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Mommy Deals: Free American Girl Doll Dress Pattern

Get a Free American Girl Doll Dress Pattern from Designer Micah Caitlin, for your favorite American Girl. All you have to do is go to the page, once it loads click the "Alternate link to download free dress pattern" to get your Free Doll Dress Pattern.

Homemade Nutella Recipe from Kidspot Kitchen

I found this cool homemade nutella recipe, while browsing for new family friendly recipes to try at home. This recipe caught my attention because I thought of the money that could be saved by making homemade products, instead of always buying reliable store brands. I haven't tried this recipe yet, but it seems like an easy one to follow. I guess it's time for me to invest in a food processor soon, so I can try cool recipes like this one. Check out the recipe below:

Homemade Nutella Recipe:

• 2 cups of roasted hazelnuts without the skins
• 1 cup of caster sugar
• 1/4 cup of cocoa
• 1/4 cup of almond or vegetable oil (I wonder if coconut oil would work)
• 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract

Method: 

In a food processor, process the hazelnuts until they turn to powder and then liquify. Add the sugar, cocoa and vanilla to the bowl. Slowly drizzle in the oil with the food processor running until you have a smooth consistency.

Notes:

• The natural oils in the nuts activates to make hazelnut butter in this recipe.
• Make sure that you only add the oil half a teaspoon at a time and you stop the food processor to check the consistency.
• You can use this to fill yummy cupcakes or just spread it on fresh bread or brioche.
• Your end product may be a little grainy. No matter how much I processed this I couldn't make it entirely smooth.
• This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, Australia's best recipe finder.

For more family friendly recipes, go to http://www.kidspot.com.au/index.asp.

if you have any family friendly recipes to share, please send them to Doublestuffplus1@gmail.com, and I'll be happy to post them.

Mommy Deals: Free Portrait Offer from The Picture People

Just in time for Father's Day, The Picture People is currently offering a free portrait along with 20% of a portrait package. To get your coupon for this offer, click here.

Mommy Deals: Free Samples of GoodNites

Hey moms, here's a cool freebie if your little guy or girl is potty training. GoodNites is giving away samples of the overnight underpants for boys and girls. To take advantage of this offer, click here.

Time Flies!

It's been a long time since updated this blog. It's not because I don't enjoy blogging about all things in Mommyville, it's just that life has kept me way too busy to keep up. As you can see, the children have grown too much and too fast over the past few months. When I browse through some of their pictures over the past, I can't believe how fast time flies by.

It's like the twins went from newborn to 18 months overnight, and my baby girl is three and a true social butterfly. She has no problem with making friends at the park, and teaching her brothers new things. I love to hear them sing their ABC's in unison, it's the cutest thing ever!

Being a student, and being home with the kids everyday can have it's frustrating moments, but I'm aware that it won't last forever. That's why I'm trying to enjoy it, even though I'm currently looking for a job in my field. I'm sure that I will miss these days when the time comes for me to punch in on somebody's clock everyday, that's why I'm cherishing the time that I have with them.

Freebies and Coupons: Nutrition for Kids

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