Recipes

With winter weather looming around us this week (finally!) and the cold weather settling in for the next few months now is the time to start making those warm, comfort food recipe. You know what I am talking about, those yummy filling dishes that we all crave during the winter months. I love a ...
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Hello, friends! Christmas is only a few days away - finally!!! Actually, I kind of feel like it totally snuck up on us this year and we've had such an easy early winter here in Petoskey! Just this last week we finally got hit with snow but I keep hearing it's going to warm up again in the 40's th...
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Looking for a quick and easy recipe to get rid of all that extra turkey this holiday season? Look no further! Today on the blog I'm sharing with you a recipe my kiddos actually brought home from school last week along with an adorable turkey craft they worked on in class. It's a delicious and e...
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Hello, friends! Today on the blog, I'm sharing a recipe with you for homemade beer bread and a delicious garlic dip to serve with it. This bread is super quick to make and perfect to serve guests this holiday season as an appetizer or too give as a gift to friends and family. The garlic dip recipe...
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Hello and welcome back, friends! Thanksgiving is only a few days away (already!!) and the temperatures here in Northern Michigan are finally plummeting.  It's that time of year where I'm starting to wear multiple layers and starting to crave yummy, homemade comfort foods, like homemade chocolate ...
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Thanksgiving is less than 2 weeks away, can you believe it? I swear I just blink and summer is over and I blinked again and missed Halloween and now it's Thanksgiving in a week and a half. With Thanksgiving also comes Black Friday, one of, biggest shopping days of the year. So, between planning...
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Hello, friends and welcome back! With fall in full swing, now is the time of year that I love making warm and delicious comfort dishes! Easy recipes are always a plus with me, but I also like recipes that are tasty! This past weekend I worked a few Thanksgiving-esque side dishes. One of my absolut...
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Welcome back, friends! With Halloween over now and Thanksgiving up next, a lot of us are already looking and planning a head for holiday meal ideas, snacks and treats. I'm already candied out (shocker), but still pinning holiday cookie recipes on Pinterest. I'm in the middle of planning a big holid...
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Welcome fall, and the first round of snow for us here in Northern Michigan! The kids were so excited to wake up yesterday morning to several inches of the fluffy white stuff covering our front and back yard. I awoke to my 7 year old son inches from my face: IT'S THE BEST DAY EVER MOM!!!!! IT SNOWE...
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Halloween is only days away and if you're a busy parent or grandparent and strapped for time like me, you might need a fun, easy and quick treat for Halloween class treats or a quick party idea. I'm always pinning fun food and craft ideas on Pinterest and saving them for later. Today on the blog I'm...
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