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Thanksgiving Leftovers
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I’m taking the weekend off to spend with my family, but I’ll be back next week with more posts. In the meantime, check out these ideas from the great chefs of the Food Network on what to do with all those Thanksgiving leftovers. […]
Thanksgiving Treat: Turkey Cookies
Make Thanksgiving turkey cookies easy enough for kids and delicious enough for everyone!
Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake
A reader recently asked me if I had a good recipe for pumpkin cheesecake. I stumbled upon this recipe by chance while browsing allrecipes.com. It has become a family favorite. This is our Thanksgiving pumpkin pie every year, but I can’t think of a good reason not to make this all throughout the year!! Double […]
Top 10 Kitchen Must-Haves
We all have those things in the kitchen we just can’t live without. My list likely includes upwards of a thousand items, but I decided to post my top 10 instead. These aren’t in any particular order. Each has been my most needed item depending on what it is I’m doing. Panasonic Bread Maker – […]
Sweet Potato Cupcakes
I love sweet potatoes in almost any form, but I think this is the best way yet. This recipe comes from Better Homes and Gardens. I only made one change to the recipe. The original calls for 17.2 oz canned, unsweetened sweet potatoes. I’m not sure where Better Homes and Gardens shops, but I’ve personally never […]
Thanksgiving Craft: Gratitude Tree
My son loves Halloween. November 1st is the saddest day of the year for him because we pack away the pumpkins, bats and ghosts for a year. To appease him a bit, we always make a gratitude tree to warm him up to the idea that Thanksgiving can be just as exciting as Halloween. The […]
Two Ingredient Pumpkin Bars
Every first snow of the season, I make these pumpkin bars. They are easy, delicious and make my entire house smell like fall. The good part is, these taste great whether it’s snowing, raining, or 100 degrees outside! Ingredients: 1 spice cake mix 1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree Directions: Combine cake mix and pumpkin Spread into greased […]
How to use Leftover Halloween Candy
If your kids are like mine, they come home from trick-or-treating with way too much candy. As wonderfully delicious as candy is, the fun wares off after a few days. Here are some creative ways to use some of that candy. Add candy to cookie dough – Small candy makes a great substitute for chocolate […]
