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Homemade Extracts
Watch this short video on how to make flavored extracts to use in cakes, cookies, frostings, salad dressings, and marinades. They make great and inexpensive Chrsitmas gifts.
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Cranberry Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
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These delicious cookies are a great way to use fresh frozen cranberries. These would be wondefully festive for your Thanksgiving or Christmas snack table. When I buy fresh cranberries, I immediately put them in the freezer in their original bag. They are easier to chop or grind this way for recipes and keep for [...]
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Guestpost: The Pros and Cons of Layaway
Stacey Makes Cents is back today to talk with us about layaway. (Hey–I’m a poet .
By now you should know that Barry and I are NOT fans of credit cards. If we don’t have the money for something, we don’t buy it. For some people, this is a problem at Christmas time. I try [...]
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Guest Post: Getting Ready For Christmas
By Sinea Pies of Ducks ‘n a Row
Do you believe this title? “Getting ready for Christmas?” Come on. Are you like me when you walk into a store in October, or early November, and see Christmas decorations? Is your reaction like mine? “Christmas! Can’t we at least do Thanksgiving first?” I feel the pressure just [...]
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Merry Christmas from the Coffmans!
I had some lovely posts planned for you the second half of the week, but we have been so busy baking and shopping and wrapping and cleaning and being sick that it will have to wait. So please join me on Monday for some thought provoking posts, recipes, and organizational ideas to get us ready [...]
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To-do list for today
Today we are all feeling better! After I do my exercises, I will finish scrubbing the house to get rid of germs, wrap the final presents, and address and mail out my Christmas cards. If I get those things done–it will be a full day along with keeping up with meals and kiddoes. Hopefully we’ll [...]
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Molasses cookie cutouts
This is my favorite Christmas cookie! It’s chock full of iron rich molasses, uses healthy oil (and less of it) and has half the sugar of traditional cookies. We went simple on the frosting and drizzled a thick glaze in random patterns over them. So pretty! This recipe is also included in the Grocery Shrink [...]
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Christmas Gift Tutorials 3
It’s not too late to whip up these lovely things for the holidays.
1. Petal Pillow: http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2008/09/petal-pillow-tutorial.html
2: Gathered Cluth: http://noodleheads.blogspot.com/2010/04/gathered-clutch-tutorial.html
3. Ruffly Headband: http://heart-of-light.blogspot.com/2009/06/ruffly-headband-tutorial.html
4. Knitted ear warmer: http://imtopsyturvy.com/index.php/knit-ear-warmer-with-crochet-flower/
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Christmas Wreath Ornaments from Stacy Makes Cents