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Yield: 8 balls (4 inches)

2 cups shredded or flaked sweetened coconut nonstick cooking spray

nonstick cooking spray

Yield: 12 cups

Nonstick cooking spray

12 cups popped popcorn

6 tablespoons butter or margarine

Servings: 8

8 cups unsalted, unbuttered, popped popcorn

2 1/2 cups mini marshmallows

Yield: 5 snowmen

1 package (1 pound) large marshmallows

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, plus additional for greasing hands

Saving is a vital component of financial planning. However, more than half of Americans are saving too little and do not have an accurate grasp of their spending habits.

remember the day Madeline said to me, “I like watching the squirrels scurry ing around in my backyard, looking for acorns or stopping to eat one. I wonder what they’re thinking …” she said with her perfect diction and uplifting voice, as if she were telling the story to a gaggle of fourth graders gathered around her feet. I

Planning your holiday menu? Dried cranberries are an ingredient found in many classic holiday recipes, but what you may not know is that they are packed with added sugars. Raisins, on the other hand, are naturally sweet with 0 grams of added sugars, making them a healthy alternative that can help enhance the flavor and nutrition of your favorite holiday recipes.

Welsh hosted its annual holiday parade Friday, while Lake Arthur celebrated Saturday. Daily News photos by Sheila Smith and Chrystal Breaux