As with each holiday, I try to find ways to make it special for my kids. At Halloween we carve pumpkins as a family, Christmas we do “Elf on a Shelf”, Valentine’s we have a special supper, where the table is nicely decorated and everyone gets to drink from fancy glasses. Although our Easter traditions [...]
Holidays are a great time to teach kids about giving. One way we have done that this year is baking treats and delivering them to friends. We received a cute package from Kellogg’s and we made Gingerbread Christmas Pops - a twist on a favorite Kellogg’s treat! 5.0 from 1 reviews Print Gingerbread Christmas Pops [...]
We are a family that loves to entertain which means we always have to be ready for unexpected guests. VH sauces are a great thing to have on hand! With a couple of ingredients, you can have a great meal or appetizer ready in no time! Tonight was no exception when we had to quickly [...]
Who wants a Hawaiian treat? We recently tried a sampling Kings Hawaiian Sweet Rolls for the first time. These rolls are sweet just like the bread and taste absolutely great. They are still moist and packed full of flavor and make a great snack or doctor them up into whatever treat you desire. We had [...]
Summer time is a time when all the kids are around and choosing snack food can be a challenge. What can one do when trying to find healthy alternatives at home at any given time? With our home starting to look more like grand central station, there is one easy option that starts in spring [...]
This scrumptious coconut, cinnamon chip cookie brings a nice twist to the traditional oatmeal cookie. These cookies are a hit with the kids and hubby enjoys them too! Coconut and Cinnamon Chip Oatmeal cookies Yield: 2 dozen Ingredients: 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup shortening or lard 1 egg (beaten) pinch of [...]
Whenever possible I try to make recipes as healthy as I can. Sometimes they take a bit of tweaking to get them just right. This recipe has NO dairy, sugar, white flour, margarine or butter and it is a hit with the whole family. {The next time I make them I may add a sprinkle [...]
One of my favorite comfort foods is freshly baked biscuits, or schnetki, as my grandma calls them. Served warm with butter and honey is my favorite way to eat them. My daughter already asked me to put some in her lovable lunches when she goes back-to-school! Grandma’s Homemade Schnetki Ingredients: 3 cups flour 5 tsp [...]
I have always loved to bake. Since being diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia 7 weeks ago I have had to cut out all sugar, honey, sweeteners, dairy, yeast, peanuts, melons and mushrooms. I have decided to have a good attitude and adjust, the first few weeks were hard, but I am learning as I go.Today I [...]
Here is a recipe I made up myself. I like sweet potato fries but wanted to try to change it up a bit. Here is what I did. First I peeled a sweet potato. Next I used the peeler to make peel strips of the entire sweet potato. I put it into a ziplock bag [...]
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