We made these recipes for years for gifts as we were on a very tight budget. Kids loved it. Precious memories. I know the peanut brittle has that nasty corn syrup in it. What would you substitute? Its just a fund and easy gift children can make with supervision. MICROWAVE PEANUT BRITTLE My kids make […]
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My Favorite Christmas Cookies
I was invited to two cookie exchanges this year. I normally don’t go to the cookie exchanges because of past experiences when I had to take home store bought cookies to replace my hours of hard work. These exchanges worked a little differently, we could pick and choose from the choices up to the number […]
Menu Monday – Beef Burgundy Simplified
Do you need an elegant main dish recipe made with Real Food? Each December a week or two before Christmas, I like to prepare a favorite recipe called Beef Burgundy to serve to guests or just my family. I like to make a large batch, and store the rest in meal sized portions to pull […]
Mentoring Moms Make Rolls of all Kinds – Here’s How
Our family has made it a tradition to make cinnamon rolls on Christmas Eve, refrigerate the shaped rolls overnight, and bake them in the morning. Yesterday at Mentoring Moms (Older moms who are teaching younger moms homemaking skills once a month at our church) I showed the younger moms how we do cinnamon rolls, dinner […]
Gift Basket Ideas And Recipes
Need Gift Ideas for Christmas but don’t want to spend a lot? Here are some tips to help you remember your friends without breaking the bank: Buy items in sets and divide them among the baskets. Buy a four pack of nail polish for four ladies baskets or buy packs of whistles or other party […]
Menu Monday – Savory Swiss Steak
Have you had enough Turkey Sandwiches, turkey chowders and soups, and other turkey variations yet? I have! So I put the rest of the leftovers in the freezer including the homemade gravy. I’m making this easy, healthy round steak in the Crock Pot Recipe later this week. Vegetables thicken the rich sauce-like gravy which […]
Table Graces for Thanksgiving
I enjoyed reading through a Table Grace book and found several Thanksgiving appropriate graces. Here are five traditional Thanksgiving graces: 1. Bountiful God, You have blessed us in many ways, in the beauty and richness of our land, and in the freedom we enjoy. You have given us even greater gifts in our family who […]
Gearing Up to Reach For Your Dreams in 2011
Are you signed up to join us tomorrow? Cindy Rushton is ready to roll! Now, I am just counting down till 1PM CT tomorrow (November 22) for the live session. Of course, she is also excited to be revealing her new Membership Site for members in just a few short hours. Are you joining Cindy? […]
More Holiday Cooking – The Real Food Way
My friend Jenny, from Nourished Kitchen has put together holiday recipes and classes the Real Food Way. I’m most excited about her new Holiday Cooking Classes! She shows us how we can eat all those old Christmas favorites with better ingredients and better methods. She offers healthy versions of family favorites like chocolate fudge, eggnog, […]
Free Thanksgiving Menu and Recipes Download
Traditional Thanksgiving Menu from The Urban Homemaker Turkey, Homemade Gravy*, Herbed Stuffing*, Mashed Potatoes, Aunt Helen’s Sweet Potatoes*, Green Beans Amandine, Cranberry Relish Jello Salad* Pumpkin Bread*, Fantastic Whole Wheat Rolls*, Apple Pie*, Pecan Pie*, and coffee or tea. I admit, not having Thanksgiving at home this year makes me a bit sad, but I […]