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Category: Holiday/Christmas

  • Boo Mix (Halloween Snack Mix)

    The boys are in Cub Scouts.  We had their annual Halloween party last Thursday.  Someone made this boo mix for some of the snacks being served.  Oh, my goodness, I could not stop eating it.  I even took one of the last two cups of it and ate some on the way home and the…

  • Easy Watermelon Fruit Removal

    I absolutely hate cutting watermelon and then removing the fruit.  Okay, not hate it, but I don’t particularly love doing it.  So when I read about using an ice cream scoop to remove the fruit, I had to try it out.  It was so much easier.  (I don’t remember where I read it.) Easy Watermelon…

  • My Aunt Janet’s Pecan cookies

    The other night, the Wee One handed me a box and asked me what was in it. As I looked through it, I found blank cards and recipe cards. The treasure was two recipe cards written by my grandma. She died Christmas Eve of ’08, so it was nice to see her handwriting again. My…

  • Vegan Brownies

    My husband has a cousin, J., who is a vegan.  We went to his handfasting (another new experience for us) a year and a half ago.  The reception afterward featured Indian food (another new experience for us) and vegan cupcakes.  We were pleasantly surprised at how yummy they were. J. and their wife had their first…

  • Swedish Oatmeal Cookies

    I’ve previously mentioned how I like Joanna Fluke’s Hannah Swenson books.  I’m rereading some of the books in the series.  As I was reading Key Lime Murder, she included this recipe.  I was instantly intrigued.  I’ve made other oatmeal cookies that included chocolate chips and M&M’s.  This year I wanted something simple.  This cookie fits the…

  • Christmas Baking

    Every year I bake and create Christmas goodies.  My grandma used to do the same thing and share it with family and friends.  I have the bench she used to pile the containers onto and the Kitchen aid mixer she used to whip up the batches of delicious cookies.  Once I was an adult living…

  • Molasses Spice Cookies

    Every year I try to find a new cookie, candy, or treat recipe to add to my Christmas baking. This year I made molasses spice cookies that taste similar to gingerbread. Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies Once a Month Mom Stars of the recipe: Steps: Printable Recipe

  • Homemade Ranch Dressing

    Ranch dressing is always delicious with salad or for dipping raw veggies.  I wrote this recipe down a few years ago and decided to make some to dip for my celery. This would be a great Christmas gift. Homemade Ranch Dressing Stars of the Recipe: Mix: Dressing: Steps: Printable Recipe

  • Brownie Biscoff Puppy Chow

    This is an easy alternative to traditional puppy chow. It calls for Biscoff, the same as Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter. Biscoff and Cookie Butter tastes like cinnamon graham crackers. And is delicious with honey wheat pretzel sticks. So this snack mix tastes like S’Mores, especially if you add marshmallows. Yum! (I can buy Biscoff at…

  • Peanut Butter Cups Chocolate Cookies

    I love cookies. They are one of my favorite desserts. Like a Lay’s Chip, you can’t eat just one. So last week, when Cookies and Cups posted a recipe for Peanut Butter Cups Chocolate Cookies, I knew I needed to try it to put it in my growing cookie recipe “file.”  These cookies were so…