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Posted: January 25th, 2008 under Home.
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Chocolate Cream Cheese Tunnel Cake

1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 (18.25-ounce) package chocolate cake mix
3/4 cup cold coffee
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2/3 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350*F (175*C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube or Bundt pan.
Melt 1 1/4 cups chocolate chips in double boiler over simmering water. With electric mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, milk, and melted chocolate. Beat until smooth. Set aside.
Combine cake mix, coffee, oil, and eggs, and beat with electric mixer for 4 minutes. Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.
Mound cream cheese mixture around tube, but do not spread to touch sides of pan.
Bake for 55 to 65 minutes until top springs back when pressed lightly in center. Cool upright in pan one hour before inverting.
To make glaze: Heat 1/2 cup cream in small saucepan over medium heat until it just begins to boil. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips until melted and smooth. Drizzle warm glaze over cooled cake.
Store, covered, in refrigerator.
Makes 12 servings.

Posted: January 25th, 2008 under Recipes.
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Stephanie Nelson, the Coupon Mom, teaches us to be ‘Strategic Shoppers.”

Posted: January 24th, 2008 under Home.
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Walking an hour a week cuts colon cancer risk

Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:09pm ESThttp://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSCOL17245820080121  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A large new study confirms that physical activity reduces colon cancer risk. While just an hour of walking a week seemed to protect against the disease, the more strenuously women exercised, the lower their risk, Dr. Kathleen Y. Wolin of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and colleagues found. ”Our findings suggest that participation in lower intensity activities may be sufficient to reduce risk though more vigorous activity provides comparable or perhaps additional risk reduction,” they write in the International Journal of Cancer. Research showing that exercise reduces colon cancer risk has been “consistent and convincing,” Wolin and her team say, but questions remain about the intensity of exercise necessary to reduce risk. To investigate, they followed at 79,295 women, aged 40 to 65 years old, for 16 years, during which time 547 developed colon cancer. All were participating in the Nurse’s Health Study. Women who walked for 1 to 1.9 hours each week were 31 percent less likely to develop colon cancer than those who didn’t walk at all, the researchers found. And women who exercised at moderate or vigorous intensity for more than 4 hours weekly were at 44 percent lower risk of colon cancer than those who exercised for less than an hour a week. There was no link between exercising over the long term and colon cancer risk, but the researchers note that the number of long-term exercisers may have been too small to detect a relationship. They conclude: “Leisure-time physical activity should be encouraged for all adults for health benefits, including colon cancer prevention.” SOURCE: International Journal of Cancer, December 15, 2007.

Posted: January 23rd, 2008 under Home.
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Here are your Family Name Game names for today:

7:20 AM – Andrew

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Posted: January 23rd, 2008 under Home.
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7:20 AM – Serena

4:20 PM – Blake

Posted: January 22nd, 2008 under Home.
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Chicken in a Cloud

I enjoy this tasty dish with a garden salad, corn on the cob and a warm dinner roll. The greatest thing about casseroles like this one – besides eating them – is that they can be prepared ahead of time. This recipe is perfect for hearty appetites.

SERVINGS: 6-8

CATEGORY: Main Dish

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 40 min.

Ingredients:
POTATO SHELL:
3-1/2 cups mashed potatoes (no milk, butter or seasoning added)
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1 can (2.8 ounces) french-fried onions
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Salt to taste
FILLING:
1-1/2 cups shredded or cubed cooked chicken or turkey
1 package (10 ounces) frozen mixed vegetables, thawed and drained
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
Combine all of the potato shell ingredients; spread over the bottom and up the sides of a greased 2-qt. shallow baking dish. In a large bowl, combine filling ingredients; pour gently into shell. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 40 minutes or until heated through. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Posted: January 18th, 2008 under Recipes.
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Here are your Family Name Game names for today:

7:20 AM – Bailey

4:20 PM – Brian

Posted: January 16th, 2008 under Home.
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Here are your Family Name Game names for today:

7:20 AM – Isaac

4:20 PM – Mckenna

Posted: January 15th, 2008 under Home.
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Here are your Family Name Game names for today:

7:20 AM – Abigail

4:20 PM – Gavin

Posted: January 14th, 2008 under Home.
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