December 2011

New Year, New Planner, And A Sale

December 31, 2011

I am a planner. I am one of those people that need a plan or I go crazy and don’t get anything done. I am not a spur of the moment, fly by the seat of my pants person. My husband and I love Google calendars for most things, but for my menu planning and a few [...]

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A Year In Review: Dessert Recipes

December 31, 2011

If you have read my site for long, you have probably guessed that I LOVE desserts. Desserts are one of my favorite things to make and I can spend hours and hours in the kitchen making all kinds of desserts. When I was looking back over the dessert recipes that I shared in 2011 I [...]

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A Year In Review: Crock Pot Recipes

December 30, 2011

I love my crock pot. It is one of the most used small appliances in my kitchen and it saves me so much time on busy days. Today I wanted to highlight a few of my favorite crock pot recipe from 2011. Crock Pot Orange Barbecue Pork is a great way to cook pork and [...]

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A Year In Review: Main Dish Recipes

December 29, 2011

This year I started Ground Beef Thursdays and have loved the response that I have received from you all. Ground beef is usually a frugal and family friendly meal to serve and I have enjoyed bringing you ground beef recipes over the last couple of months like Oven Tacos and Tater Tot Nachos and I [...]

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A Year In Review: Soup Recipes

December 28, 2011

My family loves soup. In fact, that is one of the reasons why I started Souper Monday, where we focus on soup recipes every Monday. Today we are highlighting some of my favorite soup recipe from 2011. We started out 2011 with Homemade Panera Bread’s Tomato Soup. I shared this recipe in January and I [...]

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A Year In Review: Breakfast Recipes

December 26, 2011

When I look back over the last year I cannot believe how many recipes I have shared. And I cannot believe this is the last week of 2011, but it is, and 2012 will be here in just a few short days. A few weeks ago SnoWhite from Finding Joy In My Kitchen contacted me [...]

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Merry Christmas 2011!

December 23, 2011

I wanted to take the time to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Thank you for taking the time to come here everyday and follow my kitchen adventures. I hope you all have a great time with your family and friends. Please take time to slow down, relax, enjoy your family, and create memories. I also [...]

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Christmas Breakfast Recipes

December 22, 2011

I love to make Christmas Breakfast special and I thought I would share a few of our favorites with you today. Baked egg cups are always a favorite in our house and they are very easy to make. Oven Omelet Roll is also a favorite and is a very impressive, but easy breakfast to make. [...]

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An Easy Food Gift: Homemade Seasoning Mixes

December 21, 2011

If you need a last minute gift, or an easy food gift to give, homemade seasonings are perfect. What I love about giving homemade seasonings is that they are useful gifts. Everyone uses things like taco and fajita seasoning. Not only that homemade seasoning mixes contain everyday pantry type ingredients, which means you can make them [...]