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View	Holiday Entertaining Made Easy: Restaurant Style Desserts Made Easy Guest: Chudleigh's LTD In this segment we visit with Scott Chudleigh the owner of Chudleigh’s as he shares the story of his family’s apple orchard while taking us on a guided tour. He also shows how their apple blossoms are a simple and easy holiday desert idea. more
View	Creating A HD or High-Definition Experience For Your Family Guest: Sony Electronics We meet with an HD expert from Sony as she explains what to look for when looking for a High Definition TV and how to maximize the High Definition experience using blu-ray disc players. more
View	Guilt Free Dining Guest: Smarty Had A Party Feeling guilty because you don’t want to use Mom’s fine china for your next dinner? Remember, events are about sharing time WITH family and friends; not spending time in the kitchen doing dishes. For easy clean-up and time savings try using disposable dishes. You can still decorate a wonderful table… and when diner is done clean-up is a breeze; allowing you to spend your time on what REALLY matters. more
View	Ultimate Caribbean Family Getaways Guest: AM Resorts more
View	Creating A Family Culture of Healthy Eating Guest: Kitchen Basics, Inc. This segment explores the many health and culinary advantages of using flavorful, non-fat, all-natural cooking stock in your meals with renowned author and TV chef, Nick Stellino. more
View	Creating Recipes For Family Traditions Guest: Bridgford Foods Bridgford frozen dough makes holiday baking easy, from traditional rolls, to monkey breads, cinnamon rolls to party pizzas. Fill your home with warm, delicious aromas this season that will bring the whole family to the table. Pepperoni Monkey Bread 1 package Bridgford Parkerhouse Rolls or 1.5 loaves BFBD divided into 48 equal pieces 2 oz sliced Bridgford Pepperoni (about 28 thin slices) 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 tsp dried oregano ½ tsp. garlic powder ½ cup butter, melted Let dough thaw. If using Bridgford Roll Dough, divide each roll piece in half; set aside. Lightly grease a 12 cup bundt cake pan; set aside. In a medium size bowl, combine Parmesan, oregano, and garlic. With kitchen shears, cut the pepperoni slices into smaller pieces and mix into cheese mixture; set aside. Dip each dough piece in butter and then coat in pepperoni/cheese mixture. Place coated balls of dough evenly in pan. Let the dough rise until double in size. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 - 40 minutes or until golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped on top. Remove from oven and invert out of pan upside down on a large plate. Serve with marinara sauce if desired. Bridgford Cinnamon Rolls 1 loaf Bridgford Frozen Bread Dough, thawed ¼ cup melted butter or margarine ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ cup raisins (optional) ¼ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional) Lightly grease a 12 cavity muffin pan or two 8 inch pie or cake pans. Set aside. Roll thawed loaf on a lightly floured surface to an 8 x 12 inch rectangle. Brush dough with half of the butter. Mix cinnamon with sugar and spread over butter. Roll dough up starting from the 12-inch side. Seal seams. Divide log of cinnamon dough into 12 equal size pieces. Place one piece into each muffin tin or divide and place 6 in each prepared pie or cake pan. Brush dough with melted butter. Let rise until double in size. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 20 minutes or until a light golden brown. Remove from oven and brush with additional butter. If desired drizzle with vanilla icing Icing: mix 2 cups powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons milk or water and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Add more milk or water for thinner consistency. Yield 12 rolls more
View	Protecting Your Family During Cold & Flu Season Guest: Soleil LifeSciences, LLC In this segment Dr. Jed Vandenberghe stops by The Balancing Act as cold & flu season approaches as he educates viewers on what they need to know to help prevent getting the cold & flu and how to treat the symptoms if they do get sick. more
View	Healthy, Tasty & Budget Friendly Meal Solutions Guest: Gourmet Express LLC Never enough time to make a delicious dinner the whole family will enjoy? With Gourmet Dining skillet meals it’s “freezer to fork in minutes.” Good Housekeeping magazine recently placed 3 Gourmet Dining skillet meals in the top 100 convenience meals: healthy, tasty and kid-friendly more
View	Breakfast Is The Most Important Meal of the Day: Ensuring Your Family Starts Every Morning On The Right Track...Cereal Choices For Your Family Guest: Mom's Best Naturals In this segment we meet with nutritionist Elizabeth Ward from Mom’s Best Naturals as she shows us some easy ways to provide our family with healthy and economical breakfast options every day more
View	Maintaining Strong Connections To Holiday Traditions Guest: American Greetings This segment talks about holiday traditions, which usually provide a source of comfort, and why some people are embracing them more and staying home for the holidays. Using paper greeting cards to wish happy holidays are a big part of maintaining that tradition, appealing to emotions, and showing your personality. more
