Easy Orange and Walnut Bread

Ingredients:
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 orange (rind and juice)
2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F.  Lightly grease a medium sized loaf tin.  Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and set aside.
Wash [...]

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Give Back While You Shop this Holiday Season!

My Special Note – your online source for personalized gifts and letters – is giving back to a very special cause this holiday season.
Someone very close to us has Cystic Fibrosis – a disease that affects the lungs and digestive systems of about 30,000 people across the U.S.
SO…in support of Breanna, 10% of all sales [...]

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2 New Freebies Just in Time for the Holidays!

We’ve got 2 new free ebooks available for this holiday season:
(just download these pdf files by right-clicking and selecting “Save Target As” – save on your hard drive, forward to your friends and enjoy this 2007 Holiday!)
 
Holiday Gift Guide – Thanks to Chele Neisler of momsloveshopping.com!  She has authored this great guide to gift-giving this [...]

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The Edge Cushion by Kid Cushions

 
Product Name: The Edge Cushion 12′ by Kid Cushions
Submitted by: Megan Cahill; Louisville, KY
Rating: 10
Where to buy:  Amazon.com
Description: The Edge Cushion by Kid Cushions provides a soft protecting layer of material between your child and hard or sharp edges of your furniture.
Measuring twelve feet, this cushion will wrap around almost anything with an edge perfectly, [...]

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Raisin Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup raisins
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375F.  lightly grease two cookie sheets.
Mix the butter and sugar together well in a large bowl.  When soft and fluffy add the beaten eggs, flour, salt and vanilla.  Beat until well blended [...]

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Banana Baked Chicken

*Cooking chicken and bananas together may sound a little strange to you… but kids really love this delicious and easy chicken recipe.
Ingredients: 
4 halved skinless chicken breasts
1 can corn kernels (drained)
2 bananas (peeled)
2 tablespoons butter
8 bacon strips
1 1/2 cups cream
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions: 
Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly butter a baking tray and spread corn evenly [...]

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Crock Pot Meatloaf

Ingredients:
2 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup breadcrumbs or crushed crackers
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 small onion (diced)
1/4 cup water
Directions:
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Form into a meatloaf shape that will fit into your crock pot. Cut a strip of foil and place under the meatloaf in crock pot. [...]

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Bring the Magic of Christmas Back

“…and I heard him exclaim as he flew out of sight, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!”
Those famous words of the big jolly elf, Santa Claus, ring through the ears of little ones all over the world.
Remember the magic that is Santa Claus?  Remember how you felt opening up that special [...]

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Silverlit Gyrotor Radio Control Helicopter

 
Product Name:  Silverlit Gyrotor X-Rotor RC Electric RTF Mini Helicopter
Submitted by:  Melissa Birckbichler; New Castle, PA
Rating:  8
Where to buy:  Amazon.com
Description:  The Silverlit Gyrotor X-Rotor RC Electric RTF Mini Helicopter comes ready to fly with an already installed two-channel proportional radio control. It comes with an auto stability system, which makes this great little helicopter safe [...]

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Holiday Shopping at It’s Personalized Best

Do you hate the mall this time of year?  Sometimes the hustle and bustle of the holiday season can be too much.  I’ve found a great alternative and you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your own home!
My Special Note has the perfect solution to “what do I buy little Susie this year?” [...]

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