About two weeks ago I started a contest for folks to help spread the word about this new site and I appreciate everyone helpign to spread the word.  Unfortunately, this time around, I can only award one prize.  I used the random number generator at Random.org and it gave me the lucky number:

and of the [...]

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Welcome to Freezer Fridays!  Usually through the course of the week, there is something that is being stored in the freezer for later.  It may be batch meals, sauces or staple items. This time of year, produce from the garden, farmers’ market or sale often gets stashed.  This week more of our meals have come [...]

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So if you’ve been following my blog this week you’ve gotten a taste of what our trip down Cloth Diaper Lane has entailed.  There are so many options and new innovations that make cloth diapering parent friendly.  I’ve only really gone into details on the basics of the diapering system we chose but [...]

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Processing used cloth diapers is not as difficult or as gross as I had imagined.  When we agreed that we were going to use cloth diapers, I put a condition on it that I wanted diaper sprayers on both our upstairs and downstairs toilets.  I’m so glad I did!  We used the directions from GidgetGoesHome.com [...]

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Don’t forget to go back to our kick-off blog entry to enter up to 3 times for chances to win a $25 gift certificate for Charity’s Candles!  Contest closes out at 5pm Eastern Time on Friday!

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There have been a number of all-in-one diapers out there that tout fitting a child from newborn to early toddlerhood.  Adjustable with snaps, these diapers offer a “one-size-fits-all” option for parents who wish to invest in all-in-one diapers.  All-In-One diapers are just that, you use them once and the entire diaper heads for the laundry.
We [...]

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When I was pregnant with GBaby, HandyMan and I had many conversations about the diaper options for GBaby.  He was an all-or-nothing cloth diaper side: start from day one, no need for disposables.  I, on the other hand, was a bit more wary because I knew realistically who would be doing the laundry and had [...]

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I made this salad after picking fresh zucchini and broccoli from the garden.  HandyMan, who is not a fan of pasta salads, took one bite and in amazement said “That’s really good!”.  Give it a shot and enjoy!  If you are not a huge rosemary fan, you may want to scale back the rosemary in [...]

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Last week I made a fabulous HV Chocolate Cake.  I love chocolate cake with butter-cream frosting. However, when I hit my favorite recipe site for a butter-cream frosting recipe, the recipes it returned to me wereshortening based frosting.  Uh, no.  I like to at least use margarine.  So I pulled out the trusty Betty Crocker [...]

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So, what does one do with a half gallon of fresh yogurt (see yesterday’s post)?  I started off with a Strawberry-Banana smoothie that was great!
Ingredients:

2 Bananas
1 cup of Sliced Strawberries
1/2 cup homemade yogurt*
Place ingredients in your blender or a large cup to blend with an imersion blender.
Blend until smooth and enjoy!  Makes two servings.

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