Is eggnog a part of your family Christmas and/or New Year’s traditions? Have you ever read the ingredients list??? Pretty gross, right!? Well, I have an easy solution for you… make your own!! All you need is a blender and these ingredients: 24 oz. milk 1/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 2 dashes salt 1/8 t. [Click here to continue reading]
I’m sharing this recipe with you all that my brother just made for all of us. I will warn you, this is NOT good for you… but it is yummy! And, I personally think it’s okay to cheat during the holidays. Here’s what you need: 3 cream cheese block (8 oz. each) 1 1/2 packets [Click here to continue reading]
I don’t know about all of you, but at our house, the movie The Christmas Story is a must watch during the holidays. You’ll shoot your eye out!! Almost everyone knows that line, right?! If you don’t, please watch The Christmas Story for me this season and then let me know what you think! When [Click here to continue reading]
So, last year for Christmas, hubby got me a blender. No joke. That being said, I LOVED IT! I use it all the time. I’m a big smoothie making person and I have had a magic bullet and used it for years for that purpose. Well, as the kids have gotten older, the pitcher part [Click here to continue reading]
I have a friend who works in retail. Due to our crazy American ways of shopping the day after Thanksgiving, otherwise known as “Black Friday”, she does not get to spend that day with her family. What she has always been able to count on, though, is being able to eat a meal with her [Click here to continue reading]
I am all about easy recipes that are also yummy! I think this recipe fits that description. I hope you enjoy! Ingredients: Pie crust 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 6 apples (with skins peeled) 2 T cinnamon 3 T butter (or coconut oil if you are dairy free) First thing you will do [Click here to continue reading]
Have you seen the Melissa & Doug Terrific Twenty Holiday Guide toy list? If not, definitely check it for gift ideas for any kiddos on your gift list this year. AND, you can go to their Facebook page and enter to win one of the toys from the list every day for the next week [Click here to continue reading]
Has your son discovered Skylanders yet? Ours has and he really likes it. And, now, they have come up with Skylanders Giants, just in time for the holidays! Our son has already seen the ads in our local stores and has also seen the actual displays, so of course, he wants the Giants, too! If [Click here to continue reading]
Holidays always give us the opportunity to eat things we wouldn’t normally eat. As a ‘natural’ momma, it also gives me one more opportunity to tell my kids no. And, as much as I enjoy that, it’s nice when I don’t have to. :) I know there are plenty of desserts you can make for [Click here to continue reading]
I know some of you are gearing up for 4th of July celebrations and what to make for your family or for whatever party you may be going to, so I thought I would help you out with a list of naturally occurring red, white, and blue foods! The red foods are definitely the easiest [Click here to continue reading]
