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Archive for the ‘Guest Recipes’ Category

October 29th, 2008

The Carnival of Family Life’s Harvest Festival has been posted

There are a tremendous number of amazing links at the Harvest Festival carnival, hosted by Raising a Healthy Family!   The carnival covers education, crafts, food, finance, health, humor, travel and relationships too  :-)
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October 28th, 2008

More bread baking tips from Shirley Kacmarik…part 2

I mostly use bread flour to get good gluetin formation, but in pita and pizza and other flat breads I use half bread flour and half all purpose flour, and it makes the the finished product lighter. I don’t make wheat flour much because to be truthful my kids never liked it much […]

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October 27th, 2008

Bread baking tips from Shirley Kacmarik…part 1

Shirley is a wonderful bread baker who recently left us a tip about using sparkling water instead of regular flat water in order to get a bit more puff to our bread. I thanked her for the tip and asked if she had any other special tips or recipes that she would be willing […]

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October 24th, 2008

Spider cakes for Halloween…or anytime!

Not Martha, one of my favorite foodie-and-other-good-things blogs, has these delightful pictures and directions to make spider cupcakes for Halloween. Look at the guts…isn’t that great??

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October 24th, 2008

Foodie blogging round-up!

Autumn Leaves Beaded Napkin Rings
Do you need a special touch for your fall holiday table? Make these pretty beaded napkin rings for your holiday table. They’re easy enough for the kids to join in the fun.
Music Note Cupcakes
Perfect for the premiere of High School Musical 3
Simple Idea For Halloween Cupcakes […]

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October 17th, 2008

Foodie blogging round-up!

Celebrate Halloween with a Phantom Cocktail
This layered potion is a perfect addition to your Halloween bash.
Cream Cheese Apple Dip
A simple apple, or fruit dip for your fall, or harvest party. 
Garlic Shrimp with Sherry
A tasty and healthy way to celebrate National Seafood Month.
Where to Find Whole Grains
We all […]

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October 15th, 2008

It’s National Pizza Month!

Like we needed an excuse to eat pizza! And here are 212 recipes for pizza from Epicurious :-)
Image: Cyndi Lavin
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October 13th, 2008

Menus for election night!

Cooking Light has offered up some suggestions for meals to warm our hearts while we stay glued to election night coverage:

Left- and right-leaning Americans have at least one thing in common: a good appetite.  Here are three election night menus from Cooking Light magazine, so you and your readers can eat well […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 2 comments

October 13th, 2008

Hopeful Spirit is hosting the Carnival of Family Life

You’ll love the beautiful photos and wonderful assortment of links at this edition of the Carnival of Family Life!  Hopeful Spirit is the host, and the image below is just one of the ones gracing this gorgeous blog:

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October 10th, 2008

Foodie blogging round-up!

50 Fun Homemade Halloween Treats, Snacks, and Appetizers
Recipes and ideas for fun Halloween party food
Low Fat Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Recipe
Deb makes the real thing for holidays, but for regular family desserts she made some low fat substitutions
Pumpkins Make Great Serving Bowls
Pumpkins have many uses, you can carve them, paint […]

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