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Monday’s Menu: Miso Noodle Soup

By on January 30, 2012

My fiancee just came back from his first visit to Japan, so this past weekend consisted of stories and gifts from there. Sticking with the Japanese theme I decided to make some Miso Noodle soup.  It was actually way easier than I thought and turned out very yummy! We are lucky to have an Asian [...]

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Monday’s Menu: The BEST Brownies Ever

By on January 16, 2012

  Last week we shared our Oreo Cupcake recipe. I honestly didn’t think there could be anything better. Well my 17 year old daughter and her friends proved me wrong by cooking up these sinfully delicious brownies. I truly tried to resist but just couldn’t!  These truly are the best brownies ever! Ingredients: 1 box [...]

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Monday’s Menu: It’s Not Easy Being Green Smoothie

By on January 2, 2012

I’m adding more leafy greens to my family’s diet this year. My 4 year old is the pickiest eater on the planet (I swear), I wasn’t sure how I was going to do this. I began to research green smoothies online. I came across a bunch that sounded super yummy and then created this tasty [...]

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Monday’s Menu: Peanut Butter Balls

By on December 19, 2011

    Every Holiday Season my sister makes amazing peanut butter balls. This year I decided to borrow her recipe and try to make them myself.  They are delicious! The recipe makes a ton so you can add them to a festive tin to make a nice little gift for everyone. 1 box crushed graham [...]

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Favor-IT Dessert Lover’s Gift Idea: The Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Cream-Filled, Sugar-Packed Baking Book & Brownie Recipe

By on December 19, 2011

No mincing words for this chef/author and her publishers, this is a dessert book and not intended to help guide your way through the food pyramid! If you are looking for a new inspiration for your baking, this may be the book for you. I love to bake year round, but the holidays give me [...]

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Monday’s Menu: Beef Tortellini Soup

By on December 12, 2011

  I was trying to keep my recipes focused around the Holidays this month BUT this weekend was when I could cook something that WASN’T Holiday related. This tasty soup is easy to make and can be enjoyed right away or freeze for when you’re short on time. Next week I will share my favorite [...]

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Monday’s Menu: Magic Reindeer Food

By on December 5, 2011

Here is a simple holiday trail mix recipe that came from That’s IT Mommy reader, Jen Mckay. It can be made quickly and when stored in a decorative tin makes a great (affordable) gift for coworkers, mail carriers or an assortment of other people on your list. Magic Reindeer Food Ingredients: Pretzels white chocolate chips [...]

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Monday’s Menu: Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Soup

By on November 28, 2011

  Thanksgiving has come and gone and I am sure you are sick of turkey sandwiches by now! So, why not use all that leftover turkey for some delicious Turkey Soup? I like to keep my turkey soup simple by using only celery and carrots, you can add more veggies if you like.  Here is [...]

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Monday’s Menu: Cinnamon Spiced Apple Cake

By on October 31, 2011

Fall is finally here, and what better way to celebrate than with a seasonal warm apple dessert! Our friends at eHow food  shared this amazing recipe for Cinnamon Spiced Apple Cake, made by Rachael Ray Buddy and eHow Food dessert expert Heather Bertinetti*, executive pastry chef at John DeLucie’s Manhattan restaurants. With simple ingredients, you [...]

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Halloween Crafts and Recipes on Disney Family.com and FamilyFun.com

By on October 28, 2011

  Two of my go-to-sites for fun crafts, recipes and tips are definitely Disney Family.com and FamilyFun.com. We recently spend time with the Disney Interactive Media Group at their spook-tacular Halloween Bash! We got a first hand look at a few of the ghoulishly cool Halloween crafts and recipes that the sites have to offer. Halloween is this [...]

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