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No wonder Jill's recipes are so easy. She once owned a business that specialized in teaching kids to cook & bake.
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Couponing It for Charity
by jillbcooks 11/12/2010 4:24:00 PM

I did my weekly grocery shopping at a store where I don’t usually shop this week because their sales were unbeatable when coupled with double coupons on Wednesdays.  My total came to $95.99 after a savings of $59.46.  I bought many of the pantry staples I know I’ll need for the holidays like chicken broth, butter and soda.  I also bought several Pillsbury Quick Bread mixes, brownie mixes, cake mixes, frostings and cookie pouches.  I know that these come in handy when impromptu entertaining during the holiday season.  A few weeks ago, I happened to get two coupon inserts in my Sunday paper.  If you are a couponer, you know the joys of this happy ac...


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Tags: charity, coupons, cookie pouch, quick bread

Teacher Appreciation
by jillbcooks 9/3/2010 10:06:00 AM

Before I was a full-time food writer, I was a middle school and high school English and Social Studies teacher.  Each school year would bring dread and anticipation, the excitement to begin a new school year and the refreshed memory of how draining being a teacher can be.  It’s true that teaching is immensely rewarding, but the other real truth is that it is stressful and demanding in ways that many other jobs I have had didn’t even touch.  Every once in a while, the parent organization would provide lunch or treats for us teachers.  They would decorate the faculty lounge with balloons or streamers and deck out the tables with colorful plastic table...


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Tags: Box Tops for Education, soup, salads, lunch, teachers, coupons

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