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Rosetta Stone For Teen Speak….As If…

Do any of these apply to you? ___I have a teenage child or children living at home; ___I have to interact regularly with teenagers as part of my job; ___I sometimes see or speak with teenagers in public;   If you answered yes to any one or more of these, then you have probably found […]

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Fluffy, Chewy, Fruity and Stuffed

When I was a kid, there were two kinds of dumplings.  I mean, I am sure there were many, many kinds of dumplings then, as there are now, but in my family, there were only two.  And both went with chicken. Chicken N Dumplin’s came two ways.  One, with fluffy, cloud like dumplings, was made with […]

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Meat. Balls. How To Make Boys Eat Veggies.

I’ve said this before, and I’ll likely say it again, but I grew up on meatloaf.  One of my favorite meals as a kid was meatloaf–topped with sweet tomato paste–served with mashed potatoes.  Followed for a few days by cold meatloaf sandwiches. It has always baffled me….no…..astonished me, that neither my children–the fruit of my […]

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Sweet and Spicy Chicken Kebabs

1/4 c spicy brown mustard 1 10 oz jar apricot preserves 1/2 c brown sugar 1 chopped jalapeno 32 ounces boneless chicken (breasts/thighs) 1 pound bacon, cut in half crosswise Start coals or grill. Mix mustard, brown sugar, preserves and jalapeno in a medium sized bowl and set aside. Cut bacon slices into thirds, crosswise. […]

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