I have been baking like a crazy woman (that’s what you’re supposed to do around the holidays, right??) I’ve done espresso brownies, peppermint brownies, chocolate gingerbread cake, breads, soft pretzels, and what feels like a thousand other things. I wanted to create something different this morning, so I modified my M&Ms Blondies recipe to make Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate…
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It has been six days since I last wrote a blog post. I don’t think I’ve gone six days in at least 2 years. I had pretty much the worst cold of my life last week, and with all the madness of Chanukah and Christmas and all my sponsored posts, I kinda just needed a break. But I’m back. I…
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It is easy to brine and smoke fresh ham for all of your holiday celebrations, like Easter and Christmas. I wrote last month about how we purchased 1/4 of a pasture-raised pig in Central Florida. Included in this portion of a pig was a ham that I knew we would be preparing for Christmas. I searched the internet trying to…
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Sew your first quilt in just hours following this Beginner’s Quilt Sewing Tutorial. I have just (almost) completed my 4th basic beginner’s quilt. My first three include: Beginner’s Owl Quilt Beginner’s Dog Quilt Beginner’s Undersea Quilt The first three were Wordless Wednesday posts, but I think I’m finally ready to create an actual sewing tutorial. Before you proceed, I must…
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I know it’s a little late in December to post a Christmas Tree Skirt sewing tutorial, but I just got this fabric from sister-in-law’s mother, and I made the skirt this morning. We had a boring red felt skirt – my new skirt is so much more festive! It is very simple to make. Even with the kids jumping all…
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