Recipes and crafts for each seasonal holiday
Valentines is a fun holiday for everyone in the family. You are going to love these 10 Fun Valentines Party Ideas. Think of Valentine’s Day as a time to teach and demonstrate love to each other in the family and to friends and neighbors. What better way than to have a fun Valentine’s Day lunch party….
Heart-shaped tea sandwiches look like something from a fancy restaurant, but they take about 20 minutes to pull together. Whether you’re hosting a Valentine’s Day lunch, a bridal shower, a baby shower, or a Mother’s Day brunch, these little sandwiches turn an ordinary afternoon into something worth remembering. We’re making three classic fillings: cucumber cream…
Shortbread cookies for Valentine’s Day have to be heart shaped. A buttery sturdy Perfect Valentines Heart Shortbread Cookie Recipe was just what I needed for a beautiful Valentine’s Day Party. Here in Ohio, we get very gray in February. The bright bold red color of Valentine’s hearts is perfect for a tea party. Hearts are…
Too much to do and no time to get all the things you want to be done? Time Blocking is the answer. It is a simple and easy step to take once a week to map out your schedule, your kids’ schedule, set appointments, to see where you have a block of time for what…
For the last year, I have been obsessed with Pom Poms. I discovered this fun and easy Pom Pom maker that takes the old-fashioned fun of Pom Pom making and brings it to a new, kid-friendly fun way of decorating and creating with Pom Poms. As a child, the women of my family make all kinds…
Buche de Noel is the traditional French word for the Christmas Yule Log Cake. This cake is a dessert I have made for our family for the last 30 years. This beautifully decorated cake is one of the first Christmas recipes I found in a box of my mother’s old recipe boxes. It is a…
Pizzelle recipe day is one of my favorite days of the whole holiday season. Ever since I married into my husband Jim’s Italian family, this classic Italian cookie has become part of our Christmas tradition. A pizzelle maker turns simple batter into thin, crisp waffle cookies with a beautiful snowflake pattern pressed right into the…
Cranberry Fluff is a perfect recipe for a side dish or dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas. It has the sweet taste of all the Cool Whip Fluff recipes with a little tartness of the cranberries. Add a cubed apple for a little crunch. You can use sugar-free instant Vanilla pudding, add the cranberries, pineapple, pecans,…
If you have read any of my printable posts, you know that I am obsessed with Time Blocking. Christmas is right around the corne,r and I needed a new printable image for my Christmas Time Blocking so I can show you how I stay organized for Christmas. Time Blocking Makes Your Life Easier! To get…
Every year I have so many great ideas for the cookies I want to bake for Christmas. And every year I run out of time and am disappointed. This year I have created a printable to stay organized with my baking. I have designed a fun Christmas Cookies Baking Schedule Printable. Click Here for Your…
Print & Cut Christmas Stickers forPrinter or Cricut Design Space Easy to download Christmas stickers to print off on cardstock or sticker paper. I like to use my Cricut Explore Air to print and cut cute Christmas images for cards, crafts, or as stickers for packages. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which…
Easy Watergate salad recipe is a big bowl of fluffy pistachio Watergate salad that reminds me of Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the retro recipes from the 1970s. This creamy, light dessert (you could even call it a snack dessert) gets its name from a Washington DC hotel, not the scandal of the same name. Rich, creamy,…
This cherry pie recipe is the one I reach for every June when our local Ohio pick-your-own farms open and the trees are loaded with sweet-tart sour cherries. Fresh from the farm to the oven. There is nothing quite like it. And the best part? This recipe works just as beautifully with frozen or canned…
As the garden becomes more abundant in the hot days of July and August, as the tomatoes overwhelm our kitchen, this Easy Fresh Tomato Pasta Salad is one of my husband’s favorites. When the children were little I used to make this often, as our children like to eat just plain Pasta with Parmesan cheese,…
When the garden is booming with zucchini this zucchini cheese casserole is a great way to have a quick & easy dinner. It is like a lasagna without the beef and egg. You can add as much cheese or a little as your family likes. I wanted to have the richness of a good baked…
Packing your kids’ school lunch at home can help you provide a much healthier lunch during the school year. With more than one child, and as the school year goes on, this task can become frustrating and be tiring. Especially if both parents are working and you are rushing to get everyone out the…
Instant Pot adobo chicken is the dinner I make every single summer when our family heads to the beach, because we always book a room with a small kitchen, and going out to eat every night with grandkids, grandparents, and everyone in between just gets complicated fast. This spicy shredded chicken cooks itself in the…
Get your kids to play outside all summer along with a picnic campout theme party in your own backyard. Like you, I am always trying to get my children outside in the beautiful summer weather. We have long winters here in Ohio and when it is sunny and warm I want to take full advantage of…
Coconut Macaroons are one of my all time favorite cookies that I thought was complicated but is so easy. You will not believe how perfect they come out of the oven, chewy on the inside, and toasted on the outside. You can bake them less for a lighter color or darker for a more crunchy…
Chocolate oatmeal cookies can be made a little healthier when they are sweetened with coconut flour. The family will love the dark and white chocolate chips. Cookies are one of my go-to foods when I want just a little sweetness. When you am trying to have a healthier alternative to processed store bought snacks making…