This year, we decided to take a trip to Folly Beach, SC for Christmas. We stayed at a beach house and got to enjoy the quietness of being in the small town during the off season. During the summer, there are people EVERYWHERE. Even though we see people, there is a lot less people. It’sContinue reading “Christmas on Folly Beach”
Category Archives: Holiday/Christmas
Homemade Peppermint Mocha
I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to make a peppermint mocha that wasn’t full of a lot of calories. Can I be honest? The ones from Starbucks are not my favorite. They add way too much chocolate. I would rather have the peppermint shine through. I love peppermint in my lattes soContinue reading “Homemade Peppermint Mocha”
Christmas “Crack” Pretzels
I had bought some wreath shaped pretzels to use for my Rolo Turtles not realizing the Rolos would fall through the wreath. I used one bag of the wreath pretzels for my cinnamon sugar pretzels. Since I had another bag to use up, I found this recipe. Hubby had leftover popcorn oil from an eventContinue reading “Christmas “Crack” Pretzels”
Fourth of July Parade – 2018
This year I decided to sit at the beginning of the parade not realizing I was going to miss all of the cool floats. Our town’s parade begins in 4 spots – a church and 3 entrances of a shopping plaza. If a float or group started at the church or the one entrance ofContinue reading “Fourth of July Parade – 2018”
Fourth of July Fireworks
This year some kind soul paid for the fireworks display in our little city. So we had a bigger and better fireworks display this year. When the fireworks display was over with, you could smell the sulfur and see all the smoke. I was able to get a lot of good photos of the fireworks. Continue reading “Fourth of July Fireworks”
Classic Coleslaw (V, GF)
Here is a vegetarian side dish for your Memorial Day dinner. Here is what you need: Coleslaw mix (14 oz.) Mayo Trader Joe’s seasoning salt or celery seed and dry mustard Salt and pepper Apple cider vinegar Sugar I used coconut sugar instead of refined sugar in my dressing. Have a magical day, Traci
BBQ Tofu – A Vegetarian Memorial Day Recipe (GF, V, DF)
As we are getting ready for Memorial Day, it is tough being a vegetarian when the holiday focuses on eating grilled meat. Or is it really that tough? Today I’m bringing you a quick and easy recipe for Barbecue Tofu. You can enjoy the tastes of barbecue while staying plant based. Win-Win. Here is whatContinue reading “BBQ Tofu – A Vegetarian Memorial Day Recipe (GF, V, DF)”
Don’t Be a Grinch
As I looked over the prompts for today, I have posted on one of the prompts previously.
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms
I’ve been sick most of this Christmas season so I have not made ANY Christmas cookies. Okay, I’ll take it back. We made peanut butter blossoms and then we ate them. I decided to update my peanut butter blossom recipes using gluten free flour. I noticed that the dough does not stand up as wellContinue reading “Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms”
What a Bunch of Turkeys – Thanksgiving 2017
Thanksgiving 2017 was totally different than Thanksgiving 2016. Last year, we were in Disney. This year we were at home. We started the day by sleeping in. Both boys slept in which is typical for the Wee One but not the Imaginative One. He must be going through a growth spurt because he complained aboutContinue reading “What a Bunch of Turkeys – Thanksgiving 2017”
