This is another of “Grandma’s Recipes”, meaning a recipe I picked up from my mother-in-law. And although Not Your Traditional Ambrosia, (which is made with fresh mandarin oranges, coconut and marshmallows) we love it at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Why I never make it any other time of year I’m not sure. I think I just…
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Continue ReadingWe 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 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…
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Continue ReadingThis shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #IceCreamHero #CollectiveBias I mentioned a few weeks back that my family and I joined a gym. We’ve been going very regularly and to my surprise, I’ve actually enjoyed it. We’ve also been eating better…lots of veggies and lean…
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Continue ReadingBoston Cream Pie is my absolute favorite “pie”….probably because it’s not really a pie, it’s cake! And I prefer Cake over Pie. Why do they call it “pie”? I have no idea. I’m sure Google has all the background and information you would every want to know about the history of Boston Cream Pie. I…