Top Ten Takin’ it Easy Dinners

My heart is breaking watching the news about the terrible fires in Southern California I used to live there and have experienced having to evacuate from fires, it is terrifying 🙏🏻 The theme of my January Recipe Bucket List is “Takin’ it Easy” I’ve rounded up my top ten favorites to share with you for … Continue reading

Last Minute Gift Idea

If you need a last minute gift for that hard to buy for person on your list, how about smoking chips There are so many flavored chips available to add to the grill Buy several different ones and transfer them to plastic tubs The plastic tubs can be kept right by the grill, outside all … Continue reading

Last Minute Thanksgiving

Whether you are in a Thanksgiving panic, or just want to add to your menu, here are ten easy last minute recipes that are crowd pleasers! Get a head start on the cooking with these cranberry sauce recipes Easy Slo Cook Cranberry Sauce~ 5 ingredients and a few hours in the slow cooker and you … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Holiday Joy

Let’s have a little holiday joy today! I wanted to make a festive JOY drawing and pretty much made it up as I went along~ There was a lot of erasing involved! The J got a Santa hat Turning the paper upside down can help when you are drawing something symmetrical like the Y I … Continue reading

Holiday Appetizers

With Thanksgiving only 2 weeks away, and Christmas right after that, the holiday season is about to begin! Don’t get your “tinsel in a tangle,” start thinking about what you want to serve now Here are 10 appetizers that are perfect for Thanksgiving and holiday gatherings! Pumpkin Butternut Squash Holiday Queso Dip will keep appetites … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Pumpkin Soup with Apples & Bacon

This flavorful soup comes together quickly It’s made with just a few ingredients Chicken broth, cream, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice, bacon and apples Heat the canned pumpkin with chicken broth and cream Stir in the pumpkin pie spice and maple syrup and cook, stirring to combine, until heated through While the soup … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, A Gnome for the Holidays

A “gnome” for the Holidays! Today we’re going to have a little fun with gnomes This little gnome is super easy to create Start with his nose Add his beard Sometimes it helps to turn your paper when drawing the opposite side the body the feet hat and hands a little pumpkin At this point … Continue reading

The Organized Life, November Paint Bucket

Happy Halloween! What’s really scary is that tomorrow is November 1 and the holidays are upon us! I want to enjoy November and Thanksgiving before I start thinking about Christmas so the flavor/theme of the list this month is Fall Flavors You can see photos of all these recipes in the November section of my … Continue reading

Thanksgiving Tablescape Ideas

I am participating in a Thanksgiving Tablescape Hop on November 5 I have been looking at tables I’ve done in the past for ideas and inspiration and to remember what I have! If you are hosting Thanksgiving or a Fall dinner, I hope a peek into the past will give you ideas and inspiration too … Continue reading

Book Recommendation and a Giveaway!

One of my good friends, Leslie Anne Tarabella, is a very talented author She has just released her 4th book, “We Don’t Push in Fairhope” It is already #1 in Alabama Travel Guides and in the Top 50 in Regional Humor It is full of stories about things that happen in her hometown Fairhope, Alabama … Continue reading

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