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Homemade Dog Treats | Peanut Butter Dog Biscuit Recipe

How to make Homemade Dog Treats... Homemade dog treats are quite easy to make, and your dog will probably like biscuits you make at home better. Mine does. Try out this easy peanut butter dog biscuit recipe yourself & let your dog do a treat taste test. I happened to have a dog bone shaped cookie cutter on hand, but any shape will do. I've made heart shaped ones a lot, they are smaller, so the harden a bit quicker in the oven. I don't make homemade dog treats all the time, but they Continue Reading

Cute Gag Christmas Gifts to Make

Do you have a few people on your list who have been naughty this year. These gag holiday gifts are just the thing for them. All are cheap and easy to make, and none of these Christmas joke gifts take very long to create. You still have time to make them. Christmas Poo Gifts Christmas poo gag gifts have become pretty popular over the past few years. People have gotten pretty creative in this area, and printable tags are readily available free online, so your poo will have a "professional" Continue Reading

Free Christmas Paper Craft Projects for Kids

I have found some fantastic free Christmas printable paper craft projects on the web. I decided to share some of my favorites with you. Just the thing for a chilly day, inside with the kids. ScrapbookScrapbook.com has a wonderful Nativity project, for you to do with your kids. Just print, cut-out, color and assemble. When completed you will have a nice 3-D scene to display. Here is a link to make your own. You can see more views of the completed nativity set there, as well. Continue Reading

Pineapple Pie Recipe

Pineapple pie is a family favorite around here. It has always been my mother's favorite, and growing up we all loved it. When I met my husband I was surprised to find it was one of his favorites, as well (along with blueberry and cherry). Although my mother baked frequently, for this particular type of pie, we usually had Table Talk, store bought pies. None of the better bakeries made this pie. Although eating a Table Talk pie, brings back childhood memories, it leaves something to be Continue Reading

Ultimate Pie Crust Recipe: Buttery Flakey Homemade Crust

This pie crust recipe is the result of several years of tweaking. It was developed by compiling a few different pie crust recipes & hints from several sources, and a bit of experimenting. I have had wonderful results every time with this recipe. You could say this pie crust is a cross between American and French crusts, since it includes both shortening (for flakiness) and butter (for richness of flavor), that was a tip I got from America's Test Kitchen. This pie crust is great for both Continue Reading

Spinach Cracker Recipe : A Sneaky Way to Get Your Toddler to Eat Veggies

Homemade Spinach Crackers are a sneaky way to get your kids to eat their vegetables. This recipe was developed , as a way of sneaking vegetables into my fussy toddlers diet. She loves crunchy stuff, but just plays with her vegetables. My devious plan... infiltrate the crunchy crackers she loves, with spinach. I have made this recipe a couple times now, and my daughter eats the crackers, without complaint. Sure, she would rather have Cheez-its, but Miss Fussy will eat them. Continue Reading