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December 18, 2008

Hanukkah: a Festival of Lite

Filed under: Cooking — About Low Fat Cooking @ 7:01 pm
Hanukkah feasting is not for the faint of heart. Many of the traditional foods are fried in oil or rely heavily on dairy products. But that is the point. Oil...

Pine Cone Ornament

Filed under: Crafts — About Family Crafts @ 4:00 am
Check out this post on the Family Crafts Forum made by a visitor named nanaei: "A few years ago I received a beautiful fabric ornament. It is shaped like a very...

December 17, 2008

Gardening Question of the Week: Can I Use Wood Ash in My Garden?

Filed under: Gardening — About Gardening @ 8:21 pm
With all those chestnuts roasting on open fires, Alfred wrote in with a very timely question; “Can I put the ashes from my wood stove on my garden?” Ashes...

Potato Chip White Chocolate Candy Recipe

Filed under: Cooking — About Home Cooking @ 7:00 pm
Quick and easy white chocolate candies get crunch from crushed potato chips and pecans. It is an intriguing contrast of sweet and salty that really works. Cherries add color and...

Christmas Party Printables

Filed under: Crafts — About Family Crafts @ 4:00 am
You can make your own cards, party invitations, favors bags, place cards, napkin rings, gift tags, and much more to help celebrate Christmas! They are easy to print and make...

December 16, 2008

Lavender Rosemary Vodka, Anyone?

Filed under: Gardening — About Gardening @ 8:47 pm
Who wouldn't welcome a bottle of 'homemade' flavored vodka, as a hostess gift? Your garden will become the talk of the party. About's Guide to Cocktails (now there's a job)...

A Low Fat Christmas

Filed under: Cooking — About Low Fat Cooking @ 7:00 pm
If you're following a low-fat diet, the holiday season is a mixed blessing, especially coming so soon after Thanksgiving. As wonderful as it is to be among family and friends...

Christmas Spirit Letters

Filed under: Crafts — About Family Crafts @ 4:00 am
Some visitors have requested a Christmas neighborhood gift similar to the Halloween Phantom Ghost Letter Surprise and You've Been BOOED Letter. There have been a few ideas shared; one is...

December 15, 2008

Sweet Peas - Perfect for the Start of the Gardening Season.

Filed under: Gardening — About Gardening @ 8:37 pm
Long blooming and fragrant, with an almost unparalleled range of colors, Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus) seem at home in any garden. I like to plant them with my pole...

Easy Hungarian Gulash

Filed under: Cooking — About Home Cooking @ 7:00 pm
This is a traditional Hungarian beef dish served over buttered noodles for a hearty, satisfying meal. The amounts of garlic, onions, and especially paprika may seem excessive, but they all...
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