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Category: Holiday/Christmas

  • Sugar Cookie Frosting

    Every New Year’s Eve, the Imaginative One, the Wee One, and I head to my mother-in-law’s house to ring in the new year.  A new tradition was created a couple of years ago.  The grandkids (4 of them in total) spend the night at grandma and grandpa’s house after staying up until midnight.  Mommy and…

  • Sugar Cookies

    Happy New Year! I haven’t blogged as much as I like during the past year. This needs to be corrected. Right before Christmas, I was browsing Not Rachael Ray’s blog and found this recipe for sugar cookies. I had all the ingredients, so I finished baking those cookies. Oh my goodness, these are easy cookies…

  • Cranberry Relish – Crockpot Style

    Today is Thanksgiving, and I have much to be thankful for this year. Now onto the recipe. On Sunday, my father-in-law informed us he was cooking a chicken for Thanksgiving. There were going to be only 6 of us for dinner, and he didn’t want to deal with all the leftovers. The family convinced him…

  • Christmas Baking part 2

    In my previous post, I listed some of my favorite cookies to bake that is on my blog.  Here are some other favorite cookie recipes that are on other blogs.  My goal this Christmas season is to post them on this blog so that I have them readily available during next year’s baking season. Santa’s…

  • Christmas Baking

    When I was a teen, I lived with my mother and grandparents.  There are several Christmas memories that I treasure.  One is my grandma and her trees.  She loved teddy bears and would put up several trees with just her teddy bear ornaments on them.  Then there, we would put up the traditional tree.  I…

  • 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies

    I’m about simplicity, especially when it comes to baking or recipes.  So when I saw this recipe in my inbox, I knew I needed to make these cookies.  Fortunately, I had both ingredients at my house. These cookies did not disappoint me.  They were delicious, moist, and easy to prepare. 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookiesvia cookies…

  • Rolo turtles

    When I saw the “recipe” for these, I decided I needed to try to make them because they looked so easy and delicious.  Boy, am I glad I did.  They turned out super yummy, and they are an easy enough recipe that even the boys can help me with making them.  The other positive thing…

  • Easy Fudge

    Who doesn’t love fudge?!?  It’s rich and decadent.  Recently I found a recipe for an easy fudge that I decided I needed to try.  It is so easy to make and tastes yummy!  The best thing is that it only requires 3 ingredients!  Yes, I said it right; I only needed three ingredients.  Not bad…

  • Saltine Chocolate Pieces

    These are so addictive! Stars of the recipe: Steps: Printable Recipe

  • Microwavable Chex Mix

    I’ve made Chex Mix like this for the past two years.  It is super easy this way. (I copied this post and edited it from my old blog.) The Original ChexParty® Mix Prep Time:15 minStart to Finish:15 minMakes:24 servings (1/2 cup each) Stars of the Recipe: Steps: If you don’t want to make it in the…