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This Week's Features...    11.05.08


 

 Preschool Recipes for Fun
All preschoolers love arts and crafts activities. With a little preparation, you can save money and have fun by making your own paste, playdough, and finger paints for all your preschooler's craft projects. Let your child help you measure and stir for a fun learning activity!

 

 I Blame Reading For His Delinquency
My five-year old is learning to read. This is NOT a good thing. He’s reading Calvin and Hobbes.

 Column Creation
As you might imagine, I often receive email from adoring fans. OK, most of them are people in Nig*ria who have $10 million they need to deposit into my bank account or people who want to sell me some Vi*gra. But occasionally, I get genuine fan mail, which typically goes something like this...
 

 Over 40? Economic Crisis: What to do about it RIGHT NOW!
Not since the great depression of 1929 have we seen such a financial crisis, and frankly, the lack of national leadership that we are experiencing now. Banks are failing overnight, Wall Street greed and the chase after quick money has finally caused this country to grind to a financial halt. All Americans are worried now — from those with money, wondering how much their nest eggs will shrink, to those who need the money in their bank account just to live each month.
 


Word on the Street is...

  I Before E (Except After C) -- Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff
 
Tips On Understanding And Living With
A Child Who Has Autism

 
Easy Shrimp Fried Rice
 
Helpful Cleaning Tips
 
For Whom Will You Vote (Mock Election)
 
Homemade Face Masks
 
How do you spend Thanksgiving?
 
Maple Roast Turkey and Gravy
 


Four Crock Pot Recipes for Fall
Fall is upon us, and there's no doubt it's nice to come home to a warm home-cooked meal! If you let your crock pot do the work for you, you can get dinner ready in the morning and it will be there
waiting for you at dinner time. You'd be surprised how many meals can be prepared in a crock pot. Here are just a few.

Make Taking Care Of A Baby A Wonderful Experience
Whether you are a first-time mother or have already had children, taking care of a newborn baby is an experience like no other. It is a time for the parents to bond with their new baby, and as such both parents and the baby learn about each other along the way.


 


 
Thanksgiving coloring pages
 
7 Ways to Decorate A Thanksgiving Table on a Budget!
 
Turkey Recipe Craft
 
Cookie Cutter Treats for Kids 
 
School Photo Frames
 
Painting Rocks
 

   


Skillet Taragon Chicken
I made this recently, and it was delicious!

6 skinless chicken thighs
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon onions, finely chopped
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup heavy cream

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in flour. Set aside remaining flour.
Heat 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in large skillet and brown chicken on both sides. Remove chicken and keep warm.
Saute onion in same skillet for 1 minute.
Add wine and increase heat to high. Cook until liquid is almost evaporated, stirring to loosen browned bits (deglaze) on bottom of skillet.
Turn heat to medium-low and stir in reserved flour until it becomes a thick paste.
Add tarragon, chicken broth and the cooked chicken to skillet. Cover and cook until tender, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Place chicken on a warm platter.
Add remaining butter and heavy cream to the liquid that is in the skillet and heat through. Pour over the chicken on the platter and serve!


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