Thanksgiving Gravy Demystified
I’ve had at least three friends ask about gravy this week. Yesterday when I got an email from a blogging friend’s husband, I decided the gravy question must be the question of the week. Gravy has got to be one…
Pie Baking Tips
With Thanksgiving just a few days away, I’m sure there are more than a few of you out there getting ready to bake pie this week. I have 30 people for dinner this year and I have been debating which…
Thanksgiving Broccoli Casserole
We all have those favorite dishes that mean Thanksgiving to us. It’s those dishes that Mom or Grandma always made. This Broccoli Casserole was always part of our Thanksgiving Feast growing up. While I always loved this broccoli dish, it…
Thankful for Game Night
Last December I walked in the door after a looooong day of working with my mom to see my husband and kiddos sitting in a circle looking like the photo above. I had been up and out the door at…
Christmas in Progress
This past weekend I got started on my Christmas Garland. While I haven’t found holiday sequins, I already love making this project. It’s so fun to feel like I’m stitching in my grandmother’s footsteps. After playing with lots of fonts…
Old New Merry Christmas Garland
Yesterday I picked up this wonderful Merry Christmas garland from my mom. It looks like something that might have been just made yesterday…. But it wasn’t. It was made in the early 1960’s by my grandmother and sister, my great…
Stuffed Mushrooms
This month I am planning on sharing a few more of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes. I am not a huge fan of appetizers for Thanksgiving, since I like saving my calories for the turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green beans…. etc.…
Q-tips Tips for Polishing Silverware
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it’s time for me to start getting ready for a house full of friends and family. I love Thanksgiving… but it’s not just about sitting down with my family over a scrumptious meal…
Small and Sweet New Treasures
Last week when my mom gave me my new quilt, she gave me a few other little gifts. The first was this wonderful Dresden plate trivet. She had spotted one on NanaCompany and couldn’t wait to make one of her…
Lovely Star Quilt
“Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels” -Henry Wordsworth Longfellow Yesterday my mom gave to me the quilt she made for my birthday. The pattern is called Lovely…
Lightened Up Broccoli Cheese Soup
I am not going to go so far as to call this recipe a “Light” Broccoli Cheese Soup… it is a cheese soup after all. Besides, my mom told me if I called it light, she wouldn’t want to try…
Home Again
“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” –Lin Yutang We got back from our vacation into a whirlwind of Halloween parties and fun. Our trip…