Category Archives: Recipes

Try Your Luck of the Irish with Irish Soda Bread!

Posted on March 10, 2014 by simply0637
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Originally Posted on March 12, 2012 When I took the loaf out of the oven and I sent a picture to my mom with a caption”look how beautiful”.  Both of us love this bread an wonder why is it then … Continue reading →

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Cinnamon Buns, Delicious!

Posted on March 3, 2014 by simply0637
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Now that we are done with the Food Stamp Challenge I decided that we would have some indulgence for breakfast and we could also have them for dessert.  I wanted to find a new recipe that was pretty quick – … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 4, Quiche

Posted on February 26, 2014 by simply0637
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I really did not have to make anything new for either breakfast or dinner, since we had enough in the freezer from earlier cooking – but I decided it would be nice to have something new.  Looking at what was … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 3, Mini Apple Crisps

Posted on February 19, 2014 by simply0637
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Almost every night Stella and I say over and over again – I want something or my stomach is hungry.  Not that we had dessert every night before the challenge, but we did indulge a couple of times a week. … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 3 Oat Muffins

Posted on February 18, 2014 by simply0637
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One of the biggest challenges for Stella has been a snack after school.  Stella eats lunch around 11am and get home around 4:30 – we don’t usually eat dinner until 6pm.  By the time she gets home she is famished! … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Notes From Stella & Dessert

Posted on February 14, 2014 by simply0637
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Hi, Stella here. Today I’m going to be writing about my school lunch. When my mom talked me in to getting school lunches I was like hey whatever. Here’s how it went. 99% of the my school’s lunches have meat … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Another Dinner

Posted on February 13, 2014 by simply0637
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I think I mentioned this earlier, but Stella is ecstatic that we have 4 choices for dinner this week.  A friend was going out of town and gave me half of a pumpkin – so I decided to make a … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Dinner

Posted on February 12, 2014 by simply0637
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We are a week and a half into our challenge and I am not sure that Stella is going to make it.  I have really seen a change in her moods, energy level and color of her face.  I keep … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Breakfast

Posted on February 11, 2014 by simply0637
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So far our breakfast menu had not really changed.  We still alternate between soaked oats pancakes and eggs over easy with toast – both are paired with a smoothie.  Our smoothies are made with either raw whole milk yogurt (when … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge – Week 1 Dinners

Posted on February 6, 2014 by simply0637
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Usually we do not do a different dinner each night of the week.  I might make a big pot of soup on Sunday along with a pot of rice, a pot of beans and one or two other things.  From … Continue reading →

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