The Knowlton Nest: The Baker's Wife Book Giveaway

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The Knowlton Nest: Smart Sweets by Katie Kimball Book Review and Give...

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December 13th Coupon Preview

12-13 General Mills coupon insert

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General Mills coupon insert

Betty Crocker Box Muffin Mix – 40 cents off any 1 (x2/6/10)
Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, 17.5oz+ – 40 cents off any 1 (x2/6/10)
Betty Crocker Potatoes, box or pouch, excludes Potato Buds – 35 cents off any 1 (x2/6/10)
Bisquick or Bisquick Heart Smart Baking Mix, 40oz+ – 60 cents off any 1 (x2/6/10)
Chex Cereals listed (rice, corn, wheat, honey nut, chocolate, multi-bran, strawberry, cinnamon) – $1.00 off any 2 (x1/23/10)
Chex Mix or Chex 100 Calorie Snack, 4.5oz+ – 50 cents off any 2 (x2/6/10)
General Mills Cereals listed – $1.00 off any 3 (x1/23/10)
Green Giant Frozen Bagged Vegetables, 19-24oz only – 40 cents off any 1 (x2/6/10)
Green Giant Frozen Boxed Vegetables – 60 cents off any 3 (x2/6/10)
GreenGiant Valley Fresh Steamers frozen vegetables – 40 cents off any 1 (x2/6/10)

12-13 Smartsource coupon insert
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Smartsource Coupon Insert

Blistex Lip Medex, Medicated Lip Ointment, or Medicated Lip Balm – $1.00 off any 2 (x3/1/10)
Breakstone’s Sour Cream, 16oz+ – 55 cents off any 1 (x1/15/10)
Bufferin or Mineral Ice products – BOGO up to $15.99 value (x3/7/10)
Campbell’s Chunky soup cans or microwavable bowls – 75 cents off any 4 (x1/24/10)
Campbell’s Condensed Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soups – 40 cents off any 4 (x2/15/10)
Campbell’s Condensed Soups (excluding Chicken Noodle, Tomato and Creams) – 40 cents off any 2 (x2/15/10)
Carvel Ice Cream Cake, 29fl.oz+ – $1.00 off any 1 (x2/28/10)
Carvel Seasonal Ice Cream Cake or any Ice Cream Cake, 60fl.oz+ – $3.00 off any 1 (x2/28/10)
Cottonelle Flushable Moist Wipes, (2) 36ct+ Tubs or 42ct Refills OR (1) 72ct+ Refill – 50 cents off (x2/8/10)

Free mp3 download of the original score from Disney's UP

Code: latimesdisney

Download the complete soundtrack to Disney's UP! Hurry, this offer is only good through Dec 3rd. Origianl score by Michael Giacchino

1. Up With Titles
2. We're In The Club Now
3. Married Life
4. Carl Goes Up
5. Chachki Pickup
6. Paradise Found
7. Walkin' The House
8. Three Dog Dash
9. Kevin Break'n
10. Canine Conundrum
11. The Nickel Tour
12. The Explorer Motel
13. Escape From Muntz Mountain
14. Giving Muntz The Bird
15. Stuff We Did
16. Memories Can Weigh You Down
17. The Small Mailman Returns
18. He's Got The Bird
19. Seizing The Spirit Of Adventure
20. It's Just A House
21. The Ellie Badge
22. Up With The Credits
23. The Spirit Of Adventure

Holiday Cookie Countdown Day 2

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies Recipe

A fun twist on the lunch box classic, the colorful jam filling makes these cookies ideal for the holiday treat table.


* 60 Servings
* Ready In Time 1 hour, 30 minutes

Ingredients

* 1 cup sugar, plus extra for rolling dough
* 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 1 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening
* 1 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
* 2 large eggs
* 1/4 cup milk
* 2 tsps. vanilla extract
* 3 1/2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
* 2 tsps. baking soda
* 1 tsp. salt
* 3/4 cup Smucker's ® Strawberry Jelly, or any Smucker's® Jam, Jelly or preserves of your choice

Directions

* Heat oven to 375°F.
* Beat together sugar, brown sugar, shortening and peanut butter. until blended. Add eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to peanut butter mixture. Beat well. Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
* Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool 2 minutes. Make a depression in the center of each warm cookie with your finger or the back of a teaspoon. Fill each depression with about 1/2 teaspoon jelly. Cool completely. Yield: 5 dozen.

My Snow Globe

ABC Family 25 Days of Christmas has an Online Snow Globe where you can upload pictures of yourself and your family and choose different outfits for each member to wear. If you plan on saving your snow globe I recommend creating an account with them first. It was a lot of fun making mine and Maya really enjoyed "changing" her outfit!

Make Your Own Snow Globe!

25 Days of Free Music

Amazon is offering a FREE Christmas music download everyday during the month of December. Today is “Joy to the World” by Casting Crowns. Get your FREE Christmas download HERE.