My family loves candied nuts. I love how easy they are to make! They make a lovely and delicious gift for friends and neighbors at the holidays. One of the things I like about giving them as a food gift is that they are easy to package. You don’t have to worry about cutting evenRead More
Chocolate Haystacks
Beth from A Word From Aunt B is sharing a delicious Haystacks Recipe: My mom was great at making Christmas. She found all sorts of holiday activities for us kids. We hung butcher paper the length of the hallway and painted a winter mural. We made miles of paper chain. Christmas cards were crafted, as wasRead More
Homemade Turtle Fudge
This is a decadent variation on traditional chocolate fudge. This recipe make 4 1/2 pounds total, so it could easily be divided between 2 gift tins. I used my Easy Homemade Fudge Recipe as the base and then added melted caramels and pecans in the center and topped it with another layer of fudge. This recipeRead More
Mashed Potato Tips and Recipes
Today I shared my recipe for my Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole which is a delicious way to repurpose leftover mashed potatoes. It is also a great way to salvage your mashed potatoes if you accidentally made them too runny. Since I have potatoes on my mind, I thought I would share a few more mashed potato tips and aRead More
Purple Mashed Potatoes
This is a fun twist on traditional mashed potatoes. I have found blue potatoes to be quite hardy and enjoy growing them in my garden. Whenever I share them with my friends they ask what blue potatoes taste like. Blue potatoes taste like potatoes, only a little more so. If you usually eat bland russet potatoes, youRead More
Barbecued Beef Stuffed Potatoes
I often make pulled pork or barbecue beef when my children host a game party. It is an easy, throw it in the slow cooker and forget it meal. I always make a lot because I never know how many people will show up or which teenage boys will be going through a growth spurtRead More
Chai Spiced Divinity with Pecans
If you have read my blog for a while, you will know that I love chai tea. I make Chai Lattes and I add chai tea and spices to anything I think I can get away with like sweet potatoes, pudding, and doughnuts. So it was only natural for me to want to try itRead More
Guest Post: Meatless Meals for Meat Eaters
Miriam Barton, author of Meatless Meals for Meat Eaters, is guest posting today. Hello Everyone! I would like to thank Alea for giving me the chance to tell you all about my newest cookbook Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters. This is a collection of vegetarian recipes that people who eat meat, or those adjusting to various formsRead More
Carmelized Onion and Blue Cheese Bruschetta
Last week I shared that Erin from $5 Dinners has created a wonderful eBook to help with your holiday planning. Today, with Erin’s permission, I wanted to share a recipe from the Holiday Entertaining Guide: Carmelized Onions and Blue Cheese Bruschetta. This appetizer reflects what I love most about Erin’s holiday recipes, they are simple to makeRead More
Gallery of Favorites – The Holiday Edition
April of The 21st Century Housewife and I would like to welcome you to our weekend blog hop: Gallery of Favorites! This week April and I are focusing on holiday preparation. We encourage you to link up your holiday recipes, decorating tips, holiday crafts, food gifts, and organization tips. Thank you to everyone who shared a postRead More
Cookies and Cream Fudge
My oldest son’s favorite flavor is cookies and cream. It doesn’t matter if it ice-cream, cake, or candy. I know that if cookies and cream is an option, it is the one he will take. He might occasionally take a few minutes considering all of his options, but inevitably he will choose cookies and cream.Read More
Rapidly Roasted Pot Roast and Vegetables
I came down with a stomach flu on Thursday evening. I know this is a totally unappetizing way to start a post, but if you will hang with me I promise not to overshare. It was the worst flu I have ever experienced. Stick with me, I promise, no gory details. I didn’t eat on Friday orRead More
Grilled Curry Steak with Spicy Lentils
There are a few things that my husband and I do not agree on: Who is the better poet: Walt Whitman or Dr. Seuss? Was Lincoln really the best president EVER? Should steak be served with some pink or burnt to a crisp? I cannot tell you how many times we have been about toRead More
Curried Chicken Pasta Salad
I like cold salads because I can get away with adding raw vegetables, so it cuts down on the amount of cooking I have to do. I can also make them in advance and just pull them out of the refrigerator and serve on busy nights. This is a spicy twist on traditional chicken andRead More
Gallery of Favorites – Autumn Edition
April of The 21st Century Housewife and I would like to welcome you to our weekend blog hop: Gallery of Favorites! Thank you to everyone who shared a post last week. This week April and I are featuring the Autumn posts that were submitted over the last two weeks. Pumpkin Recipes Pumpkin Snickerdoodles Pumpkin Cream MuffinsRead More
How to Freeze Cherry Tomatoes
Use these tips for how to freeze cherry tomatoes to easily put up your excess tomaotes. When I was looking at the Homemade Chunky Tomato Soup from Barb at A Life in Balance the first thing that I noticed was that she used frozen cherry tomatoes in her soup. Although I have been dicing andRead More
Menu Plan Week of October 9th
The weather has finally cooled off and I am turning my creative juices to baking. I will continue putting up vegetables since I was able to protect my garden from the nights of freezing temperatures last week. This week’s dinner menu is simple so I don’t have to work too hard to prepare dinner after baking and canning this week.Read More
Red Clover Tea Recipe
You can use clover flowers to make this red clover tea recipe. My husband would prefer a weed-free lawn, but indulges my desire to allow the dandelions and clover to coexist with the grass. We do not put chemicals on our lawn, so that we may enjoy our weeds. 🙂 Red clover is a sourceRead More
Chai Spiced French Toast
When I am out with my 4 year old, people often tell me to “enjoy this time because they grow up so fast”. I just smile and say that I will. I know the years fly by because my oldest child is 21, but I also know that there are days that feel like an eternityRead More
How to Make Italian Bread Crumbs
This evening I shared my recipe for Minestrone Casserole on $5 Dinners. When I was making it I decided I wanted some kind of topping and since so many people add croutons I decided to add bread crumbs. Of course I didn’t have any, but that usually doesn’t stop me. I did have some stale breadRead More
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