recipes

Hi everyone! Last week Colleen shared her great-grandmother's Irish Soda Bread recipe, and today on the blog I'm sharing with you one of my go-to recipes for when you want something homemade and chocolaty. This cookie recipe is the perfect easy dessert for St. Patty's day but I also love that it is ...
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Happy Tuesday everyone! I keep thinking today is Monday. Petoskey had winter break this past weekend so today was technically our Monday and I'm having trouble realizing it's actually Tuesday. The older kids went back to school and the youngest spent the morning in 1/2 day preschool and then helpe...
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Hello there! Today on the blog I'm going to be sharing with you a very easy recipe using Brownwood Farms Blueberry Preserves. If your kids are anything like mine they love Pop-Tarts. I stopped buying them long ago due to a majority of the ingredients. I occasionally buy the organic version but it'...
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Already thinking about Valentines day? It's just a few weeks away and what's not to like about it? Yummy sweet treats and Valentines from someone special. If you're already thinking about sweet treats what to make for Valentines Day I have a recipe for you today on the blog! Even if you're on a...
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It's so hard to get my family out of bed on a cold winter morning. I don't even want to get up. But having this hardy, warm breakfast of Apple Pecan Oatmeal waiting for us in the crock pot makes it a little easier. It also makes the morning go smoother when I don't have to cook a hot breakfast in be...
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Valentine's Day will always hold a special place in my heart not because it is what some call a 'Hallmark Holiday' but because it is my now 3 year old son Carl's half birthday.  When he turned 6 months his beloved daycare figured that out and it has been a very sweet day ever since.  It always s...
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Here is a recipe I make at our PV Alpine Ski Racing Fall Camp at Vail, Colorado on Thanksgiving every year.  This year I cooked Thanksgiving dinner for 85 people between campers, parents and coaches so I made 5 of them - they were all devoured.  It is my most requested recipe by far and is great...
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It always seems that we cook so much this time of year.  So, I like easy recipes that my family can enjoy and pair well with multiple dishes. I wanted to find a recipe that was mostly onions as we know a wonderful farm family that gives us a giant box of Walla Walla sweet onions as a gift eac...
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Keeping with this weeks New Year's Eve theme I started doing a little research on some kid-friendly New Year's Eve drinks. We haven't been out on New Year's in y-e-a-r-s and this is the first year that our kids are old enough to actually participate so I thought I'd make up some fun drinks for them ...
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Tis the season for for spending time with friends and family. While you're at it, why not serve your guests a delicious Christmas classic: Eggnog! I will admit, I'd actually never made eggnog myself up until this blog post and I had only tasted it a handful of times throughout the years. I had it i...
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