Has this ever happened to you? You suddenly remember that you need to bring a dessert to an event, and you need to leave in an hour. Growing up, my mother used to make these cookies when we would forget to tell her she was in charge of snack or something like that. These [...]

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This week my brother and his family will visiting at the beginning of the week, and then we all head off to a family reunion of sorts. I am bringing the snacks and smores. It will be a blast I am sure! Once again, I will be feeding 13 this week, so I took many [...]

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I am so excited because my very good friend is coming to visit me this week with her four boys. We are hoping to take a trip to the Baltimore Aquarium while she is here. This also means I will making dinner for 13 for three nights. Hmm, what do you make for 13 people?
Now [...]

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This is a bit of a deviation from my usual blog topics, but I was curious to see what people thought of this. My brother forwarded this to me. It seems that Kellogg’s has come up with an interesting idea for fruit snacks.

What do you think about this?

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A few weeks back I wrote a post about the cost of convenience. I have been thinking about the idea for a while and realized that there are many different ways to look at convenience.
As I type this I am in the car headed for the HEAV convention. (Don’t worry I’m not driving). We are [...]

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When I was a child the thought of drinking powdered milk sent chills up my spine. I couldn’t stand the stuff, and always knew when my mom made powdered milk in “real” milk jug. Now that I am older and wiser (I hope) I see the wisdom in my mother’s ways. Even as I type [...]

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Last week’s menu was a total bust. I think I only made two of the five meals I planned. I just didn’t have time to cook anything during the move. If I had been smart I would have purchased some prepackaged meals from the store, but I didn’t, so we ended up eating fast food [...]

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I am back from the wonderful convention and already moving into my new house. They gave us the keys a day early so we could get started. My meals this week are fast, and some of them have already been made and are waiting for us in the freezer!
Breakfasts - Waffles, pancakes, cereal, French toast
Lunch- [...]

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