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Copperswife’s Hearty Mashed Potatoes
My husband was watching me work in the kitchen last night. As I spooned these into the serving bowl, he said, “That looks good!”, and they were! This is a great way to get nutrient rich spinach onto your family’s table without anyone objecting. The spinach adds some lovely color to family-friendly mashed potatoes, and the…
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Late Summer Waldorf Salad
This is a fun, late summer take on the classic Waldorf Salad, substituting halved grapes for the raisins. The yogurt-based dressing gives it great flavor and a nice change from the norm. My kids and grandkids loved it! LATE SUMMER WALDORF SALAD 5 Fuji or Gala (or similar) apples, diced (leave the peels on!) 5…
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Tuesday September 25, 2007
The firewood is finally stacked and housed! Yeeehaaawww! Looking at it makes me smile! We generally have to start rationing the firewood come late February and early March, but this year we should be able to keep the house nice and toasty right on until the warm weather arrives. We are so blessed! My husband…
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Monday September 24, 2007
Blessed with work. Good hard work! We’ve enjoyed so much of this lately, and it will continue; and for that, I am thankful! My husband and sons worked very hard today. That mountain of firewood loomed large this morning! By shortly after noon, they had the existing lean to wood shed full. It was stacked…
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Sunday September 23, 2007
I’m excited about this week’s menu! I’m looking forward to trying some new recipes. Some of the new dishes are recipes from magazines, and some are dishes that I’m creating on my own after being inspired by a recipe I’ve seen that needed some changes to suit my family. It’s fun to try new things!!! If a…
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Saturday September 22, 2007
My husband is a man of most excellent timing! He is! He bought our new dryer Wednesday afternoon, and took the first available delivery date which was today. Today it rained! It didn’t rain buckets, but we had a light rain that fell for several hours, and the day was definitely not suitable for using…
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Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Here are the Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Rolls that we’re having for breakfast in the morning! The rolls start off as a healthy, whole wheat dough (sweetened with honey), and are then topped with wholesome ingredients like apples, creamy butter and succanat. Delicious! Because the rolls themselves are so healthy, we’re not even going to…
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Copperswife’s Health Nut Muffins
These moist, delicious muffins are filled with whole grain flour, applesauce, nuts, carrots and Craisins (or raisins), which means that they are super healthy, too! I love having home made baked goods in the freezer. They can easily be incorporated into the menu plan for even the busiest of weeks. It’s quick and easy to…
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Thursday September 20, 2007
You all have encouraged me so much in the last few days! You really have! I was able to pop in, now and again, and the comments that you have left me have encouraged me so much. Thank you, each and every one of you, for your sweet words, for the private messages and e-mails,…
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Grandma’s Gingerbread Cake
This is a very dark, moist and delicious gingerbread cake. It’s not at all like the light, sugary versions you would buy in a mix; but it’s a heartier, even spicier cake. The grandbabies gobbled it right up with a cup of cold milk, and some of the adults (I’m not naming names) had seconds!…
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