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            <title>Pumpkin Seeds – Pumpkin Seeds, How to Prepare, Roast and Store</title>
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            <description>If you normally throw away your pumpkin seeds after you have hollowed out your Jack-O-Lantern, spare a thought for the pumpkin seeds benefits I think we are all now aware of how healthy seeds are for your dietary needs</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:15:08 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Quick, Easy and Healthy Packable Lunches</title>
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            <description>With school starting, moms are looking for anything new to pack in their kids lunches PB&amp;J gets old, fast</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:58 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Pecan Pralines Are a God Send For Those Who Consider Calories Before They Consume Any Thing</title>
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            <description>Pecan Pralines , an remarkable fixings of our freshest rememberingPecan praline is a really delicious and creamy dessert hot all over in United States of America particularly in the situation of its origin New Orleans In the French quarters you can even find shops where you can determine it being processed before your eyes</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:50:01 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Southern Praline Pecans , An Outstanding Factor of Our Most Delightful Remembering</title>
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            <description>Pecan praline is a really flavorful and creamy dessert modern all over in United States of America specially in the spot of its source New Orleans In the French quarters you can even detect shops where you can determine it being prepared before your eyes</description>
            <author>a</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:01:06 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>How to Barbecue</title>
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            <description>Barbecuing is a prevalent and time honored ritual Three out of four American homes own a BBQ grill and use it, on average, four to five times per month</description>
            <author>b</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:01:08 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Healthy Cooking For Kids</title>
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            <description>Eating out is one of the most favorite family activities It improves family bonding and lets parents spend more time with their kids</description>
            <author>i</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:01:08 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>What's For Dinner?</title>
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            <description>It is 4 o’clock, you just got home after a long day at work and you realize that you have no idea what to make for dinner You search frantically through your freezer and your recipe box</description>
            <author>then it is too late to come up with another plan so you load the kids into the van and go to the nearest drive-through. Your kids are happy, but you are feeling guilty that you just fed your kids an unhealthy dinner. After all you are a good mom and all good moms feel guilty if they think they could have done better.

Does that scenario sound familiar? I am sure most mothers out there go through it more often than they like to. Is there a solution to it? Yes! All you need is a little bit of planning ahead and you’ll always be prepared for dinner.

Start by looking ahead into the week. Are you planning to cook dinner every day or are you going out on one of the evenings? Do you have a weekly pizza night, etc? For example, I have some menus that are created for a 5 day week and some for a full week. It all depends on my work schedule and my family's activities.

Look through your favourite recipes and choose the ones that you will prepare for the week. Mix and match. If you have chicken on Monday, you probably don’t want to have chicken again on Tuesday. Be creative!

Choose recipes that are nutritious but not too time consuming to prepare. On busy days do not forget about your Crockpot. It can be a life saver!

Once you have your menu planned out, it is time to put all the ingredients on a shopping list. Arrange the shopping list according to the sections of your grocery store so you’re not running back and forth. For example: Produce, Meat, Dairy, Bakery etc.

Make as many weekly menus as you want to and keep them saved on your computer or in a binder so you can cycle through them.

My goal is to create 52 menus for every week of the year. That way my family will never complain about lack of variety.

Keep in mind that different seasons will need different menus. For example your summer menus might have mostly barbeque recipes while in the winter you will use the oven quite often.

Your life will be a lot less stressful with this weekly menu planning. Trust me on that. I did just that and I always can answer the once dreaded question:” What’s</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:29:02 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Baking Cookies - 10 Great Tips!</title>
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            <description>Baking cookies seems like the easiest thing in the world, until you open the oven and discover dark brown rocks instead of cookies Baking is a science- even the slightest change in ingredients, cooking temperature or time can make or break your recipe</description>
            <author>i</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:08:03 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Copper and the Last Copper Cookware Maker</title>
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            <description>Hammersmith Corporation is the last surviving solid-copper cookware maker Many famous restaurants patronize their products</description>
            <author>m</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:28:58 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Link Between Aluminum Cookware And Alzheimer’s Disease</title>
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            <description>There is a growing concern of using aluminum cookware, as it is believed to cause Alzheimer’s diseaseA recent study brought dread and concern to millions of people using aluminum cookware</description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:22:03 +0100</pubDate>
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