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Category: Holidays

Half and Half – Birthday Cupcakes for Kids and Dogs

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Both my kids birthdays are in July, thus there their half birthdays are in January.

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Posted on January 18, 2016Categories Family Meals, Holidays, Kids Cooking, Lisa Barnes BlogTags birthdays, cupcakes, doggie cake, Southern Living, wedding cake frosting

Tis the Season – Eat More Pumpkin with Banana Pumpkin Muffins

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My family loves all the seasonal food this time of year.

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Posted on October 26, 2015Categories Children's Food, Family Meals, Holidays, Lisa Barnes Blog, vegetarianTags banana pumpkin muffins, fall, halloween

Boston Cream Pie Birthday

 

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This year my son was turning 12 and his request for a dessert was a Boston Cream Pie.

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Posted on August 24, 2015August 24, 2015Categories Children's Food, cooks tips, Fun with Kids, Holidays, Kids Cooking, Lisa Barnes BlogTags birthday cake, boston cream pie, Immaculate Company Baking Mix

Amazing Race Party and Food Challenges

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My family loves watching the Amazing Race.

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Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015Categories Food Challenges/Games, Fun with Kids, Holidays, Kids Cooking, Lisa Barnes BlogTags Amazing Race, birthday party, cupcakes, food challenge, lemonade

Easter Evolution and the Pollan Family Salad

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One of my favorite Easter activities is egg dying.

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Posted on April 2, 2015Categories Family Meals, Holidays, Lisa Barnes BlogTags easter, easter eggs, egg dying, michael pollan, salad

Happy St. Patricks’ Day – Corned Beef, Cabbage and Soda Bread

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My family got a jump on St. Patrick’s Day this year and I made our Irish feast on Sunday.

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Posted on March 17, 2015Categories Family Meals, Holidays, Lisa Barnes BlogTags cabbage, corned beef, field roast, soda bread, st. Patricks Day

Making Whoopie

My kids love to puruse lovely food photos in cookbooks and tell me which things they’d like to make.

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Posted on February 6, 2015Categories Children's Food, Family Meals, Holidays, Lisa Barnes BlogTags cake, chocolate, desserts, frosting, valentine's day, valentines, whoopee pies

Happy 2015! Try this Mocktail for All Ages

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Looking for a special way to ring in the New Year with the younger or non-drinking set?

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Posted on December 28, 2014Categories Children's Food, Family Meals, Holidays, Lisa Barnes Blog, organicTags 2015, cocktail, juice, kid's drink, new year's, sparkling water

Hanukkah Chocolate Marshmallow Dreidels

Over the years my kids have been curious about many religions, beliefs and traditions.

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Posted on December 16, 2014Categories Children's Food, Holidays, Lisa Barnes BlogTags chocolate, chocolate dreidels, dreidel, hanukkah, marshmallow, martha stewart

Holiday Food Gift – How to Make Cookies in a Jar

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The kids and I have started our holiday baking gifts.

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Posted on December 9, 2014Categories cooks tips, Holidays, Lisa Barnes BlogTags cookies, cookies in a jar, food gift, holiday cookies, holiday gift

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