Word Up, Nerd Up

a few words about words

Monday Munchies: Truffula Trees

Have you seen the new movie The Lorax? In honor of this story by Dr. Seuss about the dangers of too much, I bring you Truffula Trees. Please excuse the poor picture quality.  The lighting was not good and I still haven’t learned to check the pictures BEFORE allowing people to descend on the Monday Munchies.  There’s [...]

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Monday Munchies: Spicy or Sweet Nuts

Today’s Monday Munchie uses I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter.  If you would like to win a coupon for a FREE tub of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, just leave a comment!  I will pick a winner (via random.org) after March 1st. (Contest is now closed.) 1 cup raw nuts (I like pecans or [...]

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Monday Munchies: Scrabble Junior Fruit Snacks

Am I the only person in love with alphabet foods?    Play with your food!

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Monday Munchies: Southern Cornbread

“Perhaps no bread in the world is quite as good as Southern cornbread, and perhaps no bread in the world is quite so bad as the Northern imitation of it.” – Mark Twain True Southern Cornbread 2 cups cornmeal 1  1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1 1/2 [...]

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Monday Munchies: Word Game Cookies

We may have mentioned once or twice that we really love word games– Scrabble, Upwords, Banangrams and their ilk.  We also enjoy sweets, so today’s Monday Munchie is a definite winner in our house. To make these fun treats you will need sugar cookie dough, rolling pin, ruler and icing.  If you purchase icing tubes, make [...]

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