Category Archives: Seasonal Recipes

5 Calorie Free Ways to Enjoy Your Halloween Candy

This year for Halloween my 4-year-old son was Bat Man and my 15-month-old daughter was Bat Girl.  It was amazing how fast my daughter got the hang of trick or treating.  My oldest probably didn’t have a piece of candy until he was two years old but it is a different story with my daughter.  I’m afraid all she’ll ever want to eat after Halloween is candy.  So now I’m trying to figure out what to do with all of the candy. 
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The Sights, Sounds, and Tastes of Maine

Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Portland, Maine for the annual National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) conference.  This year I am serving as the Nebraska affiliate president.  So I figured it was my duty to make this trip.  Portland, Maine, has been described as a Foodies Paradise.  We had a great time enjoying the sights, sounds, and tastes of Maine.
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We Be Jammin!

My cousin gave me a jar of homemade strawberry-rhubarb jam last fall.  I had forgotten about it until around Christmas.  I opened it and used it with peanut butter for breakfast.  It immediately brought me back to my childhood days camping with my Aunt Susie.  She always brought this type of jam!  It was terrific.  I hoarded the entire jar!  I even worked this jam into my Weight Watcher’s points!  (It really is that good!) Two weeks ago I was lucky
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