Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Every year, it’s a challenge to figure out what to get my boys. I don’t know why, but boys are much harder for me to shop for than girls. I always find a hundred cute things that my daughter…
Confession: the first time I’ve ever had green bean casserole was when I was 22 years old. It was my first Thanksgiving with my hubby’s family and they had made the traditional holiday casserole concoction with cream of mushroom soup and wormy looking noodles. Nobody…
A couple of weeks ago we were invited to a couple’s Christmas party and it was a potluck. I was wracking my brain trying to think of something to bring along so I went on a search for a good party food recipe, Christmas…
Christmas time is the season for baking! Growing up, I always spent a good day or two (or three) in the kitchen with my mom. We would bake our favorite goodies and take them to our friends and neighbors. This is a tradition that I’ve…
For my entire life, we have had the same scrumptious breakfast every Christmas morning. It doesn’t really have a name, we just call it “Christmas Breakfast”. We only ever eat it on Christmas morning; it’s a special treat for a special day. I’m not sure…
Every Christmas I see my Facebook friends posting the same question over and over: “What do you put in your kid’s stockings?” Let me first say that I LOVE putting together Christmas stockings! It’s one of my favorite parts of the gift giving experience. Don’t…
When you think of Christmas, what comes to mind? Is it Christ? Is it the decorations and festivities? Candy canes, Christmas lights, bells and fir trees; those are just a few things that I think of when I hear the word Christmas. Of course…
M&M cookies are a classic holiday treat in my family. As far back as I can remember, my mom always made m&m cookies to add onto her trays of goodies that she would pass out to friends and neighbors at Christmas time. I seldom make…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Is it too early to talk about Christmas?? I always like to get a head start on my Christmas shopping. My goal is always to be done by December 1st so that I can sit back and really…
When I was in fourth grade, I took a string art class that was offered after school. It was held in the library, I remember. We were each given a piece of cardboard and instructed to draw a geometric design on it. From there, we…
