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Food & Recipes

PSA: Popcorn Balls

by Jason 10.29.2009 Food & Recipes

You can spend a lot of money stocking up on candy to distribute to all the little trick-or-treaters who will be ringing your doorbell. If funds are tight, don’t forget about the dollar stores that often have great deals on good candy. But whatever you do, don’t make the costly mistake discussed in the following [...]

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9 Gross and Gruesome Halloween Treats

by Kim 10.28.2009 Create & Do

Halloween is the time of year when kids and adults alike exercise their creativity and imagination, often in the form of being gross, creepy, and scary. If this isn’t a childlike holiday, we don’t know what is! It’s no surprise that Halloween has become the favorite holiday of many adults. Hey, no gifts to wrap, [...]

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How to Make This the Best Halloween Since You Were a Kid

by Kim 10.27.2009 Food & Recipes

Jason and I (and Lucy) were recently in New Jersey for some speaking programs. During our visit, we happened to pass a home that was all decked out for Halloween. Now, I’m not talking about a simple jack-o-lantern and a ghost hanging in the tree. They may have put a second mortgage on their home [...]

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Beyond Butter: 12 Alternative Popcorn Recipes

by Jason 06.18.2009 Food & Recipes

Nothing goes together quite like movies and popcorn — one wouldn’t be complete without the other. There’s just something that feels right about chomping down on the buttery fluffy stuff while watching a big-budget summer blockbuster. Buttered popcorn is an undeniable classic, but as they say, variety is the spice of life. So here are [...]

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The Dinner of Bad Manners

by Jason 05.05.2009 Family Time

After a speaking program in Witchita, Kansas, a woman shared with me a little tradition her family has around the dinner table. About once a month, they have a meal together in which good manners are strictly forbidden. That’s right, forbidden. One dinner a month in which anything goes. Elbows on the table. Napkins optional. [...]

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Interview with Fr. Leo Patalinghug

by Jason 04.24.2009 Family Time

According to its website, Grace Before Meals is centered on one fundamental concept: the simple act of creating and sharing a meal can strengthen all kinds of relationships. Founded by Fr. Leo Patalinghug in 2003, Grace Before Meals has grown from a simple idea to a worldwide movement, producing a book, blog and even a [...]

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The Importance of Family Dinner

by Jason 04.22.2009 Family Time

Share In the the last hundred years or so, we’ve seen technology bring about more advancements than the rest of human history combined. We’ve come a long way, baby. For the most part, these advancements have served us well. We’re able to produce more food, travel longer distances in less time, eradicate once-deadly diseases, and [...]

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Fun Budget Friendly Cooking Tips

by Jason 04.03.2009 Food & Recipes

These days we’re busier than ever. Unfortunately, all this busyness tends to pull us away from regular family dinners, which are terribly important to the health and happiness of your family. You may be one of the scores of people who are struggling to find the time (and the money) to cook good, easy meals [...]

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12 Fun Things To Do With Food Coloring

by Jason 03.20.2009 Create & Do

Share One particularly good low-cost way to escape the “same old, same old” of modern life is to dig out a box of food coloring from the recesses of your kitchen cabinet. Most people have a box of the stuff somewhere, but it’s usually only used to color cookie frosting around the holidays. Rather than [...]

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Chocolate Chip Cookies That Won’t Make You (Very) Fat

by Kim 01.30.2009 Feel Good

In our recent tournament, chocolate chip cookies were declared the All Time Greatest Childhood Food. Of course, you want to enjoy these treats as adults, but they are not so friendly on the waist line. I guess we aren’t burning as many calories now, compared to when we were seven years old. Give this healthy [...]

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Banana Splits Without The Guilt

by Kim 01.29.2009 Feel Good

Banana splits were a real treat from childhood. They certainly weren’t an everyday snack. Turn them into smoothies, however, and you can have one every day and it transforms into a healthy choice. Woo hoo! Ingredients: • 2 bananas • 8 oz. crushed pineapple, drained • 1 1/4 cup of milk • 1/2 cup of [...]

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9 Fun Super Bowl Celebrations

by Kim 01.27.2009 Adultitis

As we move into February, which tends to be a hard month for people living in the colder regions of the country, it’s time to get serious about not taking yourself too seriously… seriously! Adultitis is rampant this time of year! An easy way to fight this deadly disease is to celebrate the Super Bowl. [...]

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