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The holiday season is fast upon us and I’m already feeling overwhelmed. Being that I have been sick since the last week of October, I am definitely playing catch up with decorating, shopping and, well…everything. At this time of year I like to have quick-supper items on hand to make my life a bit easier. …
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and were able to spend it with family and friends! We know we had a great time this year and are now excited to really delve into the Christmas season, which is both my mom and I’s favorite holiday. We’ve been slowly working on some projects for Christmas,…
So happy and grateful to be with family today and throughout the weekend. May you and your families create new memories and share the joy of the holiday. We will be back on Monday with more holiday goodness. Happy Thanksgiving!
This recipe is very special to me as it comes from my mother’s kitchen. My mother always made this banana bread in the Fall and I just love it. The key to the sweetness of this bread is that my mother would use over-ripe bananas – almost until the peel was totally black. How I…
Each year at Christmas time the first thing I decorate with is my Santa Claus collection. I started a collection many years ago and I have added more Santa’s throughout the years. I can’t really remember what started my love for this sweet-faced jolly man. Possibly the joy of Christmas memories, or the feeling of…
Well…it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at my house! Most of our decorations were brought up from the basement last night. It took a few people and a lot of huffing and puffing, but I am grateful for the extra hands 🙂 While down in the basement, I brought up one of my…
I’m having a pity party…I have been sick for almost four weeks now! I started out with pneumonia which was no picnic to deal with. It was like two elephants sitting on my chest and uncomfortable to breathe. I was dutiful in taking all of my antibiotics, prednisone and used a nebulizer. I still have…
I’m sure most of us are getting ready for Thanksgiving and possibly hosting company. When we have overnight guests in our home I like to be sure that I have food on hand that our guests can help themselves to in case they awake before me. I love this recipe for English Muffin Bread. Back in…
It’s almost hard to believe that Christmas is just five weeks away. Where has the year gone? We are busy readying our homes, making baking lists, purchased tickets for a local tour of homes and have filled our calendars with party and dinner celebrations. I started thinking about hostess gifts and knew I wanted to…
I’m popping in today with a quick brag…umm, I mean post about another great thrift store find. Now, don’t be jealous…I found a hammered brass tray for 10 cents! This tray is real brass and has some weight to it. There was definitely a bit of tarnish and pitting, but I figured for 10 cents…
Like most of us, each year we get so many Christmas cards and each year we don’t really know what to do with them. Do we put them on the fridge? Do we set them out on the mantle? I don’t know about you, but I just never like how those options look. So this…
Homemade chili recipe In the fall and winter, one of my favorite foods is homemade chili. It’s easy to make, fills you up, and tastes great. And what’s even better is that it’s easy to freeze, which makes for a quick homemade meal during the holidays when everyone’s schedules are so crazy! Here are the…