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Holiday Hot Chocolate

By Amanda Hill Earlier this week I wrote about some of our family holiday traditions. One of my mom's and my favorite traditions is making all kinds of treats—all sorts of cookies, candies and other tasty confections—for family and friends. To go along with those treats, I found a great slow cooker recipe for Holiday [...]

December 23, 2011|Categories: Holiday Treats, Recipes, Slow Cooker Meals|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Potato Soup Mix in a Jar

By Kelly Bogard Coming up with gift ideas for this time of year can be tricky. I want to share my appreciation with so many people—my co-workers, neighbors, my daughter's teachers—but I always struggle to find something thoughtful, festive and affordable. This year, though, I'll be giving Potato Soup Mix in a Jar. It's a [...]

December 16, 2011|Categories: Holiday Treats, Recipes, Soups & Salads|Tags: , , |5 Comments

Is that a hormone in my milk?

By Nathan Smith Milk…does it really do a body good? You might have seen the giant billboards or semi-trucks advertising the “no added hormones” line stamped across a picture of cows in a green meadow or maybe a huge pitcher of milk. No added hormones? What exactly are hormones doing in milk in the first [...]

December 13, 2011|Categories: Healthy Eating|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Everything Cookies

By Kelly Bogard Have you ever been to a cookie exchange? You know, one of those parties where everyone brings three or four dozen cookies and swaps them with friends for the holidays? If you haven't been, try to make it to one. They are a lot of fun. Today, I'm sharing a recipe that [...]

December 9, 2011|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Slow Cooked Carnitas

By Kelly Bogard Is there a gadget or tool in your kitchen that you just can't live without? Would it turn your world upside down if it broke? For me, my go-to kitchen tool is my slow cooker, especially now that it's starting to get cooler and my days seem to be jumbling into one big holiday [...]

December 2, 2011|Categories: Main Dishes, Recipes, Slow Cooker Meals|Tags: , , , |0 Comments