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In The Kitchen

Date Nut Bread – Naturally Good

by Crystal Collins on March 15, 2010

in In The Kitchen

I’m very quickly turning into a cookbook collector, because I just love sifting through the pages of a good cookbook and trying new recipes. I found a great recipe in “Family Favorites from the Homeschool Kitchen”  cookbook for Date Nut Bread.  I did a little bit of tweaking to the recipe to make it more [...]

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It was an eventful day yesterday and this morning.  Mama (that’s me!) planted some seeds in a little greenhouse kit (purchased for .50 cents at a yard sale this past fall).

The kit came with some soil.  Since I am trying my best to do organic gardening, and I don’t know what exactly is in that [...]

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Tomorrow is the last day to get $5 cookbooks from Taste of Home.  Be sure to place your order before the prices go back up!  Free shipping when you order 4 or more books ($20 or more purchase).  See more details and order your cookbooks here.

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The Homemaker’s Mentor is offering a free Homemaking Lessons Sampler when you sign up for their newsletter HERE. The sampler is a 20+ page downloadable item that includes 2 full length homemaking lessons from The HomeMaker’s Mentor and 2 page sets from The HomeMaker’s Society.  I downloaded it, and there are some fabulous recipes [...]

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I am so excited to finally let you all know that my good friend Erin from $5 Dollar Dinners, is releasing her new cookbook on December 22!  I’ve known Erin for a while, and she does an absolutely fabulous job feeding her family healthy and easy meals for $5 or under.  She shares all the [...]

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If you are looking for some new recipes this holiday season or just love to cook, then Costco has lots of FREE online cookbooks available HERE including:
In the Kitchen The Costco Way HERE
Favorite Recipes The Costco Way HERE
Also, store locations are offering a free Costco cookbook for members of Costco starting on Black Friday.
Thanks, She [...]

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Free Thanksgiving Recipes Download

by Crystal Collins on November 17, 2009

in Freebies, Holiday Deals, In The Kitchen

Go HERE to snag a free Thanksgiving Recipes download.  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, because the food is always so delicious!  Do you have any favorite recipes for Thanksgiving?  I’d love to hear what they are!

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Cook-it Thursday: Spaghetti Squash Primavera

by Crystal Collins on November 12, 2009

in In The Kitchen

I have officially moved this post to Thursdays in order to lighten my load on Wednesdays.

Have you ever seen or tried a Spaghetti Squash?  You cook it up and the insides become like spaghetti noodles, only they are more crisp.  Spaghetti Squash Primavera is actually a really easy and “to die for” meal.
Go HERE for [...]

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Finished Meals for #BakingDay – Leave Your Linky

by Crystal Collins on November 4, 2009

in In The Kitchen

I’ve come to the conclusion that no matter how hard I try, I still take awful photos. But, I promised you guys photos of the finished meals from yesterday, and here they are (minus the ones I posted about yesterday).
Cheeseburger pie:

Hash Brown Casserole:

I did a bunch of cooking yesterday getting ready for my trip.  You [...]

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