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Slow Cooker Chicken Piccata

Meghan — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:35:12 +0000

Chicken Piccata is one of my husband’s favorite, favorite dishes of all time. When I first made it in the crock pot, I was delighted to find out that my kids love it too. This one is going into our family “keeper” file. Save Print Slow Cooker Chicken Piccata Author: Meghan Gray Recipe type: Entree Cuisine: Italian Prep [...]

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NEW Save your recipes and automatically create a grocery list!

Meghan — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:50:47 +0000

I have been using an app on my phone to manage my grocery list. Which is great, as far as it goes, because I may lose a piece of paper but I am not going to lose that phone. Unfortunately, I haven’t been that happy with the app I’ve been using. It’s slow, and sometimes [...]

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Ginger Snap Icebox Cake

Meghan — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:34:34 +0000

With the texture of cheesecake and the flavor of gingersnaps, this rich and easy dessert will blow you away.

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Discovery Theater Summer Programs

Meghan — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:18:23 +0000

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White Wine Marinara Turkey Meatballs (in the crockpot)

Meghan — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:46:15 +0000

We are on a major winning streak around here. What are we winning? The war against kid food, that’s what. Here’s our latest victory. My five year old doesn’t like sauce. But he consented to dunk his noodles in this, and actually liked the meatball, too. If you’ve never made meatballs, don’t worry, it’s easy. [...]

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Gardening with kids: automatic watering system

Meghan — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:36:35 +0000

I may have mentioned that we love gardening with these kids. Also I may possibly have mentioned that we kill a lot of plants. Well, look at us trying to beat that trend with science. My little man and I put in some herb plants over the weekend, and this is our automatic irrigation system. [...]

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Books on First: Tanglewood Plantation by Jocelyn Miller

Meghan — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:49:34 +0000

Books on First is a monthly, virtual book club that goes live on the first of every month. This is a perfect fit for book lovers who just can’t always get the book read by book club night but still want to share their love of good books with other people who love good books. [...]

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Crock Pot Whole Grain Cornbread

Meghan — Sun, 26 May 2013 14:34:26 +0000

My family are digging the e-meals crock pot plan we are doing, but sometimes I find the kids in particular need a starchy side in addition to what’s on the menu. Tonight some cornbread sounded perfect, but the outside temps are pushing 90 degrees F. I hate to run the oven when it is hot [...]

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New EWG Sunscreen guide is out

Meghan — Sat, 25 May 2013 13:52:36 +0000

Most of you know that I carry a pocket version of the EWG’s sunscreen guide in summer so I can make sure that the sunscreen I buy for my kids is actually effective. (Shockingly, some of the ones on the market not only don’t do what they say, but have highly toxic ingredients. And I’d [...]

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Gaithersburg Book Festival

Meghan — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:22:44 +0000

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience. Our mission is to foster an interest in reading, writing and literary conversation. Since its inception in 2010, the Festival has quickly become one of the nation’s top literary events, attracting hundreds of award-winning and best-selling [...]

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Back Yard Science: 17 Year Cicadas

Meghan — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

If you happen to be blessedly unfamiliar with the 17 year cicadas, let me enlighten you. They are a species of cicada (yes, those big googly-eyed bugs that make that only exist in order to make that annoying sound so you know it's hot all summer long) that has evolved to emerge from the ground in force on a 17 year cycle. Unfortunately for us, that doesn't mean they only come once every 17 years. Each brood comes every seventeen years, but there are overlapping swarms of these things.

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Lower Carb Italian Sausage Casserole

Meghan — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:42 +0000

OR how to salvage your eMeals recipe after a well-known, popular grocery delivery service brings you such badly damaged zucchini that you can’t make grilled stuffed zucchini boats after all. (Yes, we have huge, giant, first world problems. It weighs heavily on us.) This was not Plan A, but it was delicious and we’ll be [...]

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