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As parents we know our tweens and teens want to have fun, especially on a holiday like Halloween, but if you’re like me and a little apprehensive about letting your kids out to parties and houses unknown, having a party in your own home for your kids and their friends is a safe Halloween alternative.

I do a lot of reading – probably at least a book a week – and all summer long when I heard about the movie “The Help”, I meant to get the book and read it.  But life happens when you make plans, and I never got around to it.

I love the Taste of Home magazine.  Just opening the cover and seeing the recipes makes me think of family gatherings, friends hanging out and of course comfort food.  Recipes from the magazine quickly become family traditions.

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The Hershey Company will have sweets fans screaming for more treats this Halloween season with a wide array of candy assortments and classic favorites.

One of my favorite German dishes is Sauerkraut with Pork Hocks (my mom is a master at that!), and while I know many eat it on brats – who knew there were so many other things to do with sauerkraut?
So Krrrrisp Kraut wanted to see what I could do with a bag of sauerkraut and using their recipe inspiration of Sauerkraut Brownies, I made an Oktoberfest Brownie Trifle

The CDC estimates that 1 in 6 people get sick, are hospitalized or die from food poisoning every year in the United States.  I know I stayed away from cantaloupe last week, and you know it’s an issue when it makes its way into TV shows, like it listeria did on a recent episode of The Good Wife.

My husband is a real movie buff – especially for any kind that are of the sci-fi variety, he also likes t-shirts so when I can meld the two together I almost become like Wonder Woman in his eyes.

Long car trips are frequent on our travel itineraries.  Living seven hours from family necessitates a few of them a year.  And to help stay awake on the flat, straight, non-scenic stretch of pavement between South Dakota and Canada, many snacks are consumed.