Here are a few ways my family has been saving money: 1) We switched all our light bulbs to long-life environmentally-friendly compact fluorescent bulbs. By changing all the bulbs in the house we are already saving about $10 a month on our electric bills. CFLs …
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Food Tidings exists to simplify the process of organizing meals for friends or family members in a transitional time of life. Food Tidings allows you to post days needed for meals, your friend’s address, allergies, likes, etc. and is a common site where people can …
Cuban for Dinner
My family of picky eaters fell in love with Cuban food last year. From black beans and rice, plantains, to traditional Cubano sandwiches, we love our Cuban. Imagine my surprise when a friend shared a recipe for Cuban pork that looked easy for this culinarily-challenged …
Sneaky Chef
Can You Keep a Secret? I’ve been hiding something from my family for the past year. It’s something that falls under the category of “what they don’t know won’t hurt them.” In fact, it could actually help them! They don’t know that I’ve become a …
Praying About 2010 Priorities
Life hectic? Slow the pace down this week to carve out time to pray over your 2010 priorities. It’s important for you and me to know the Lord’s priorities for this point in our lives. He has a plan for investing our time, talents, and energy …
Quick Kitchen Clutter Busters
Taking a tidy up approach to kitchen cleaning will only result in rearranging clutter rather than organizing. Act like you are moving when it comes to de-cluttering the kitchen. What would you take with you? Chances are you are only using 20% of your stuff …
Cheryl’s Christmas Salad
Preparation Time: 15 minutes Salad Dressing: 6 Tbsps olive oil 2 Tbsps white vinegar 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp salt 2 Tbsps apple juice concentrate Salad: 1 avocado, chopped 1 stick celery, washed and chopped small 6 cups torn spinach leaves or 1 bag (10 …
Spider Cookies
Spider cookies are the perfect treat to make and eat while reading a Cobweb Christmas. 1 6 oz. bag chocolate chips 1 6 oz. bag butterschotch chips 1- 12 oz. bag of chow mein noodles 1 cup peanuts (optional) Melt chips together, add chow mein …
Wassail
1 quart of strong tea (can use 2 if you have large pot) 3 sticks of cinnamon 1 can of orange juice (46 oz) 1 1/2 cups of sugar 1 can of grapefruit juice (46 oz) 1 can of pineapple juice (46 oz) 1/2 cup …
Eggs Benedict
1-2 English muffins, split and toasted, per person 1 hard boiled egg, sliced, for each full muffin 1 slice of bacon, crumbled, for each full muffin For Blender Hollandaise sauce 3 egg yolks 1/2 cup butter or margarine 2 Tbsps. lemon juice dash ground red …