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Nonni’s Snickerdoodles
These Snickerdoodles are a combination of sugar, cinnamon and soft moist deliciousness. My daughter Brianna absolutely LOVES Snickerdoodles!! So, a few years ago I added this awesome cookie to my list of Christmas cookies that I make each holiday season. To me, family recipes are always the best. I have been working hard at getting our families recipes together to share with our children and their children. This is one of those recipes. This recipe comes from my Mama, or Nonni as my children call her. She is the absolute best cook I have ever met. So when she told me she had this recipe for Snickerdoodles I KNEW they…
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On Santa’s Team
On Santa’s Team is about a lesson taught by one Grandmother to her Grandson on the true meaning of Christmas and Santa Clause. My grandma taught me everything about Christmas. I was just a kid. I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,” jeered my sister. “Even dummies know that!” My grandma was not the gushy kind, never had been. I fled to her that day because I knew she would be straight with me. I knew Grandma always told the truth, and I knew that the truth always went down a whole…
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The White Envelope
The White Envelope is a touching story about how a new family Christmas tradition began. In 2016 this post literally went viral and broke our website. The White Envelope is brilliant! I think we will be adopting this tradition. Christmas Story:For the Man Who Hated ChristmasBy Nancy W. Gavin It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past ten years. It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. Oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it—overspending and the frantic running around…
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Crock Pot Chicken
This lil recipe is an absolute winner!! Crock Pot Chicken!! I had this recipe years ago and somehow misplaced it. Luckily, I was able to find it again online. This post originally appeared on Two Southern Sweeties on December 9, 2012. I have had so many people ask me about it lately after posting it on Facebook, I thought I would actually put it on our blog. Make it a great day, you deserve it! Crock Pot Chicken Ingredients Combine the following ingredients in a bowl for the rub • 3 tsp salt• 2 tsp paprika• 1 tsp cayenne pepper• 1 tsp onion powder• 1 tsp thyme• 1/2 tsp…
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Homemade Turkey Pot Pie
Homemade Turkey Pot Pie Hey Y’all!! Here it is, the Home Made Turkey Pot Pie Recipe!! Well, it took me a bit to get this blog post out as things around here have been rather hectic these past couple of days. Now I want to say that there are two ways to do this. You can pick your vegetables from your garden and cut them up to use, which is fantastic. Or, you can grab a bag of frozen “mixed vegetables” from your local grocery store and use those. Both work just as well and we are well aware that there are those of you that work or don’t have…
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Super Delicious Easy Overnight Crusty Bread
Super Delicious Easy Overnight Crusty Bread I absolutely LOVE bread, especially a good crusty bread!!! I have always been intimidated by bread-making. I have tried several times and things usually turn out “okay” but not “super”. I was on a mission the other day to come up with a good crusty bread that I could learn to make to pair with soups and stews. When I read about making this in a cast iron pot and then saw the pictures, I knew I had to give it a try. It was AWESOME!!! This recipe is very easy and very forgiving. The…
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Super Easy Overnight Roast Turkey
This super easy overnight roast turkey recipe is great because it will free you up to be taking care of the other things on Easter, Thanksgiving or Christmas…such as enjoying your family and relaxing Here are just a few things that people have said about this: Carla – “My mom used to do this too. Watch out you will be really hungry all day from waking up to such a wonderful smell lol!!” Debbie – “My sister’s mother in-law cooks her turkeys like this. They are very moist and flavorful.” Pat – “I have always done my turkeys like that. They turn out great.” Tina – “I have always prepared…
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Things Your Mother Didn’t Tell You (But Should Have)
Things Your Mother Didn’t Tell You (But Should Have) We all have those little tips and tricks that have been passed down through our family from our Great Grandmas to our Grandmas to our Mamas and on and on. Well here are a few that may have been missed. Please know that this is just a small amount that have been collected. I know that y’all have many many many more and we would love to have y’all share them with us and our friends. 1. Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips. 2. Use a meat baster to “squeeze” your…
