Here are some fun freebies for the week, plus a bit of information about the latest homeschooling book I’m reading. Enjoy!
Money Saving Mom has a bunch of free curriculum resources this week, including Angry Birds learning resources, free book bundles and more.
Make yourself a free chandelier out of old glass bottles.
It’s time for some Friday Fun! I hope some of the following activities and ideas provide you and your family with some fun this weekend or this upcoming week.
Make some simple homemade ice cream in minutes with this easy recipe.
After reading about how 2013 is the "International Year of Quinoa," and how quinoa's popularity has turned it into a cash crop in Bolivia (which is problematic for the Bolivians who choose to grow it), I was motivated to give this grain a try.
I have an on again/off again relationship with hummus. Sometimes I love it, and sometimes I don't want anything to do with it. But ever since I went drastically low-carb, I have been looking for treats for that mid-afternoon pick-me-up. And hummus, that delicious Middle Eastern puree of chickpeas, sesame, lemon and garlic can really fit the bill.
Tax Day is rapidly approaching. Have you already done your taxes? Or will you be joining the countless hordes of people who will sit down to their paperwork this weekend? Or are you perhaps a daredevil, someone who leaves their tax prep duties to the very end?
Even if you customarily get a refund, April 15th still serves as a reminder of just how much of your money gets pulled out of your wallet and poured into the gaping maw of the government. It's as good a time to indulge in comfort food as any.
I was intrigued to read this recent article at ChowHound, because I got into an argument over this very subject on Twitter a few weeks ago. (Nothing is more frustrating than arguing on Twitter. I refuse to do it anymore.)
Sometimes while traveling, certain things happen that don’t exactly fall in line with the day’s plan. In fact, most of the time, the day’s “plan” normally deviates before it even starts. Regardless, not all aspects of travel seem to work out how we envision them, but that doesn't mean the day has to be a failure. Sometimes you just need to open your eyes and realize the possible mishaps are just opportunities to see something new.
For some reason, we as a culture are obsessed with celebrity diets. The main problem with trying to follow these diets as a civilian is that celebrities are able to A) hire personal trainers to work with them for hours a day, and B) have nothing better to do than spend all day working out and not eating.
And not to put too fine a point on it, but just because someone is famous, that doesn't mean that they make good life choices. Frankly, a lot of celebrities are idiots, and the lengths they will go to in order to lose a few pounds is truly mind-boggling.
The Cornish pasty is as historic as it is delicious and convenient. The exact origins of the pasty are lost in time, but references to the pasty can be found in literature and historical records dating to the 1200s, including references in The Canterbury Tales and three Shakespeare plays.
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