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Dita’s Spiced Mice Butter Cookies
I love finding recipes in surprising places, like a kid-friendly cookie recipe in an InStyle Magazine article featuring a famous burlesque dancer. There are very few things you have more time for when...
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Turkey Meatballs for Now and Later
I understand the hoarding instinct. Freezing dozens of delicious meatballs for easy, future meals made me feel incredibly satisfied and safe. Life has been hectic the past few weeks as I eased back...
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Sneaky Stove Top Mac ‘n’ Cheese
Sometimes resorting to clandestine methods is the best way to get your kid to eat her veggies. Most kids will scarf down macaroni and cheese. That is precisely what makes it the best vehicle to trick...
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Jell-o Story Snacks
Once upon a time, there was a chick who was best friends with a bunny. At first, their families did not approve of their friendship… We are always working to make food fun around here. Mini Whipped is...
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There are very few things that bring as much universal delight as blowing bubbles. We were especially excited to find that “bubbles work on rainy days.” There is something magical about bubbles. I have...
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Blueberry Swirl Muffins
28 preschoolers + 5 days = 140 snacks. My first “snack week” began yesterday with the presentation of Blueberry Swirl Muffins. This week is my first stint as the preschool “snack mom.” With a $40...
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Gone Fishing Snack Cup
Last week, during my stint as Snack Mom at preschool, I worked to win over my pint-sized customers with a special surprise that lurked at the bottom of each snack cup. Like many schools, my daughter’s...
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Homemade Honey Cinnamon Graham Crackers
We don’t eat many processed foods in our house. Though treats are plentiful, they are usually in the form of homemade baked goods. One regular exception is the famous blue box that lives in the lowest...
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Pink Princess Cake
“Cheap beer? Are you kidding me!? The least you could have done was put me in here next to a nice bottle of Champagne.” All day Friday, this scene in my refrigerator made me giggle. I imagined a...
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Vanilla Marshmallows
Another sweet treat from my Spice Islands Flavor Explorations. Bookmark this one with the Homemade Cinnamon Graham Crackers for your summer campfires. Marshmallows are a happy food. They glue together...
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Cinnamon Vanilla Milk Drink
Treating snack time with a little pomp and circumstance as I ease away from sugar habits. It is so easy to get in the habit of rewarding kids with sugar. We find ourselves taking away treats as...
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Bringing Back the Ice Cream Social
In honor of National Ice Cream Month, we rounded up the neighbors and hosted an ice cream social. I always get a kick out of seemingly pointless food holidays. Though they may be invented by people to...
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Homemade Place Cards: Kid Project
Need to keep kids occupied while preparing for a dinner party? Get them involved in the right kind of tasks. It’s amazing what some zig-zag scissors and scrap paper can do to keep a small child...
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Honey Cinnamon Apple Dip
A healthy, easy snack option that won’t break any resolutions. I’m still carrying around the “extra holiday 5″ and haven’t quite mustered up the determination to completely alter my loose eating...
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