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The Flying Hen loves a good hen party and knows that we hens need to flock/stick together. She can laugh, cry and cluck with the best of them. It is, after all, free group therapy. The Flying Hen lives in a barnyard with her rooster and 4 chickens. While pretending not to be a lawyer, she produces a cooking show in her own kitchen with viewership limited to her own chickens. When not “on the air,” she can be found “flying” around town picking up, dropping off, and sometimes forgetting chickens, as well as sneaking in a group fitness class whenever possible. Zumba, not so much. Look for her in the Kick Boxing studio. Her Roundhouse Kick? Forget about it! Get the RSS feed for all of the Flying Hen's posts here.
Snack Attack
October 8, 2009 Posted by The Flying Hen
I was relieved when my kids reported they would need to bring their own snack to school each day this year. I resolved to send freshness everyday, following Dr. Sears’ The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood list of amazingly nutritious, energy providing snacks – a complex carbohydrate with a protein. I started with so many great ideas: ham and turkey roll-ups with cheese cubes, mini whole wheat bagels with cream cheese, tortillas with peanut butter, trail mix. I even made peanut butter banana chocolate chip bread with whole wheat pastry flour.
Grandma’s Recipe May Be Worth Money!
October 8, 2009 Posted by The Flying Hen
This month we share sites that solicit your best recipes and may pay you big money! Entering recipes in these online contests is quick and simple, you just need to put your best ones out there, and we would love to know when one of our readers does secure a victory. Here’s a list of upcoming contests and their deadlines:
- The first upcoming deadline is October 12, 2009 for www.smuckers.com, share a family recipe (and a short essay) using 1/4 cup of one of Smuckers many products and you could win a trip for 8 people to Walt Disney World!
- The next deadline is October 24, 2009 for Better Homes and Gardens, www.bhg.com/recipes/win-money/, where you can submit recipes for veggie burgers and cereal cookies and bars – 2 $400 winners, 2 $200 winners and 10 $50 winners, with a chance for $10,000 at a future date!
- Finally, French’s www.frenchs.com/Contest offers a grand prize of $25,000 for the best recipe using one of their mustard, worcestershire, or fried onions products – deadline, October 31, 2009.
Go Bento!
September 30, 2009 Posted by The Flying Hen
I was traveling down the slippery slope to laughable lunches. My kids’ lunchboxes were looking like science experiments…gross ones! Alas, it was time for Spring Break, and a break from packing lunches was just what I needed. This is also the time when I treat myself to a new magazine every year. Standing in front of the display at Whole Foods, a bright cover with some gorgeous freshly steamed asparagus jumped into my foodie view. I knew I would be devouring this magazine called Eating Well cover-to-cover for the entire week.
Who Moved My Cheese?
September 4, 2009 Posted by The Flying Hen
Yesterday, I prepared to submit my first official post for Five Hens. I had planned on sharing some amazing lunchbox tips for kids going back to school after discovering the “bento mentality” last Spring. Food just looks pretty and appetizing in these contraptions once you get the hang of it. Sorry for the delayed gratification. But who moved my cheese?!
