Spread Butter Snap pretzels on cookie sheet. Place one “hug” chocolate on each one. Bake at 200 for 4 minutes. Remove from oven and lightly press green and red M&Ms on top of each melting hug. When done, place in fridge to cool, then send goodies with husband to share with co-workers (after first eating [...]

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If eggs are not a part of your family’s diet, then let me suggest you start incorporating them into breakfast, or lunch, or dinner. Your choice. Hey, have them for snacks, too. Nutritionist Jonny Bowden says eating eggs can boost health, and I’m with him. Boiled is my pick, and just recently, I learned how [...]

Image: David Reber’s Hammer Photography, Flickr I know many moms who swear by saving with coupons. I can’t say I’ve ever been really successful at this game, but I have witnessed a happy moment or two at the grocery store register. Just has never happened to me, which I tend to think is because I [...]

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My third-grader came out of school on library day last week armed with a kid’s cookbook — Company’s Coming: Kids Cook! He excitedly flipped through its 199 pages as we walked to the car, pointing out all the yummy-looking photos and very-simple recipes — he zeroed in on the Sweet Ending Pizza, Peach Melba Float [...]

Since you can’t eat healthy all the time — eating sweet treats on occasion is OK, you know — you’ve got to check out these cute cupcakes from Family Fun. The B is for Baseball variety caught my eye, since I have two little sluggers who are winding up their seasons right now. For all [...]