Category: Seasonal

• Veggie Potato Salad

  Potato Salad is a favorite summer side dish of mine, and I wanted to try adding veggies to it—it’s always nice when you can work in some extra veggies to your food! I had an old potato salad recipe I had clipped from a magazine that had some veggies in it, so I modified that…

  nancyc

  July 5, 2020

  Food and Recipes, Salads and Dressings, Seasonal, Side Dishes, Summer/Summer Holidays, Vegetables

  potato salad, Veggie Potato Salad, veggies

• Patriotic Brownies

  Here’s a super-simple desert for the 4th of July—Patriotic Brownies! Everyone loves brownies and these are even more yummy because they’re topped with frosting and fresh strawberries and blueberries! The brownies are from a mix with chocolate chips and chopped walnuts (or pecans) added in. Or, you can make your favorite homemade brownie recipe. Likewise,…

  nancyc

  July 3, 2020

  Cakes/Coffe Cakes, Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes, Food Presentation, Other Desserts, Seasonal, Summer/Summer Holidays

  brownies, frosting, patriotic dessert

• Patriotic M&M’s Cookie Bars

  I was wanting to make some cookie bars with M&M’s and since it’s so close to the 4th of July, I thought I might as well make them patriotic! So I used mini red, white, and blue M&M’s and some fun sprinkles, and theses Patriotic M&M’s Cookie Bars turned out so colorful and yummy! They…

  nancyc

  June 21, 2020

  Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes, Seasonal, Summer/Summer Holidays

  cookie bars, M&M’s, patriotic, Sprinkles

• Remembering our Heroes

  May we never forget our fallen comrades. Freedom isn’t free. —Sgt. Major Bill Paxton Today we remember and honor our fallen heroes…those who sacrificed their lives serving our country and protecting our freedom. To them we owe so much! Photo: Todd Trapani on Unsplash

  nancyc

  May 25, 2020

  Inspirational, Seasonal, Summer/Summer Holidays

  heroes, Memorial Day, Memorial Day quote

• Patriotic Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches

  For a fun red, white, and blue dessert, make these Patriotic Ice Cream Sandwiches! They’re super easy to make, and they come together in minutes (you should freeze them for about an hour, though, before serving)! They’re so fun and colorful, and all you need to make them are store-bought mini ice cream sandwiches and…

  nancyc

  May 23, 2020

  Food and Recipes, Other Desserts, Seasonal, Summer/Summer Holidays

  Ice cream sandwich, mini ice cream sandwich, patriotic, red white and blue, Sprinkles

• Motherhood is…

  Motherhood is a million little moments that God weaves together with grace, redemption, laughter, tears, and most of all, love.—Lysa TerKeurst Happy Mother’s Day! Hope you are having a beautiful day celebrating and being celebrated, honoring and being honored, and remembering your special mother! Sharing at Inspire Me Monday, Happiness is Homemade.

  nancyc

  May 10, 2020

  Inspirational, Seasonal

  Mother’s Day, Mother’s Day quote

• Fruit-Topped Sugar Cookies

  One thing I like about these Fruit-Topped Sugar Cookies is how pretty they are! They just have the look of spring and summer with all that luscious fresh fruit on top of sweet, creamy frosting! And another thing I love is how easy they are to make!

  nancyc

  May 4, 2020

  Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes, Food Presentation, Seasonal, Spring/Easter

  fresh fruit, fruit-topped cookies, sugar cookies

• The Hope of Easter

  Wishing you a beautiful Easter filled with hope, joy, and celebration! I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in Me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in Me does not ultimately die at all. JOHN 11:25 The Message Sharing at Inspire Me Monday.

  nancyc

  April 12, 2020

  Inspirational, Spring/Easter

  Easter, John 11:25

• Egg Nest No-Bake Cookies

  If you’re needing a sweet treat idea for Easter, here’s something that’s super-easy, and you may already have the ingredients on hand! Egg Nest No-Bake Cookies are fun and yummy, and I like to think they’re a little healthy because there’s a lot of oatmeal in them! 🙂 These cookies are just a variation of…

  nancyc

  April 11, 2020

  Candy and Confections, Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes, Seasonal, Spring/Easter

  Chocolate No-Bake Cookies, Easter treats, Egg Nest No-Bake Cookies, No-Bake, Spring treats

• Easy Egg Nest Cupcakes

  Here’s a super-easy Easter treat you can make, and the kids can help out with this, too! These Easy Egg Nest Cupcakes are so, so easy to make because you use cake mix for the cupcakes and a ready-made container of frosting. They’re decorated with either chocolate frosting with chocolate sprinkles, or vanilla frosting with…

  nancyc

  April 10, 2020

  Cupcakes, Food and Recipes, Seasonal, Spring/Easter

  Cake mix, Easter, easy dessert, Egg Nest Cupcakes, Spring

• Bunny Treat Cups

  With Easter coming up, you may be looking for fun craft ideas for the kids and grandkids. Even if you’re separated by distance, you can share the fun of doing crafts together via Skype, FaceTime, or other ways of connecting! The Bunny Treat Cups I’m showing you are so fun and easy to make! You…

  nancyc

  April 7, 2020

  Crafts, Creative Gift-Giving, Seasonal, Spring/Easter

  Bunny Treat Cups, Easter, Spring, treat cups

• Hold on to Hope

  Spring usually reminds us of new beginnings as we look forward to warmer weather and blooming flowers. Right now, life looks so different as we deal with challenges that are changing the way we live. I saw a quote today that read, “Hope is stronger than fear.” Let’s not be discouraged or fearful in the…

  nancyc

  March 19, 2020

  Seasonal, Spring/Easter

  Hebrews 6:18, spring quote