We love this time of year! The holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas) are coming and we celebrate with family traditions. One of our “oldest” traditions is picking out the perfect Christmas tree. It began when our children were small (our son wasn’t even born yet) and we lived in Pennsylvania. Shortly after Thanksgiving, we set…
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Continue ReadingI participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Calphalon. I received product samples and a promotional item to thank me for my participation. A couple of weeks ago I ran into my dad at the grocery store. (One of the wonderful things about having your parents close by) I helped him…
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Continue ReadingI love cooking but sometimes deciding what to make is the hard part. I love having a menu for the week ahead so I never have to wonder, What’s For Dinner? Last week’s menu went pretty much as planned. Well, except for the rain Friday and Saturday. It poured rain so that changed our plans to…
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Continue ReadingWhat’s for Dinner? It’s the most frequently asked question around here. In fact, I considered it as a name for this blog. Thanks to my daughter we’re getting back to weekly meal plans and I can actually answer that question! In sharing our weekly dinner menu I hope to encourage, inspire and maybe even…
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Continue ReadingTime Saving Tuesday is back….finally! Let’s start with a little riddle….. What combines the official Texas state food with one of the best Deep South foods? Give up? Ok, I’ll give you a hint…it’s the recipe for this post. Tamale Pie! If you’ve never heard of Tamale Pie, it’s chili (the official state food of…