It started out as a really rough evening (food craving wise). I made spaghetti for the hubby and girls & made Maplelicious Butternut Squash Mash for myself. The Squash Mash was good, but the smell of the spaghetti was so overpowering - I wanted a bowl! So, I had an ...

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On Monday, I made zucchini bread & it was delicious. I also made my first 2 loaves of white bread & they didn't turn out so hot. They ended up dense and flat on top. I have my sourdough starter in the fridge & I can officially "feed" it right ...

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[caption id="attachment_234" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The Ingredients I Used"][/caption] With 3 kids in diapers, we go through a lot of baby wipes. So I was super excited to find a recipe for them that only costs 1¢ per wipe. Plus, my oldest daughter has uber-sensitive skin & these wipes will even work ...

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We love Hormel Turkey Pepperoni (register to get some free coupons for Hormel pepperoni here), even more than regular Pepperoni. It's the only meat that my kids will eat no matter what (chicken nuggets is a close second, but even picky Miss Boo has turned those down on occasion) & ...

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My husband calls them panclogs, as far back as I can recall. But I'd say the rest of us call them pancakes. I remember when we were newly married and he offered to make me peanut butter pancakes (again, he said panclogs). I thought he was putting peanut butter in ...

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Our neighbors gave us some zucchinis from their garden, and immediately I felt like pasta with alfredo sauce. I'm sure that isn't what most people think of when they think of zucchinis - my husband wanted zucchini bread. Well, the zucchini bread is still to come, but last night he ...

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Yesterday the girls fingerpainted drawings for daddy's birthday. Thankfully it was nice outside, because this could have been disastrous inside with a 29-month-old and a 17-month-old. With us being outside, the only thing that I had to clean up immediately was the digital camera. I set it down on the ...

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Today is my husband's birthday and wanting to do something special for him, I made homemade cinnamon rolls. This was my first time making cinnamon rolls and I learned a lot of lessons on ways to try things the next time. I know through time, I will be able to ...

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I'm a BIG fan of sweets. I like sweets so much that I've actually developed a baking hobby. Cookies & brownies are the main treats I usually bake. A couple days ago, we ran out of chocolate chips & I couldn't find my no-bake cookies recipe, so I went in ...

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