Ladies' Winter Tea - 1/4/10 - "Are You Winterized?"

This morning the ladies of our church got together for tea. Due to weather not all of our ladies were able to attend, but those that did come had a fine time of fellowship. Considering the bitterly cold weather and snow, our devotional "Are You Winterized?" was quite timely.

Coupon Savings and Awesome Buys

Coupon savings today includes two 1 pound boxes of Riceland brown rice for 29 cents each, a package of Kraft Singles for 69 cents, three bars of Ivory soap for just 37 cents, and a free 20-count box of feminine protection. Awesome buys include Gerber brand children's sleepware (3T to 5T) - $1.00 per package, chocolate oranges - 57 cents each, plastic candy canes filled with Hershey's Kisses - 40 cents each, snowman socks - 50 cents for two pair. The candy (well over a pound's worth) from the plastic candy canes provided this year's Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day candy at a fraction of the cost.

S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G The Family Food Dollar

Looking for ways to stretch the family food dollar in 2010? Here is a link to some fantastic bean recipes from my friend, Crystal Miller...

http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/beanrecipes.htm

Enjoy!

New Tablecloths, Napkins, and Curtains

Yesterday I found this sweet blue and white gingham on sale on the $1.50 a yard rack at Walmart; I spent this afternoon turning it into new kitchen tablecloths, napkins, and curtains. It sure did brightened up our kitchen!

In My Kitchen Today...

...homemade hamburger buns, whole-wheat bread, and a blueberry coffeecake.

Christmas Cannoli

My mother-in-law asked me to make these special Italian treats for her for Christmas...which I did, and my husband hand-crafted a set of cannoli rollers for each of our married children and their families. We gave them the rollers, along with our special 'make-over' (lower fat, healthier ingredient) recipe. The cannoli and the rollers seems to have been a big hit all the way around!