Monthly Archives: May 2008

Pepper Jelly and Cream Cheese Appetizer

8 oz sweet hot pepper jelly or jalapeno jelly 8 oz cream cheese 1 box crackers Place the cream cheese on a plate. Pour pepper jelly over top. Serve with crackers.

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Going Green Ideas 2

Apparently, last week’s volcano eruption in Chile blew enough greenhouse gases into the global atmosphere to undo 5 years of our best efforts to reduce emissions. It kinda serves to defeat the purpose of what we are doing, if the … Continue reading

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Simple Yet Elegant Baked Brie

Brie is a soft cheese with a mild buttery flavor. A brie appetizer will give your gathering a touch of class. You can buy pastry-wrapped brie, stuffed with cranberry chutney or mushrooms and garlic. Or you can skip the breading, … Continue reading

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Food Sale Shopping

For the third week in a row, I went shopping yesterday with a plan and a goal. The plan was a list almost entirely made up of sale items, involving four stores. The goal was to spend less than $100. … Continue reading

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Farmers’ Market Foray

I headed over to our local farmers’ market a couple weeks ago to scope out the scene. Around here the market runs year round, although there are far more vendors in the summer months than in the winter. I went … Continue reading

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Meal Plans

From the previous list and what I already have in stock, I have come up with food not just for next week but through the end of the month! I am excited to think that next week I only need … Continue reading

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Shopping List

Weekly sales fliers came out yesterday. I went ahead and made my list, in case anyone wants to take advantage of my time already spent. I am going to publish my shopping list and meal plans for this/next week. If … Continue reading

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