Directions can be found in the e-Book $5 Family Fun. Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books & Things (soon available on iBooks too).
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Keep your eyes to the skies on July 2nd because it’s World UFO Day. Believers and skeptics alike will have blast with these out-of-this-world $5 Family Fun balloon and food craft projects.
Directions to these and other frugal fabulous projects can be found in the $5 Family Fun e-Book. To purchase, click the “BUY THE EBOOK $5 FAMILY FUN” page tab. Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books & Things (soon available on iBooks too).
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UFO Cookies
Glowing Alien Balloons
Finding Dory
Rated PG
3.5 out of 6 star
New to theaters this weekend is Disney Pixar’s “Finding Dory”, a family adventure/comedy (rated PG).
It was a cute film, good but not great. It’s hard for sequels to capture the magic of the original. That won’t stop studios though from trying in pursuit of the all mighty box office dollar, not to mention merchandising opportunities.
The plot was a little too close to “Finding Nemo”. It would have been far more interesting if they went in a completely different direction. It also was heavy on adventure, light on laughs.
With Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks) & Nemo (voice of Hayden Rolence) along for the ride, Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres) travels the ocean to make her way home to California in search of her parents. Dory, a blue tang fish who suffers from short-term memory loss, got separated from her parents as a small fish and due to her condition couldn’t remember how to find her way home. Through a series of events, Dory has flash backs of her parents and her home providing enough info for Nemo and Marlin to help her find her way back. But of course, nothing goes smoothly or as planned. Along the way Dory makes many new friends who aid her in her journey, the most interesting being Hank a curmudgeon octopus (voiced by Ed O’Neill).
What made me the happiest is that unlike “The Good Dinosaur”, this was not another Disney Pixar tear jerker. Kids movies should be happy in my opinion, not boo-hoo fests!
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Today I received an e-mail from my Editor at Cedar Fort Publishing with “Happy Release Day” in the subject line. It’s official – $5 Family Fun is now an e-book!
I began the project in October 2013 so it’s strange to think that my work is now out in the world. It’s available currently online through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books & Things and soon on iBooks.
I’d like to thank the many who have supported me throughout this project!
So excited that I wanted to share. Thank you to the team at Cedar Fort Publishing for the fabulous-looking book cover!!! Can’t believe we’re getting closer to the e-Book launch of $5 Family Fun.
The New Year is here & 2016 is going to bring many new & exciting adventures for me. I’m excited to finally share that I’ve signed a Publishing Agreement with Cedar Fort Publishing to bring $5 Family Fun to life!!!
It will initially be available only in e-book format but if it does well, then Cedar Fort will produce a print version too. The first of 5 steps in the editorial process will begin next month and they’re anticipating a June 2016 release date.
I’m thrilled for this opportunity and will continue to share $5 Family Fun updates as we get closer to June. Thank you to all who have encouraged and supported this project & me during this process. For that, I am eternally grateful!
– Meggan
Looking for a completely different flavor profile for your Thanksgiving leftover turkey? Substitute chicken with turkey to make this light and flavorful Chicken Tostadas with Avocado Cream Sauce recipe.
Ingredients:
Directions:
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegetable shortening
6 to 8 Tablespoons ice cold water
Rolling Out Pie Crust
Directions:
1. Sift flour & salt together.
2. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender (see below image) until shortening pieces are the half size of peas. If you don’t have a pastry blender, you cans use a fork or blend with food processor.
3. Sprinkle dry mixture with two tablespoons of cold water.
4. Mix with clean hands.
5. Repeat until all is moistened.
6. Form dough into a 2 ball.
7. Chill for 10 to 15 minutes.
8. Place a ball onto a floured surface & slightly flatten with hands.
9. With rolling pin, roll from the center to the edges from all angles until dough is 1/8 of an inch thick.
10. Turn pie plate upside down & cut dough an inch wider than the pie plate all the way around.
11. Gently fold dough in half.
12. Fold in half again so it’s a quarter of the size of the full circle.
13. Lay into the pie plate. Unfold the two folds until fully opened & push into the edges of the pie pan.
14. Use unbaked or blind baked (pre-baked) per the directions of your favorite pie recipe.
15. Save a slice for me!!!
Pastry Blender
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Just a reminder…tune in tomorrow morning from 9am-10am to KATV Channel 7’s Good Morning Arkansas.
We’ll be showcasing a Star Wars-themed $5 Family Fun project.
I’m excited to appear again on KATV Channel 7’s Good Morning Arkansas next Friday, June 5th. Tune in between 9am-10am CST for another frugal fabulous $5 Family Fun project.
The Spice of Life 