Edible Teacups

I think the next time we have Lucy's friends over, these should be a part of the festivities. Thanks for the tip, Christine. Learn how to make them here:

1st purchase . . .

My very first purchase using my Swagbucks! It's for sure legit-I didn't have to pay a dime for this beauty (a heating pad) I bought from Amazon:




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Real Recipes cont.

I noticed more people have posted recipes on this post. Go check it out and please keep on adding your favorites. These have been great to have.

And here's another:

We like to grill chicken on the BBQ using seasoning salt (9 mins on each side), then we complete the meal with some black beans (straight from the can) and a vegetable.

Neti Pot

I heard about the Neti Pot on cnn.com the day I came down with a bad cold. I was curious so I asked my friends on Facebook what they thought. A few hours later, I had 18 glowing reviews of this thing. Several even used the word LOVE! I got one and I too am in love with it's incredible ability to to cleanse your nasal passage. You won't be disappointed AND you will also think it's totally bizarre.

You can find them at Walgreens for $15, but be sure to go HERE first and get the $2 off coupon! My friend just ordered her's off of Amazon for about $10.50 with shipping if you like that route. Let me know what you think.

Jamba BOGO

Go here to get your Buy One Get One Free Jamba coupon good this week

Homemade Buttermilk

I learned how to make buttermilk last night. It's quite simple.

Step 1: Add about 1- Tblsp buttermilk (you can buy a small carton from the store, or if you live near me, come on over and get a start) to a quart jar (or any quart size container).

Step 2: Fill the rest of the jar with milk and let it sit out over night on the counter without a lid.

Step 3: The next morning, put a lid on it and put it in your fridge. It should be good for about 3 weeks. When it gets low, add more milk and let it sit out again overnight-it will just keep going!

Now I just need to find some great buttermilk pancake recipes! We got a great one last night for the most moist chocolate cake! Yum!

No More Dandfruff

My friend took the idea from this post about using olive oil to get rid of cradle cap and applied it to her problems of dandruff.

This is what she did: She rubbed olive oil on her scalp, put a plastic bag on her head for about 2 hours and then washed it all out. Voila, the dandruff was gone! I tried it myself last night and I had the same magical results. NO MORE DANDRUFF! Give it a try!

REAL Recipes

I think we all are good at posting/using yummy recipes that are fun and different. For a twist, I'd like to add some practicality to this custom. Let's share some of our true family favorite recipes. I'm not talking about the fancy stuff (but maybe some will be). I'm talking about the meals you cook almost weekly because they are: 1) easy 2) you know your family will love them 3) cost effective 4) healthy? 5) you probably have the recipe memorized you cook it so often (or at least some combination of that list).

So please, leave a comment with your favorite recipe(s) too. I think this could be so handy to have these on hand. Blogstalkers, we want to hear from you too-we all have to eat! Let's share what we really like.

To start us off, I'll begin with a few family favorites from my home (I plan to add more):

Spaghetti:
-In a saucepan brown 1 pound of ground turkey (or beef)
-add 1 pkg onion soup mix
-add 1 can of spaghetti sauce
-serve over spaghetti noodles (we prefer wheat noodles)

Meatloaf:
In a bowl mix the following ingredients:

-1 lb ground turkey (or beef)
-2 egg whites
-1 tsp garlic
-1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
-1 cup oatmeal
-1 tsp hot sauce (or tobacco sauce)
-1/4 cup chopped or dried onions
-Sprinkle in some seasoning salt

Mix ingredients well and place in greased bread pan. Cook at 350 for 50 minutes.

For The Babies

From cjane's blog (this is definitely worth sharing):

1.) I just got word today of a need at UVRMC in Provo:
In times past, the Pediatric unit received blankets for children who were sick, critically ill or in need, from various good donors. For some reason the blanket donations have stopped--but the need is still very much an issue. This would be a perfect project for a youth group, church group or family service project--to make quilts or pick up new blanket donations for children locally.

Here are the specifics:

We need new quilts of any size, they must be bound around the edges to hold up to intense washing. We will give away quilts to those in need, we also like to put a nice quilt on the beds so that when the patients are admitted, it seems a little more like home.

For those that want to donate what you have...you can take them to the 4th floor (the building with the twirly door and up from the gift shop and snack bar). When you get off the elevator, there are two phones-pick up the one that says Pediatrics and tell the security person you have a blanket donation for Peds.

You can ask for Brenda or Debbie Hema-our Child Life Specialist, or Gena Sorensen-our Department Manager.

Teacher's agree

This Leap Frog Letter Factory video is a must for teaching children their letters and sounds. Lucy loves it and it is very accurate. They use some great songs to teach about letters. It is a HIT around our home.

Kid's bike helmets

With my husband being a Dr. that specializes in brain injuries, we definitely take wearing helmets seriously at our home. Just thought I'd pass along that I have had a lot of luck finding great helmets for my kids at DI. They are just $2. Pretty sweet deal.