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Father’s Day Menu for Meat Lovers: 3 Dad Approved Recipes

June 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Some meat-hearty meals for Father’s Day.

They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, so why not reach out and pull on those heart strings this Father's Day with one of these hearty meals? Father's Day is the perfect day to grab the apron and get to cooking. If the man in your life is a fan of hearty meat-focused meals, these recipes are certain to impress. Leg of Lamb Want to make something special for Father's Day? Try this stuffed leg of lamb recipe. Ingredients: 1 boneless leg of lamb (4-5 pounds) 1/4 cup ... Continue Reading

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Skip the Gifts This Mother’s Day: 7 Ways to Start a New Tradition

April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Discover new ways to spend Mother’s Day – that don’t center around flowers and cards.

Mother's Day is a day to truly enjoy your children and celebrate your family. Unfortunately (like many holidays) Mother's Day has become incredibly commercialized. From television commercials touting the best Mother's Day cuisine, to full displays of flowers and cards at your local grocery store, you have probably already been inundated with the commercial aspect of the holiday. Instead of focusing on material possessions this Mother's Day, try to encourage your children (and spouse) to ... Continue Reading

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Not Just Eggs: An Eco-Minded Mom’s Easter Basket Picks

March 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Purchase Easter basket goodies that aren’t dyed and plastic this year.

With Easter coming early this year, on March 31st , you may be starting to get your ideas together for your Easter Baskets. Easter is notorious for lots of candy, plastic toys, and artificially dyed snacks. However, Easter doesn't have to come at the expense of nutrition or eco-living. Here is what my children will find in their Easter baskets this year. NatureBox- Healthy Snacks NatureBox offers healthy and incredibly tasty snacks. This is one of my favorite food box subscriptions. The ... Continue Reading

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A Decadent Valentine Dessert: Strawberry Pie in a Chocolate Crust

January 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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A delicious Valentine’s Day dessert perfect for the chocolate-lover in your life.

Strawberries and chocolate. What a perfect combination for Valentine's Day! This Strawberry Pie in a Chocolate Crust is sure to impress everyone (including your sweetheart) this February. I first had a variation of this delicious dessert several years ago at a girlfriend's house.  She served the pie in a baked pie crust and used fresh strawberries from her garden.  When I saw the way the sliced strawberries resembled hearts in the pie plate, I immediately thought the recipe would make a ... Continue Reading

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Good Luck and Good Eats: Black Eyed Peas

December 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Bring good luck and good fortune to your New Year’s table with one of these black eyed peas recipes.

In true southern style, we will reign in the new year with some black eyed peas. For those of you who are not from the south, or have never heard of the New Year's tradition of serving black eyed peas, eating black eyed peas on New Year's Day is supposed to bring good luck for the year. So with New Year's Day tomorrow, head on over to your local market to secure some black eyed peas for a tasty new tradition that the family will love. The idea of eating black eyed peas may not sound all that ... Continue Reading

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Ways to Get Gorgeous and Glamorous this Holiday Season

December 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Try some of the hot makeup trends this holiday season!

Need to look your best in the next few weeks?  Of course you do.  One of the best things about the holidays is that it gives you a great opportunity to try out new looks with your make-up.  So what is hot this holiday season? Face Forward There are several options for makeup for the holidays: Metallic: Go golden like Carrie Underwood does for an appealing look in sparkling metallic hues.  Keeping lips nude lets your eyes take center stage when lined with black liner.  Tint your ... Continue Reading

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Be A Holiday Pack Rat: The Green Way

December 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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These packing tips are perfect for organizing all those holiday decorations.

Now that Christmas is officially over, many of you will start packing away all of your holiday décor. Whether you are the day-after-Christmas-packer or the new-year-packer, try adopting some of these tips for keeping your holiday items safe and packed in an eco-friendly manner. Reusing holiday decorations is eco-friendly in itself, but if the items are damaged or destroyed you won’t be able to reuse them. Therefore, you want to ensure items are packed safely for next year. There are a ... Continue Reading

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Peppermint Bark Pie? Try This Delicious Minty Chocolate Holiday Dessert

December 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Peppermint and chocolate make this delicious chilled pie a hit for any holiday occasion.

What better way is there to celebrate the holidays than with the delicious tastes of chocolate and peppermint. This simple holiday pie combines crushed Starlight candies and milk chocolate chips. The result is something to celebrate and definitely something you'll want to serve to all of your holiday guests this year. Ingredients: 1 chocolate cookie crumb pie crust 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 1/4 cup milk 1 small box of Jell-O Vanilla instant pudding mix 3 cups Cool Whip, ... Continue Reading

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Sweet Gifts and Traditions for Christmas Eve

December 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Gift ideas for that present-before-the-presents so you and your family can extend the Christmas celebrations a bit longer

Does your family practice that fun, not-so-patient tradition of opening a single gift on Christmas Eve? On the night before the big day, the kids are excited about the coming festivities, the work of buying and wrapping gifts is (hopefully) over, and it's the perfect time to give your children a sneak peek of all the good things they have in store come Christmas morning. Here are some great gift ideas for that present-before-the-presents so you and your family can extend the Christmas ... Continue Reading

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Rock Out Your New Year’s Resolutions This Year

December 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Five steps toward making New Year’s resolutions and sticking to them this year.

Every year millions of people start off the new year with at least one resolution, or commitment toward better change in their lives. It could be losing weight, quitting smoking, taking up a new hobby , going to the gym, starting a long-put-off project or doing a daily random act of kindness. Unfortunately, just as many people give up their resolution while still snow on the ground.  Still others don't even make resolutions for fear of not sticking with them as they've done in the ... Continue Reading

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