Last year for Thanksgiving (2013), we celebrated in an unusual way: small. Usually, our family Thanksgiving celebration is a huge gathering of family and more food than you could eat in a week. However, last year my parents were touring Israel and Greece over the holiday and two … [Read more...]
Homemade Sloppy Joes
A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine (Hi, Amy! *waves*) sent me a link to the Pioneer Woman's sloppy joe recipe and declared it was the most amazing thing she'd eaten and I just HAD to try it. Well, I think Ree would be someone I would get along with marvelously well in real … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Raspberry Pie
Today I'm going WAY off script. I did NOT find this recipe on Pinterest. *GASP* I was perusing my latest Family Circle magazine and they had a collection of fantastic desserts for Valentine's Day. When I saw the words "white chocolate" I was pulled in immediately. This was more … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Recipes and Ideas
Valentine's Day is just over one month away, and according to my Facebook followers, it's NOT too soon to start sharing Valentine's Day ideas! So I collected a few ideas here for sweet treats, fun printables for the kids and, of course, CHOCOLATE! Feel free to pin the whole … [Read more...]
Cheesy Bacon Onion Dip in the Crockpot
Every year for Christmas Eve, our family gets together to eat all sorts of junk food and play games. We usually have a few appetizers and tons of sweets. I found this yummy-looking Cheesy Bacon Onion Dip at Real Housemoms and figured I'd give it a try. We scraped the crockpot … [Read more...]
Dark Chocolate Chipotle Cookies
As I've mentioned a few times, I hosted a cookie exchange last week, and I've had cookies on the mind and on the blog ever since! OREO Cookie Balls, Cranberry White Chocolate cookies (coming soon) felt cookies (you don't want to eat those) and now Dark Chocolate Chip … [Read more...]
Times Square OREO Cookie Balls
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias #OREOCookieBallsThis last weekend I hosted my first cookie exchange. We had Oatmeal Butterscotch cookies, Cranberry and White Chocolate Soft Batch (you may … [Read more...]
Cheesy Stuffed Mushrooms
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TasteTheSeason #CollectiveBias My family has already planned our Thanksgiving menu for a VERY large gathering this year. Turkey, mashed potatoes, yams, corn bread … [Read more...]
Metallic Leaf Thanksgiving Place Cards
I have been happily working away this week at preparing our family's Thanksgiving tablescape. Even though my spell check refuses to acknowledge that word, it's exactly the right one. We aren't just talking about place settings. I've got table linens, a centerpiece, place cards, … [Read more...]
How to Fill Cupcakes the Easy Way
We were doing a fun craft with pudding the other day (post coming soon!) and I wanted to use up the leftovers in a creative way. All the stores have been setting up the special baking aisles, so my pantry is loaded up with cake mixes, frosting, sprinkles, cupcake wrappers, food … [Read more...]
Sausage and Peppers Pasta Bake Recipe
We are a family of five, including three very hungry boys. Which means, at least once a week I make some kind of pasta dish. No one complains about what we are eating because pasta sauce and cheese taste like pizza, and I get an inexpensive meal in the menu with tasty leftovers! … [Read more...]
Toilet Paper Pumpkin
Behold, I have found the easiest craft ever. Seriously, this took me about 30 seconds to put together! I spent longer searching for a stick than I did putting this adorable toilet paper pumpkin together! I've been slowly but surely putting things together for my Fall mantel and … [Read more...]
