Monthly Archives: October 2009

Negative Calorie Foods?

By Angela Coffman | Published: October 15, 2009
I've heard that celery has negative calories, so for several years I've been eating an occasional stalk or two just before bed to make up for my high calorie food choices during the day.  I recently came across the idea that there are a whole host of foods that contain negative calories (burn more calories than they contain) [...]
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Peanut butter chocolate pie

By Angela Coffman | Published: October 14, 2009
This pie is so rich that even I had to split a piece, and that's saying something! It's not from scratch, but it is fast and easy and tasty. The ingredients can be found easily on sale and it makes a quick inexpensive treat for unexpected company or a potluck dinner. 1Chocolate Graham Cracker crust 1/2 Cup [...]
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Crumb Topped Peach Pie

By Angela Coffman | Published: October 11, 2009
This is a fabulous pie!  Crumb Topped Peach Pie Preheat oven to 350 degrees. The crust and topping: 2 Cups flour 1 Cup brown sugar 3/4 Cup butter, melted 1/2 cup rolled oats Mix all the above ingredients and set aside 1 Cup for topping.  Press the rest into a greased deep dish pie pan. Filling: 1/2 Cup sugar 3 Tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon cinnamon or ginger 1 [...]
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Freezing Peaches

By Angela Coffman | Published: October 11, 2009
My Mother-in-law gave me 2 large boxes of peaches from an Amish auction for my birthday!  They were sweet and juicy and more than we could eat before they went bad.  I decided to freeze them to preserve as much of the fresh flavor as possible. I made a few mistakes freezing the peaches, but the [...]
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Raw Wool Processing

By Angela Coffman | Published: October 2, 2009
A good friend of mine raises sheep.  One day I mentioned that I'd like a bit of raw wool to play with. Their annual sheering was in a few days and she brought me a whole fleece!  I promtly stuck the thing in my washing machine and felted the entire fleece permanently embedding the vegetable [...]
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