{"id":2356,"date":"2010-03-05T15:28:34","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T21:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=2356"},"modified":"2010-03-05T15:28:34","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T21:28:34","slug":"apple-picks-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/05\/apple-picks-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Littlest Apple, The Picky Apple and I are all sick (and The Picky Apple NEVER gets sick).\u00c2\u00a0 That&#8217;s why it has been a little quiet around here.\u00c2\u00a0 Until I&#8217;ve got something more interesting to share, here are some great posts from other great blogs!<\/p>\n<p>I remember making monkey bread when I was younger, using refrigerated biscuit dough.\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/smittenkitchen.com\/\">Smitten Kitchen<\/a>&#8216;s got a recipe for homemade <a href=\"http:\/\/smittenkitchen.com\/2010\/02\/monkey-bread-with-cream-cheese-glaze\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+smittenkitchen+%28smitten+kitchen%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">monkey bread with cream cheese glaze<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This recipe for <a href=\"http:\/\/sisterscafe.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/favorite-friday-sesame-chicken.html\">sesame chicken and asparagus pasta<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/sisterscafe.blogspot.com\/\">The Sisters Cafe<\/a> caught my eye.<\/p>\n<p>I dream of pulling up the carpet on my stairs and having wood stairs.\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com\/\">Thrifty Decor Chick<\/a> did just that in <a href=\"http:\/\/thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/my-biggest-diy-project-stairs.html\">this amazing transformation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All too often I mention my son being strong-willed in a negative connotation.\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steadymom.com\/\">Steady Mom<\/a>&#8216;s post, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steadymom.com\/2010\/02\/why-i-hope-all-my-children-have-strong-wills-moms-30minute-blog-challenge.html\">Why I Hope All My Children Have Strong Wills<\/a> reminded me that having a strong-will is a GREAT thing!<\/p>\n<p>Layla Palmer of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theletteredcottage.net\/\">The Lettered Cottage<\/a> just released a new e-book called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theletteredcottage.net\/2010\/03\/creating-inspired-home-e-book-by-layla.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheLetteredCottage+%28The+Lettered+Cottage%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">Creating an Inspired Home<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I love Layla&#8217;s sense of style, and I can&#8217;t wait to read through it!<\/p>\n<p>Here are some great tips on <a href=\"http:\/\/foodwithkidappeal.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/cooking-with-your-kids-helps-learn-to.html\">cooking with your kids as a way to encourage new foods<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/foodwithkidappeal.blogspot.com\/\">Kid Appeal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.browneyedbaker.com\/2010\/03\/02\/yeasted-coffeecake-cheese-filling\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+browneyedbaker%2Ffeed+%28Brown+Eyed+Baker+%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">rich coffeecake with sweet cheese filling<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.browneyedbaker.com\/\">Brown Eyed Baker<\/a> would make a great addition to any brunch!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/05\/apple-picks-12\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Littlest Apple, The Picky Apple and I are all sick (and The Picky Apple NEVER gets sick).\u00c2\u00a0 That&#8217;s why it has been a little quiet around here.\u00c2\u00a0 Until I&#8217;ve got something more interesting to share, here are some great posts from other great blogs! 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