Believe in the Magic Traci Diary

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  • Mom, What’s For Dinner? Week of January 20

    I can’t believe it’s almost the end of January.  2014 is already flying by.  Two more months until we are going to Disney.  That gives me something to look forward to. We are going to use the crock pot all… Continue reading

  • Northern Cornbread

    My husband is northern with southern roots.  His mom’s family was from the Charleston, South Carolina, area.  During his childhood, his family would travel to Folly Beach, which is near Charleston.  We’ve traveled there ourselves several times.  One of our… Continue reading

  • Smoothie Packs

    Mornings are crazy for me.  If I don’t have a plan or something ready to go, I run behind when I should leave for work.  Lucky for me, I know different routes to work and have a little padding on… Continue reading

  • Soft Pretzel Nuggets

    My family loves soft pretzels.  In fact, when we go to the mall, we must stop and get the pretzel sticks.  My mom used to do that when I was a kid, and now I do that with my two.… Continue reading

  • Mom, what’s for dinner? Week of January 13

    Last week I did not prep any meals. I also went back to work on Wednesday. Needless to say I need to have some prep done. I prepped 3 of my dinners for this week today. I also prepped smoothie… Continue reading

  • Easy Rolls Revisited

    I originally posted this recipe in July of 2010 when my blog was only a month old. “A while ago, I was looking for a recipe for biscuits or rolls on Paula Deen’s website.  I found this recipe for Easy Rolls.  They… Continue reading

  • Pork and Sauerkraut (A Slow Cooker Recipe)

    It’s a family tradition to have pork and sauerkraut for our New Year’s dinner.  My father-in-law would make a big pot of it and family members would eat the sauerkraut so that they would have good luck for the new… Continue reading

  • Sausage Gravy

    My absolute favorite breakfast besides granola and yogurt is sausage gravy and biscuits.  Sometimes I treat myself to an order of them at our local farmer’s market. Since I was on winter/Christmas break and life was back to normal or… Continue reading

  • This Weather

    Many states in the United States are currently dealing with the Polar Vortex. From my understanding, it is always around, but this is the first time in 20 years that it’s gone so south and stalled. We are experiencing record… Continue reading

  • Honey Kettle Corn

    I like kettle corn, but not if it’s too sweet.  The microwaveable kettle corn packets are way too sweet for my liking.  The ones you get at fairs have the right balance of sweetness and saltiness.  When I found this… Continue reading