Frugal and Nutritious Summer Snacks

Written by Cyndi Roberts


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Bake at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes. Stir several times during baking. Watch closely so it doesn't burn.

Store in airtight container.

>Apricot Nectar

Soak 1/2 cup dried apricots in 2 cups of pineapple juice for about 1 hour. Process in blender till smooth.

>Fruity Soda Drink

Combine equal amounts of carbonated water with fruit juice. Sweeten with honey, if desired.

>Banana Smoothie

1 1/4 cups milk 1 banana 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Process in blender till smooth. This is a good way to use up bananas.

With summer coming up, frozen snacks will be on our grocery lists. Why not try these alternatives?

>Homemade Frozen Pops

1 6-oz. can frozen juice concentrate, softened try orange, grape, or fruit punch 1 juice can water 2 containers of plain yogurt popsicle sticks and cups

Process in blender. Pour into cups and insert sticks. Freeze.

Small paper cups work pretty well as molds for these recipes.

>Make Your Own Pudding Pops

1 small pkg. instant pudding mix--any flavor 1 3/4 cup lowfat milk

Mix as directed on package. Once again, pour into molds and add sticks. Freeze.

These ideas should help feed those hungry kids on these warm spring and summer days!

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Could it be a mistake that "STRESSED" is "DESSERTS" spelled backwards?



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A Recipe For Friendship

Written by Kim Bloomer


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A friend I hold so close and dear in my heart now and forever, is someone I’ve never even partaken a meal with but our bond through Jesus draws us nigh unto each other as we’re drawn nigh unto Him. At times I feel our hearts beat as one because we know our God and His place is our center. We have traveledrepparttar rough seas of envy, competitiveness, and immense lifestyle differences to a calm placid lake of friendship together forging forever our love for one another. Only byrepparttar 111074 mutual love of Jesus would this have been possible. He is and always will berepparttar 111075 binding ingredient for true friendship. The recipe then is this: Several cups of listening A cup of sharing A couple tablespoons each of kindness, laughter, hugs Sprinkle in some disagreements (they grow you), crying, and hardships Sweeten all to taste with smiles, giggles, and whispers Mix all together and bind with Jesus Bake until your memories turn golden Share with all who will haverepparttar 111076 same – true friendship. As Rick Warren, author of “A Purpose Driven Life”, wrote “Life is all about love” and that is alsorepparttar 111077 basis for friendship.

Beauty shines forth inrepparttar 111078 poem of her heart: “Sister woman, Hold thy heart! Where laughter dwells, there,repparttar 111079 peace of God lives. To worship rightly is to love one another. Her smile a hymn and her kind deed a prayer--it dropeth as gentle rain from heaven, and it is twice blessed--she who gives and she who takes. I send you a smile for treasured times spent. Smiles of friendship and sisterly love are a delight.”

Kim Bloomer operates home-based business in wellness. She is also publisher of AspenbloomWellPet, a free online guide to holistic pet care. http://quikonnex.com/channel/page/AspenbloomWellPet.


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