View	Does Your Phone Have ESP? Guest: MyRapidMD Corporation Each year, thousands of people suffer the dire consequences of avoidable medical mistakes. Anyone who owns a cell phone should have ESP – Emergency Service Profile. Discover this essential emergency preparedness tool that is vital to every family member. more
View	Maria: Don't Overschedule Yourself- Tip 5 Guest: Colombian Coffee Federation of North America This mom has a tip for you on making time for yourself while running a busy family life. more
View	Meet the Winner of the SHUR-LINE Sweeps Guest: Irwin/Shur-line After lots of anticipation and buildup, we finally have our winner of the Shur-Line $20,000 Dream Bedroom Makeover. Melany Alexander and her family, who live in Spring Hill Florida, couldn't be more excited - or deserving of this prize. Watch celebrity interior designer Shannon Kaye and her team transform an ordinary bedroom with four white walls - into a luxurious, comfortable refuge for Melany, her longtime companion Levar and four children. more
View	Elegance & Convenience Guest: Smarty Had A Party Looking for a way to impress your holiday guests… without the stress? You CAN have elegance AND convenience by using quality disposable table-ware! Yes! You heard right! These disposable items have the look and feel of fine quality china.. but when your guests are done all you have to do is throw them away. No doing dishes or loading the dishwasher! That way you can spend more time with your family and friends… which IS what the holidays are all about! more
View	Maximizing The Club Warehouse Experience Guest: Sam's Club In this segment Balancing host Beth Troutman gets help from the folks at Sam’s Club as she looks for ways stretch her shopping dollars by joining their warehouse club. While there she meets with Uriel Hernandez who shows Beth the variety of products and services available to Sam’s Club members. more
View	Buying In Bulk - Meal Planning Solutions For Families On A Budget Guest: H.J. Heinz Company In this segment we meet with Chef Rania Harris to show our viewers how they can create easy and affordable Italian meals with homemade taste and quality ingredients using Classico Pasta Sauce. The 3 recipes that Chef Rania shares involve less than 15 minutes and are sure to be a hit with the entire family. more
View	What's For Dinner - Easy Recipes and Family Meal Planning With Seafood Guest: Odyssey Enterprises When you’ve got small children at home, the chances to dine out are few and far between. That’s tough on those of us who love seafood. But we’re about to reveal an easy way to prepare restaurant-quality fish in your own home. Available at Sam’s Club, Treasures from the Sea offers incredibly simple seafood solutions. Chef Jeremy Hanlon dispels myths about frozen fish and shows us how we can make tasty, health-conscious meals in minutes. more
View	Dressing for special occasions Guest: Chadwicks Parties, special events, family gatherings…in addition to all the personal stress, don’t be stressing about what to wear! JoJo Cohen will show women some beautiful options for those opulent occasions now and beyond the holidays. more
View	Lofthouse Ultimate Holiday Cookie Decorating Contest Guest: Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products This segment highlights Lofthouse Cookies, which were originally made from an old family recipe, passed down from generation to generation. The original recipe paired a moist and delicious sugar cookie with a sweet, fluffy colorful frosting. And, to this day, Lofthouse still bakes a great tasting cookie. Colleen Burns, mother of 5 and former national television journalist shows us some creative cookie decorating ideas for the holidays. more
View	How Disney Movies Can Bring Your Family Together Guest: This segment profiles a busy working mother of 3 who talks about joining the Disney Movie Club to get convenience, great selection and value for her entertainment dollar, and why she’d recommend it to any parent. more
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Holiday Entertaining Made Easy: Restaurant Style Desserts Made Easy

Creating A HD or High-Definition Experience For Your Family

Guilt Free Dining

Ultimate Caribbean Family Getaways

Creating A Family Culture of Healthy Eating

Creating Recipes For Family Traditions

Protecting Your Family During Cold & Flu Season

Healthy, Tasty & Budget Friendly Meal Solutions

Breakfast Is The Most Important Meal of the Day: Ensuring Your Family Starts Every Morning On The Right Track...Cereal Choices For Your Family

Maintaining Strong Connections To Holiday Traditions

Does Your Phone Have ESP?

Maria: Don't Overschedule Yourself- Tip 5

Meet the Winner of the SHUR-LINE Sweeps

Elegance & Convenience

Maximizing The Club Warehouse Experience

Buying In Bulk - Meal Planning Solutions For Families On A Budget

What's For Dinner - Easy Recipes and Family Meal Planning With Seafood

Dressing for special occasions

Lofthouse Ultimate Holiday Cookie Decorating Contest

How Disney Movies Can Bring Your Family Together