Author: traci
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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 year. Since he died two weeks ago, I offered to make it this year. I…
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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 almost normal, I decided I needed to make some for Hubby and my lunch. The…
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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 lows that have not been felt in 20 years which was my first year in…
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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 easy recipe for honey butter popcorn, it reminded me of kettle corn with that perfect…
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When my kids stayed overnight at the grandparent’s house, my father-in-law would make them pancakes for breakfast. At his funeral, the boys asked me to make them pancakes. At first, I told them no because I did not think I would have time to make them any pancakes. I used a baking mix to make…
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 25,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 9 sold-out performances for that many…
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We had a turkey for Christmas dinner. The leftovers were shared between my sister-in-law, mother-in-law, and my family. I used the turkey to make soup for the next day’s dinner. When the Wee One walked into the kitchen for dinner, he sniffed the air. Then he remarked, “It smells like grandma’s house.” He was given…
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Here are some lesser known recipes: 1. Yummy Sugar Cookie – Published in Sept. 2010 2. Brown Sugar Carrots – Published in Feb. 2012 3. Homemade Hamburger Helper – Published in Oct. 2010 4. Homemade Pizza – Published in June 2010 5. Chicken Stew with Parsley – Published in Feb. 2011 6. Mystery Cookies – Published in March 2011 7. 2…
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Here are all-time favorite recipes from the beginning of the blog: 5. 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies – Published 11/19/11 4. Pumpkin Granola – Published 10/09/12 3. Sausage, cream cheese, and Rotel dip – Published 03/09/12 2. Peanut butter blossoms – Published 10/24/10 1. Baked Spaghetti – Published 01/07/12 Here are my favorite recipes of 2013: 5. Easy Slow Cooker…
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I had leftover candy canes and Chex cereal left over from making Chex Mix, so when I found this recipe, I knew I needed to make it. It may be difficult finding peppermint baking chips. Look for them anyway because this recipe is delicious. I decided to post it so I can put it on…
