked off the week with a classic. Erika’s Chocolate-Butterscotch Chip Cookies Makes 5-6 dozen 5 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 cups white sugar 1-1/2 cups...
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So how can I thank You? What can I bring? What can a poor man lay at the feet of a King? I’ll sing You a love song It’s all that I have To tell You I’m grateful for holding my life in Your hands When it’s dark and it’s cold and I can’t...
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After bundling everyone out the door with my husband to go to Christmas program practice, I sit in an unusually quiet house. I’m not even sure I want music, the quiet feels so welcome. The Christmas tree gleams. The fire flickers. Snow falls outside. If I direct my eyes toward the Christmas decor and...
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