Category: Winter/Christmas

• A Merry Little Gift Guide 2019

  Looking for some gift ideas? This little gift guide may help you out! And all of these items can be purchased online if you don’t like fighting the holiday shopping crowds! There’s about 3 1/2 weeks before Christmas, so all of these items should be easily available!

  nancyc

  December 1, 2019

  Books, Creative Gift-Giving, Winter/Christmas

  Gift Guide

• Easy Pumpkin Muffins

  Are you looking for a super-easy pumpkin-flavored dessert, snack, or brunch item that’s also very yummy? Then these Easy Pumpkin Muffins are just what you’re looking for! The basic recipe requires just TWO ingredients: a box of spice cake mix and a can of pumpkin purée!

  nancyc

  November 19, 2019

  Autumn/Thanksgiving, Food and Recipes, Muffins, Biscuits, Scones, Seasonal, Winter/Christmas

  Cake mix, chocolate chips, easy muffins, pumpkin muffins

• Fresh Looks from The Slipcover Company

  Thanks to The Slipcover Company for sponsoring this post! I’m definitely a slipcover user, are you? I love the fact that, for a low cost, you can transform and freshen up an existing piece of furniture that you already own, or even may have inherited from parents or grandparents. The table and chairs seen in the…

  nancyc

  November 10, 2019

  Decorating Ideas, DIY Home/Health/Beauty, Reviews, Seasonal, Winter/Christmas

  dining room chair covers, slipcovers, The Slipcover Company

• Sweet Potato Cinnamon Cake

  I’m a big fan of potatoes, whether they’re baked, scalloped, fried, roasted, mashed…you name it! But what about potatoes for dessert…sweet potatoes, that is! That’s where this Sweet Potato Cinnamon Cake comes in, which I found in a cookbook called 300 Best Potato Recipes: A Complete Cook’s Guide. It has lots of different tasty potato recipes in it,…

  nancyc

  October 1, 2019

  Autumn/Thanksgiving, Cakes/Coffe Cakes, Food and Recipes, Seasonal, Winter/Christmas

  cream cheese frosting, dessert, Sweet potato, sweet potato cake

• Bean and Barley Soup

  I’ve been seeing lots of fall recipes just about everywhere lately, and this Bean and Barley Soup is a great recipe for the summer-into-fall time of year and all winter long, for that matter! Not only does this soup have healthy beans and barley in it, it also has lots of veggies and it’s cooked…

  nancyc

  September 5, 2019

  Autumn/Thanksgiving, Food and Recipes, Healthy Eating, Soups, Stews, and Chili, Winter/Christmas

  Bean and Barley Soup, carrots, healthy soup, Red Kidney Beans, tomatoes

• A Basketful of Fun!

  I received review samples of the toy products shown above; all opinions are mine. Want to make your child’s Easter basket extra fun? Or maybe you have grandchildren or nieces and nephews you’re shopping for. Consider these super-fun toys that make a great addition to an Easter basket, and also make wonderful gifts for birthdays…

  nancyc

  April 17, 2019

  Creative Gift-Giving, Creative Inspiration, Seasonal, Spring/Easter, Winter/Christmas

  Easter baskets, educational toys, gift ideas, gifts, stocking stuffers, toys

• Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

  I’m a big banana bread fan and I like making different variations of it. So I thought I would try a Red Velvet version! I usually make Red Velvet goodies around Valentine’s Day and Christmas, so this is a perfect treat for this time of year.

  nancyc

  February 10, 2019

  Food and Recipes, Quick Breads/Sweet or Savory, Seasonal, Valentine’s Day, Winter/Christmas

  Banana bread, chocolate chips, red velvet, red velvet banana bread

• Yummy Good Chili

  Chili makes a wonderful meal in the cold weather seasons and this is a great recipe a friend shared with me. This chili is spicy, but not too spicy…just spicy enough to have a little kick! I switched it up just a little by adding some different seasonings and a few other ingredients. That’s one…

  nancyc

  February 3, 2019

  Autumn/Thanksgiving, Food and Recipes, Main Dishes, Soups, Stews, and Chili, Winter/Christmas

  Chili, yummy chili, yummy good chili

• Joy To The World

  Wishing you a joyful Christmas as we celebrate the birth of Jesus! JOY TO THE WORLD, written by Isaac Watts Joy to the World; the Lord is come!Let earth receive her King!Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room,And Heaven and nature sing.

  nancyc

  December 25, 2018

  Food and Recipes, Inspirational, Seasonal, Winter/Christmas

  Christmas, Isaac, Joy to the World

• Red Velvet Magic Cookie Bars

  I remember how amazing I thought Magic Cookie Bars were when I first made them years ago and I still think they’re pretty amazing! A few years ago, I made some Dark Chocolate-Toffee Magic Bars which are really yummy too. When I was looking at some recipes the other day, I came across one called Red Velvet…

  nancyc

  December 14, 2018

  Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes, Seasonal, Valentine’s Day, Winter/Christmas

  chocolate chips, Magic Cookie Bars, red velvet, sweetened condensed milk

• Cranberry-Pecan Blondies

  As summer turns into fall, I like to start making recipes with fall flavors, like apples, cranberries, and pumpkin. Pecans are always a great compliment to these flavors, and although I like all kinds of nuts, I tend to gravitate toward pecans more in the autumn. So I was excited to receive some complimentary pecans…

  nancyc

  September 10, 2018

  Autumn/Thanksgiving, Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes, Winter/Christmas

  blondies, chopped pecans, cranberry-pecan blondies, dried cranberries

• Hoppin’ John

  I learned a few years ago that Hoppin’ John is a New Year’s Day tradition, probably more popular in areas of the South. It’s said to symbolize good health and prosperity in the coming year. The black-eyed peas are supposed to represent coins, which tie in with prosperity. And since black-eyed peas are actually beans, they’re…

  nancyc

  December 31, 2017

  Food and Recipes, Healthy Eating, Main Dishes, Seasonal, Winter/Christmas

  Hoppin’ John, Rice