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Yummy Pumpkin Bread & Harvest Butter

October 14, 2009

We love this recipe for pumpkin bread. It’s especially fabulous served warm with harvest butter. And pumpkin is chock full of great disease-fighting nutrients!!

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Mouthwatering Monday: Baked Rotini with Ham

September 21, 2009

8 ounces dried tricolor rotini 1 jar of Alfredo sauce 1/2 cup milk 1/2 shredded mozzarella cheese 1/2 cup chopped cooked ham 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese Cook rotini according to package directions; drain and return to pan. Stir in Alfredo sauce, milk, mozzarella, [...]

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P is for Polly Panda and the Plague and Promises

September 3, 2009

Polly Panda. The peapod squad may not have a stellar attendance record for pre-k thusfar, but they are learning like crazy! One of the wonderful things they do is something called Animated Literacy. This week, they’ve been talking about Polly Panda. Pp. They’ve learned songs about her painting purple p’s on pizzas and porcupines. They [...]

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Mouthwatering Monday: Cream Cheese Danish

August 17, 2009

2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough (now they make it in solid sheets without the seams!) 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons sour cream 1 jar of your favorite jam/preserves (I use Polaner All Fruit Seedless Red Raspberry), stirred until thin and [...]

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Thanks for the Great Idea, Nana

July 6, 2009

It has been a yucky, cloudy, threatening storms kind of day. You know what that means? Bored preschoolers. Yep. Three of them. We needed a project. Coloring wasn’t cutting it anymore. Nana came through with a great (and so yummy) idea. The kids had a great time, and now we have some delicious snacks for [...]

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Mouthwatering Monday: Caramel-Coated Spiced Snack Mix

June 29, 2009

1 12-ounce box crispy corn and rice cereal (I prefer to use the wheat cereal or some whole-grain variety) 1 1/2 cups mixed nuts 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup light-colored corn syrup 1/2 cup butter 1 tsp.ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp.ground ginger 1 1/2 cups chocolate-covered raisins 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips Preheat [...]

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