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Placenta Eating, Is It for You?

March 20, 2013
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Holly Madison, of the Girl’s Next Door fame, is planning on jumping on the placenta eating bandwagon after her daughter is born in the next few days. She’s not the first mother to eat her placenta after birth and she will not be the last. I did not eat my placenta’s for various reasons, one [...]

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Snow Cream: What Childhood Memories Are Made Of

January 1, 2013
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We just had our first substantial snow here in the Midwest. The girls have waited all season for this snow. There is just something magical about snow; to adults and children alike. The girls couldn’t wait to put on their snow gear and frolic in the wintery wonderland. I grew up outside of Chicago and [...]

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Summer Squash Soufflé Recipe

July 13, 2012
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About this time of year everyone starts making the summer squash jokes about trying to get rid of the excess. If you grow vegetables then you probably know that this is one of the most prolific plants you can put in your home garden. After a month or so of eating summer squash for breakfast, [...]

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Hands Down the Best Way to Eat Blueberries, Ever

July 2, 2012
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I love blueberries and so do my girls. What’s not to love? They are full of antioxidants, they are healthy and they taste fantastic added to anything. We live by a popular blueberry farm and eat them like they are the last blueberries on earth every summer. The only thing we are more OCD about [...]

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Real Fruit Italian Sodas

June 21, 2012
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Everyone knows that too much sugar is not good for your kids – and if you are like me, you really try to stay away from things like chemical additives and high fructose corn syrup. The thing is that when your children come in hot, sweaty and thirsty water isn’t always the first thing they [...]

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Vibrant Hibiscus Lemonade Recipe: Kid Friendly and All Natural

May 15, 2012
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If you are tired of the Kool-aid guy crashing through your wall in the summer, and even more tired of the chemicals and weird additives in those colorful, sweet drinks that your kids love, give this all natural, vibrant red lemonade a try. Hibiscus is a flower that gives a citrusy punch and a bright [...]

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