Author Archives: Jennifer

Whole Wheat Garlic Bread Sticks

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Jennifer

We love garlic bread sticks, but I hate to buy bread from the store with all the extras added to it.  So this evening when I was making our bread I decided to make some into bread sticks to go … Continue reading →

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Homemade “GrapeNuts” Cereal

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Jennifer

I got the original recipe from Dining on a Dime but have modified it some. This is the recipe that I use. 6 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup wheat germ 1 cup turbinado sugar 1/2 cup honey 4 cups … Continue reading →

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Free Spelling City Membership

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jennifer

Recently, I became aware of the opportunity to receive a free Premium Membership to SpellingCity.com in return for blogging about my experiences with the site.  I am excited for this opportunity!  I think this will make spelling much more fun … Continue reading →

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Scheduled Power Outage and a Field Trip

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Jennifer

We were notified on Monday that we were scheduled for a power outage from 9am-3pm today so that the electric company could replace several poles on our line.  Rather than hang out in the house without heat again we decided … Continue reading →

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Canning Pineapple

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Jennifer

The last time our local Aldis had pineapple on sale for $.99 it got me to thinking maybe I should be canning them, but I wasn’t sure if it would actually save any money as compared to buying the canned … Continue reading →

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