Recipes

Turkey and Black Bean Chili – Jen Tilley

September 6, 2010
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It’s finally September…the most wonderful time of the year! Call me crazy but I love packing away my summer clothes and bringing out my sweaters and light jackets. Growing up in Michigan, I absolutely loved fall because the weather was always crisp and the colors on the trees were absolutely gorgeous. When I think about [...]

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Nutella Palmiers – Jen Tilley

August 9, 2010
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Two of my latest food obsessions are puff pastries and Nutella. Ever since I conquered my fear of frozen puff pastry dough a few months ago, my puff pastry usage while baking has been a little out of control. I’ve had so much fun creating and experimenting with so many appetizers and desserts. Even though [...]

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Weekend Roundup Reading

July 17, 2010
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Enjoy some great tips, recipes and tid-bits from around the web!  I will be going on vacation this next week, I have a great line up of guest posts for you to enjoy in my absence. From Simple Mom:: 5 Essential Make From Scratch Foods for your Health and Budget &  Creating Post-Vacation Peace for [...]

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Apple Cinnamon Puff Pastry Twists – Jen Tilley

July 12, 2010
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I have a confession to make: Having never worked with puff pastry dough in the past, I was at the store about a month ago and decided to buy a couple boxes of frozen puff pastry dough…and there they sat in my freezer. They sat…and sat…and sat…until a few days ago when I gathered up [...]

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Quick and Easy No-Bake Scotcheroos – Jen Tilley

June 14, 2010
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As part of the gift portion of my bridal shower, my Mom thought it would be a great idea to ask all of the guests to write down their favorite recipe and then attach it to a cooking gadget or tool. The result was an amazing box filled with delicious recipes that I couldn’t wait [...]

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Weekend Reading

May 22, 2010
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Good Saturday afternoon!  This is being sent out a little late because I have been busy absorbing wonderful parenting information at the ScreamFree Leader Certification Training here in Seattle that I helped host.  I met a few more wonderful supporters of parents who are eager to share their passion on how you can focus on [...]

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Peanut Butter and White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Blondies – Jen Tilley

May 17, 2010
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I recently discovered that blondies are my absolute favorite treat. They are chewy and flavorful with wonderful undertones of molasses due to the brown sugar. What I also realized is that they are one of the best treats to serve in my house. My husband is quite the chocoholic and I am…well, let’s just say [...]

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Mother’s Day giveaway and a FREE gift for You!

May 6, 2010
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If you’ve hung around my web-site or facebook page for any amount of time, you already know how much I love using E-mealz.  What I like even more is when I have the chance to giveaway a FR*EE 3 month subscription to a busy mom to see how much time, money and sanity she can [...]

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Weekend Reading

May 1, 2010
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Here are a few great posts that I came across this week that I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss.  Grab your cup of coffee and take a few minutes to check these out: Ron at The Wisdom Journal 7 Secrets To Making A Restaurant Menu Work In Your Flavor Guest post from Susan [...]

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Spring Berry Parfaits – Jen Tilley

April 19, 2010
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I don’t know about you but spring really hit me this past weekend. The weather was gorgeous and the flowers were definitely showing their pretty little faces. However, it wasn’t until I entered the grocery store that spring hit me like a brick wall…and I enjoyed every minute of it. I found myself suddenly surrounded [...]

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