Wart Removal, all natural, affordable, and quick

I wish I had a great picture to show you but of course I didn't think of it until it was too late.  So a great neighbor of mine, Robyn, told me about this trick and much to my surprise it worked!  So my 4 year old had a wart on his foot for almost a year that that I had been battling with duct tape and over the counter wart removers.  No Luck:(  so here is what you do.  At night before bed soak up some apple cider vinegar onto a cotton ball, place cotton ball on wart and secure with band aid or medical tape.  Go to bed remove in the morning.  Repeat the next night.  That is all I did for a small to medium sized wart.  I forgot the third night and when I came back the fourth night it was BLACK.  I though ohh how gross, but I gave it a nudge with the tweezers and the entire wart fell out.  It left a little crater but that filled up in a week or so with good healthy skin.  I have told others who have said it worked for them as well.  Totally painless and cost pennies and is quick.  I guess it has something to do with the PH in your body, but all I care about is no wart and no painful Dr. visit. So give in a try.

Black Bean Brownies

Okay so I am so sorry that I have disappeared for a month.  This is a new favorite of mine and if your kids are not suspisious like my two older kids (who won't even try them because they don't trust me anymore)  they will love them ( like my younger two).  I have become a really big fan of black beans.  It all started with Megans black bean soup which is now a comfort food.   However to save money I started cooking a big pot of dry black beans each week and then we just had them there to add to our meals.  It is amazing how many things are better with black beans. So give these a try they double really well in a 9x13 and no one I have given them to has known any difference.  They are pretty fudge like so if you like your brownies more cake like just add a couple tablespoons of flour. 

Black Bean Brownies:
3 eggs
1 can of low sodium  or salt less black beans or 15 oz. of cooked dry beans.
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts
I don't do nuts in brownies so I added penut butter chips and that is my favorite of all the variations I have tried.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Place all ingredients excepts chocolate chips and nuts in food processor and blend until smooth.  Stir in chocolate chips, pour into 8 inch baking dish and bake for 30 to 35 min.

End of Year Teacher Gift

Every year I scratch my head trying to decied what to do to say thank your to  great teachers.  This year I did something maybe a little cheesy but hopefully useful and healthy.  As you can see my card said "You sure can PRODUCE great strudents".  Then I bought a plastic chip bowl for $1 and then filled it with fresh fruit and veggies.  Mini watermellon or cantalope, bag of baby carrots, bananas, cucumber, lemmon, limes, apples and bell peppers.  Hopefully they can take that home and get so good use out of it.