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Slow Cooker Monday…Calico Beans

Calico beans are a hearty filling dish. Sometimes served as a main dish, other times as a side dish…. Calico beans can really hold their own. Calico simply means multi bean. I’ve seen versions with Lima beans. I’ve seen versions with Butter beans. I prefer Pinto, Red and Great Northern beans. You can add bacon …

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And the winner is……

Thank you to all who entered the giveaway. I wish I had prize packs for you all! Unfortunately, I do not. 😦 The winner of the MyBlogSpark Retro giveaway is “tcarolinep on March 5, 2012 at 10:00 am said: I like Ms. Pac-Man” I’ll be contacting you via e-mail to get your mailing address.

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And the winner is…..

Entry #10 “ Rufus’ Food and Spirits Guide February 6, 2012 at 10:05 am | #10 Reply | Quote | Edit I already follow you here and on Facebook. I’ll throw my name in here though. And I’ll share it too on FB.” Congrats to Greg and Katherine of Rufus’ Food and Spirits Guide.   …

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Whole Grain First Ingredient Cereal, a MyBlogSpark giveaway

That title is a real mouthful, eh? Since I am working on adding more whole grains to my families diet, I was beyond excited when MyBlogSpark offered me the chance to host a cereal giveaway. Since my family eats cereal for breakfast at least 3 days a week, having whole grain options is VERY important …

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Chocolate Smoothie Goodness, and a Yoplait giveaway!

Who doesn’t love a yummy chocolate-y smoothie? I know I certainly do! I know my kids love a good & tasty morning smoothie. Mornings are hard, let me be more specific….week day mornings are hard. See, I am NOT a morning person. Not. At. All. I like to sleep in, I’m groggy and sometimes I’m …

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Whole Wheat Chocolate Cake

I’ve got all these great recipes for cakes and cookies and breads.   All these great tasting recipes made with all-purpose flour.  I’ve wanted to convert them, but conversion can be scary.   Will it taste the same?  Will it taste similar?  Will it be good or blah? I’ve had more than a few yucky conversion attempts.  …

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Creamy Grape Salad, a guest post by Rose

I just adore Rose, I was so excited when she offered to do a guest post for me during my “blog-cation week”! Rose is an outstanding cake artist. I’m not kidding, some of her cakes almost look too pretty to eat…almost. 😉 I hope you enjoy Rose’s post, I know I am going to enjoy …

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What to expect next week.

Starting on Tuesday my blog will be different. I am on a “Blog-cation” (blog vacation). I’m sure I’ll pop in from time to time. While I am on “Blog-cation” you’ll be entertained in my (mostly) absence by people whose blogs I adore, drool over and aspire to be like. I hope you enjoy this week …

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Couponing for Community…This week!

Did you know that this week is a special week for food donations?  Below is a DIRECT COPY of a blog post by Kingdom First Mom (Alyssa).  I could not have said it better so I give you her post word for word. Alyssa’s site is a great frugal living resource for me.  Please go …

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