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Cranberry Spritzer

November 28, 2009 | 15 Comments
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For this years Thanksgiving Dinner, I wanted to have a special drink. These Cranberry Spritzers were very festive, easy and flavorful. Fill your glass half full with cranberry juice and add lemon-lime soda. I bought the juice at Aldi’s and used Walmart brand of soda, also making them a frugal drink. For garnish I added… [Continue Reading]

Apple Butter and Homemade Bread

October 12, 2009 | 18 Comments
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What could be better than a big spoonful of Apple Butter slathered (that’s an official foodie word) on a piece of Homemade Bread? Not much I was inspired by my friend, Phoebe over at Getting Freedom, when she posted her Apple Butter recipe. I had made Apple Butter before, but not for a couple years.… [Continue Reading]

Caramel Apple Smoothie

September 23, 2009 | 14 Comments
Apple Yogurt

With all the delicious smells and tastes of Fall, Caramel Apple is one of my absolute favorites. Earlier this week, we had Breakfast Tacos for dinner, I like serving them with fruit and/or a smoothie. We had made our first trip to the Apple Orchard (just bought, didn’t pick this time), and we had fresh… [Continue Reading]

Blueberry Sauce

August 20, 2009 | 7 Comments
Blueberry Sauce

Served over Old Fashioned Shortcakes My husband’s Aunt Mary is an awesome cook (and a great friend of mine). She has given me countless recipes. My all time favorite from her is the Angel Food Cake, from scratch, of course. (I will share it soon) I have received many ribbons at our County Fair with that… [Continue Reading]

Jolly Rancher Lollypops

July 28, 2009 | 9 Comments
Lollypops

While reading Amy’s Notebook finds recently, I came across these great lollypops from The Decorated Cookie. They were fun, easy and taste really good. My 15 year old, said. “Ok, I’m not gonna lie, these are really good.” And I might add pretty frugal too. Meaghan, at The Decorated Cookie says to use any hard… [Continue Reading]