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Busted, and Lunch Box Muffins

Click here to enter to win Le Creuset bakeware, courtesy of AllBarStools.com. Apparently some schools in Britain are sending home notes asking parents not to show up at drop off in their pajamas. They consider the practice, “slovenly and rude.” … Continue reading

24. February 2010 by Jennifer Jeanne Patterson
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Homemade Potato Chips and Real French Onion Dip

It’s game day! A win today would earn our beloved purple Vikings a ticket to the Superbowl and our fellow Minnesotans bragging rights. While I don’t follow football, I do follow parties, and for tonight’s, I’m making homemade potato chips … Continue reading

25. January 2010 by Jennifer Jeanne Patterson
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Featured Video: Pizza lollipops

I always used to think I didn’t have time to make bread.  Then I met Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertzberg, authors of Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day.  Now, in less time than I can pack a lunchbox, I … Continue reading

14. December 2009 by Jennifer Jeanne Patterson
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Greek Meatballs and toilet water

What you think you want in life changes after you have kids. Just ask our pooch.  She used to rise eager to fetch balls, dig holes, and shred our garbage. Now, like all of us, she’d just like a few … Continue reading

16. November 2009 by Jennifer Jeanne Patterson
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Fixing the school lunch box

I’ve got a new life philosophy: by doing less, I’ll do more. By focusing on the quality of my work rather than the quantity, my life will feel less busy, and I’ll actually feel I’m getting somewhere. Because this past … Continue reading

21. September 2009 by Jennifer Jeanne Patterson
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