The Finer Things in Life

Turkey Rice Krispy Treats for Thanksgiving

November 17, 2008

Need a cute Thanksgiving treat for your child's classroom? Homeschool group? Sunday school class? Thanksgiving table decoration? You've come to the right place! My aunt has been toting these turkeys to our Thanksgiving meal for years. They are too … [Keep reading…]

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Filed Under: Desserts, In the Kitchen, Recipes

Swagbucks: Give it a Try!

November 17, 2008

Google much? Yeah, me too! What did we ever do without the internet anyway? If you haven't yet heard of Swagbucks, give it a try. It's a search engine, like Google, but you earn points for every search, which turn in to gift cards for quite a … [Keep reading…]

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Filed Under: Dynamite Deals

Short Menu Plan, 11/17 {Winter Fruit Salad}

November 16, 2008

Boy howdy, I've eaten a lot of good food with very little effort on my part this weekend! Saturday morning my children (with some "help" from their daddy, I'll bet) surprised me with a delicious birthday breakfast in bed! Wielding a fork, my 3 … [Keep reading…]

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Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Recipes, Salad

Thirty-Four! Simple Birthday Pleasures

November 14, 2008

All I want for my birthday (much of which I am blessed with daily!): sleeping in (um... definitely not daily) lying awake in my comfy, warm bed listening to my family play outside the door while I "sleep" a sound, warm roof over my head a … [Keep reading…]

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Filed Under: Just for Fun

Broccoli Slaw Salad

November 14, 2008

If all the yummy comfort food of fall has you feeling a little, um, heavy... this salad may be just the change of pace you need. Lance isn't a big salad eater, but I can make a meal of them, so I usually just indulge at get togethers and pot … [Keep reading…]

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Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Recipes, Salad

Wholey Cow! Beef Cuts

November 13, 2008

As promised last week, here's a better look at the actual cuts we get for our quarter of beef. First though, I cannot recommend enough that you use crates or some other organizing system when you have a full freezer. It is so nice to lift a crate … [Keep reading…]

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Be an Octopus

November 11, 2008

"I wish you were an octopus." Turning from the kitchen sink full of hot, soapy water and a pile of dirty dishes, with one eyebrow raised in "did I hear that right" curiosity, I smiled at my creative five year old -- who finally held my full … [Keep reading…]

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Filed Under: Lessons from the Littles

Three Quick Kitchen Tips

November 11, 2008

In the interest of time, or lack there of, (I'm hosting a stop-'n-shop holiday open house in my home Tuesday evening) here are three random quick-tips that help me out in the kitchen. Before grating cheese, spray both sides of your hand grater … [Keep reading…]

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Job Perk

November 10, 2008

After returning from a particularly frustrating meeting with the "powers that be" in the education system, one in which the outcome resulted in demanding more from his thinly stretched staff, my husband overheard his overworked, temporarily … [Keep reading…]