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		<title>The other white meat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have noticed that boneless pork has been on sale here locally for several weeks. Some cuts are even less than $2 a pound. Today's pork is much leaner that the pork of yesteryear. It is one of my favorite meats.
I had a pork tenderloin in the freezer I needed to use up. I sliced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Cookies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was trying to think of an idea for a blog post and realized that I had never posted the recipe for these Big Cookies. 
I got this recipe many, many years ago from my friend Sue. Over the years my daughters and I have made hundreds of these big cookies. One year DD, Nora, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bean soup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dried beans are very nutritious, economical, tasty, and can easily fit into your schedule. There are many ways to cook them, including in a pressure cooker, a crock pot, or on top of the stove. Make sure you purchase dried beans from a store with a fast turnover. If the beans are too old they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ham for a small family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever get hungry for ham but find the prospect of utilizing a large piece of ham rather daunting? I have the perfect solution for you:
The Ham Slice
This nice little slice of ham costs about $4-5 dollars but can provide at least three meals for two people. I like to cut it into about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuffed Shells</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I made stuffed shells on Saturday and realized that it was a recipe I had never posted on my blog. The shells can be made ahead and either refrigerated or frozen. In fact, I think they  are actually better when they are made ahead because the filling sort of "sets up" and seems a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter projects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For most of February we (like most of you!) have had cold, snowy or rainy weather.  For the last three weekends there have even been some travel advisories in our area. Partially because of this Rob and I have spent a little more time than normal pursuing some fiber-related hobbies.
I have been working on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A tasty (and easy!) snack</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been trying to eat more healthful snacks and one thing we have been eating is raw almonds. I try to keep some on hand and Rob keeps them in his office to munch on. We both thought they tasted O.K., but not outstanding. Some friends of ours mentioned that the almonds are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some handy gadgets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago while we were on a road trip I was looking through some old copies of Gourmet magazine that I had purchased at a library sale. I saw a picture of this little gadget:
I was intrigued because I had never seen or heard of one before.  It is a julienne peeler. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a dark and stormy night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have had unusually cold weather here the last few days. Today it was just on the verge of freezing and very windy with rain all day. We live right near a road which is slightly elevated and we heard on the news tonight that it had iced and portions of the road were closed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beckasblog.ivman.com/its-a-dark-and-stormy-night/</link>
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		<title>Winter activities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, we had some snow and ice this past weekend. Rob and I stayed busy around the house working on a variety of little projects. One thing I have been doing this past month was trying to get a little more organized.
Many bloggers spent the month of January trying to feed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A couple more ideas for pizza dough</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I bet you didn't think I could possibly do another post on ideas for using pizza dough, did you? Actually I have two more. I don't make these nearly as often now that the kids are grown and out of the house, but they are both really good.
One thing that you can do with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beckasblog.ivman.com/a-couple-more-ideas-for-pizza-dough/</link>
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		<title>Christmas Sewing Projects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past year I found some cute gift ideas on various blogs that I read from time to time.
I made some tea wallets for some friends and family members who are tea drinkers. They were fun to make and hopefully will be useful for the recipients. I hadn't made covered buttons in quite a while [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beckasblog.ivman.com/christmas-sewing-projects/</link>
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		<title>The Henry Ford</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While we were in Michigan in December Rob, Mark, Katie and I spent a day at the Henry Ford Museum (which is now just referred to as "The Henry Ford" on the literature they give you.) I had been to Greenfield Village a few years ago when I was up visiting with Megan and her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fresh Pineapple</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pineapples are on sale this week at Aldi and my friend Sandy gave me one. I got to thinking that perhaps it would be helpful if I would post some pictures of how to cut a pineapple. I can remember being rather intimidated the first few times I tried cutting one. So, here you go:
Step [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Almost back to normal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I went back to work last week but Rob has still been home on vacation and keeping busy doing little projects (and some big ones as well) around the house. I've been helping with some of the projects after I get home from work, so my blog has been a bit neglected lately.  Hopefully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Couscous</title>
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It is about 20 degrees cooler than normal here this weekend, so it's a good week to pull out all the recipes for soups and stews.
I made couscous for our supper last night. It is a dish that originates in North Africa and that we have been served many times in France. They even have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beckasblog.ivman.com/couscous/</link>
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		<title>Happy New Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I didn't mean to abandon my blog for quite so long. We had a wonderful Christmas with many special services at church and fun times with family. I hope to post more about our family times in upcoming posts, but wanted to post at least briefly to say that we are back in town after [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beckasblog.ivman.com/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<title>Favorite Christmas treats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my last post I mentioned some new things I had been baking in recent days.  I also hope to make a couple of old recipes too. One of my very favorite cookies are these snowballs. My mom didn't bake much during the year, but she always made some of these for Christmas. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Christmas Cookies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I've tried a couple of new Christmas cookie recipes this year from the King Arthur Flour recipe website. I love their Baker's Banter Blog. They post recipes a couple of times a week with step-by-step pictorial directions. It is interesting to read about the new products and new recipes. The cookie recipes I have tried [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beckasblog.ivman.com/new-christmas-cookies/</link>
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		<title>Soup weather</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the news I've seen lately it sounds like it's been cold just about everywhere this week. It's actually 41 degrees here today, but it has been damp and windy the last few days making it seem even colder. These cold, blustery days are perfect for soup.
DD Megan posted a link for this recipe for [...]]]></description>
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