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January 1, 2015 •
2015, Cooking & Dining Out, Food, Home Life, January 2015 •
Jackie Grade •
Comments Off on Covert Cooking: Clever Ways to Sneak in the Extra Veggies
The dawn of the new year brings with it the promises of health, fitness and family resolutions, most of which include something along the lines of eating out less, packing healthy snacks and coming up with resourceful ways to sneak extra vegetables into...
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December 1, 2014 •
2014, Cooking & Dining Out, December 2014, Food •
Jackie Grade •
Comments Off on How the Coconut Saved Christmas
Overcome allergies this holiday season with one easy fix With the holiday season upon us, those of us with newly diagnosed allergies begin to fear the exchanging of chocolate boxes and homemade gift baskets filled with the enemy allergen. Yes, many of our...
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December 1, 2014 •
2014, December 2014, Home Life •
Jackie Grade •
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Adopting and Rescuing Pet Pals in Orange County Considering adding to your domestic bliss with a four-legged (or two-winged) friend? Before setting your heart on the first animal that gives you the “love me” look, consider the following to prepare your...
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November 1, 2014 •
2014, Community, Directories, November 2014 •
Jackie Grade •
Comments Off on DIRECTORY: Volunteer Opportunities
Opportunities to give help others increase tremendously at the dawn of the holiday season. This year, make the act of giving a family effort! Here are opportunities to give your time and energy to bettering someone else’s Thanksgiving or Christmas as you...
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October 1, 2014 •
2014, Babies, Big Kids, Decor & Crafts, Holidays, Home Life, October 2014, Toddlers •
Jackie Grade •
Comments Off on Starting a D.I.Y. Costume Tradition
3 costumes you can make for under $20 – no needles required When it comes to Halloween costumes, kids can be fickle. How many times did you set your heart on a certain costume three months in advance and then set your eyes on something entirely different...
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October 1, 2014 •
2014, Cooking & Dining Out, Food, Holidays, Home Life, October 2014 •
Jackie Grade •
Comments Off on Hallow-Yummy: Festive Recipes for Harvest and Halloween
WITCH HAT COOKIES Total time: 15 minutes Makes: 30 Witch Hats Families with small kids and an even smaller amount of time to allow for baking will love creating these witch hats for a simple, seasonal treat. While they are fairly easy to assemble, they...
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October 1, 2014 •
2014, Big Kids, Holidays, Home Life, October 2014 •
Jackie Grade •
Comments Off on 8 Alternatives to Trick or Treating
For those who prefer to avoid the door-to-door candy assault, here are some alternative activities for the family on October 31st. HALLOWEEN MOVIE MARATHON Pick a couple of classic Halloween movies and squeeze the whole family onto the couch. No need...
