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Egg And Cheese Breakfast Casserole

This week Stella had the first round of her State Testing (SOL) and she was very nervous about the tests to say the least.  An email went out the parents asking if they would bring in items so that all … Continue reading

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Kale And Chickpea Soup

Another storm is hitting us and the weather reports are conflicting, but I am wagering that there will not be school again tomorrow.  With the cold weather is was an excuse, not a big one, to make a pot of … Continue reading

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Try Your Luck of the Irish with Irish Soda Bread!

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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Make Your Own Laundry Detergent!

I am very sensitive to many ingredients in “traditional” laundry detergent and so is my daughter.  I can go somewhere and if they use a detergent that I am sensitive to, usually by early in the day I have a … Continue reading

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Cinnamon Buns, Delicious!

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

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

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

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

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

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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