‘Tis the season for travel! And today Santa is sharing his travel tips with us. Yes, Santa Claus took some time from his very busy schedule to chat with me. As you know, Santa racks up some serious miles each year. He successfully travels the world in one night and in his many years of …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #eHolidays #CollectiveBias The countdown to Christmas morning is happening! That means that I am running out of time to get all of my Christmas shopping done. With six kids and family to shop for – there are a lot of …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SplendaHoliday #CollectiveBias December is such a busy month! Ok, so that goes without saying. Everyone is running around trying to do waayyy too much. In our home we have two birthday celebrations in the mix of all the holiday …
You heard that right! This interview with Chef Brigitte Nguyen of the Cooking Channel is about how to throw a dinner party for eight – all for under $100! That even includes four bottles of wine! I wasn’t sure that it would be possible. I entertain a lot, and I am all about stretching my food dollars …
Oh, la, la, these pillows of cheese, vanilla, and crêpes are oh, so light, sweet, and absolutely delicious! In our home these are affectionally called “Jewish Cheese Blintzes for Christmas.” That’s because I first tried this sweet cheesy soufflé at a celebration in honor of a friend of mine that is Jewish. This was soooo long …
This past weekend has been all about decorating the Christmas trees. Yes – trees. We have three. One super -duper tall one in the living room, a 7-foot tree in the family room, and a smaller tree staked outside on the front lawn. This takes hundreds of lights! With our large tree, I have a …
Yes, I admit I have become a bit obsessed with hygge (the Danish word for cozy). And honestly hygge is really hard to explain, it is so much more than cozy, that it really needs to be experienced. Our time in Denmark was filled with hygge and according to my daughter I am not really …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PotPiePlease #CollectiveBias It’s so good to be home! If you follow me on Instagram you have seen some amazing pictures from our trip to Copenhagen, Denmark; Malmö, Sweden; and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It was a wonderful ten days full of travel …
Happy December! Wow – I cannot even believe how fast the season is flying past. If I think of all that I need to do, I just might start hyperventilating. Since hyperventilating is not very productive, I simply make my lists and start chunking away at what needs to be done. Today is the day …
It’s getting close – Thanksgiving is upon us and for many of us that means it is turkey time! I have cooked many turkeys over the years. Fortunately, I have never really had a turkey or Thanksgiving dinner disaster. I simply have lots of wonderful memories… My mom making the best stuffing ever, roasting early morning turkeys to take …
