recipes

With the snow still flying here in the Northern Michigan and the kids being home on spring break for the last week, I've been trying to hold my own. Being that I work from home, I had to find some creative ways to spend spring break and took advantage of our Spring Break Staycation Ideas here on the...
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Hello, friends! Spring break is approaching quickly approaching here in Northern Michigan and some of you might be staying around the area this year. As I wrote in a previous post, here on the Grandpa Shorter's blog, we just did a big a big family vacation back in February so we are planning on...
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Hi everyone, and welcome back! Are you ready for spring? I know I am! Getting back from vacation with the entire family last week had my head spinning and I was struggling to get back into the swing of things. I'm not sure what was going on, I had a fever and chills the last few days of vacation b...
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As I sat down to write this post, I laughed a little thinking it might seem more of a summery blog post/recipe. Something you'd probably catch me posting on a warm Jun or July day prior to heading out of the boat for a few hours to enjoy the Crooked Lake Sandbar with friends. If you though...
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Peanut butter and chocolate. Need I say more? Are you looking for a yummy dessert to feed a crowd? Try these delicious peanut butter cookie bars with chocolate frosting! I promise, you will get rave reviews and they will satisfy your peanut butter and chocolate craving, all at the same time. ...
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With... Mini Pineapple Sweet Cakes. Just this past Super Bowl Sunday I had concocted a treat that I think would make an excellent Valentine's Day Dessert, as well, due to the expression of love that my guests had for them. I don't know about you, but I am not much of a "complicated-ingredients" ...
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Valentines Day is less than a month away, so why not start thinking out of the box for some fun and unique ideas! Today's blog post. Here at Grandpa Shorter's focuses on breakfast. It's seriously my favorite meal of the day and there are so many fun Valentine breakfast ideas out there that you are ...
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Hello, friends and welcome back! The recipe I am sharing with you this week is an easy winter classic slow cooker beef roast recipe that you can put together in a matter of minutes and have ready at the end of a long work day or an easy weekend meal. During the school year, we are go, go, go with...
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Welcome back, friends! Winter is settling in nicely, here in Northern Michigan and February right right around the corner! I don't know about you, but during the winter months I crave warm comfort foods. Anything warm and toasty right out of the oven and I am all about it. This past weekend I t...
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Hello, again friends and welcome back! Hopefully, you are staying warm this week where ever you may be! Not being a huge fan of snow and the cold, I'm really enjoying all the fresh powder we have here in Northern Michigan! My kids love playing outside once again and I love going sledding with t...
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