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Here’s to friends and pumpkin pie cupcakes
I’m thankful for being able to stay connected to friends from “way back when” who are both near and far. ORIGINALLY POSTED NOVEMBER 16, 2012 I went to a high school outside of my hometown, with kids...
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Got leftovers? Make a Turkey Pot Pie!
ORIGINALLY POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2011: One of the best things about having leftovers from Thanksgiving is being able to enjoy the feast for days to come. Although we do not have Thanksgiving at home, the...
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Your Tray or Mine? Cookie Tray Recipe of the Day: Chocolate Chip Butterballs
These cookies could be made with nuts instead of chocolate chips if you prefer! ORIGINALLY POSTED DECEMBER 5, 2011 Today’s recipe is another one of my favorite cookie recipes, one we’ve made for years...
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Your Tray or Mine? Cookie Tray Recipe of the Day: Chocolate Thumbprints
ORIGINALLY POSTED DECEMBER 1, 2011 I first posted this recipe on my FB page on December 5, 2008!! It’s a cookie recipe my mom and I make every year, and if I had to pick a top favorite, this would be...
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Your Tray or Mine: Recipe of the Day: Chocolate Buttersweets
These are my other top favorite cookie from our trays! ORIGINALLY POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2011 When I first began the Your Tray or Mine series of recipes earlier this month, I began with the Chocolate...
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Your Tray or Mine Recipe of the Day: Brown Eyed Susans, a Family Favorite
ORIGINALLY POSTED DECEMBER 7, 2011 When I posted my first recipe last week for Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies, I mentioned that it was one of my top two favorite cookies on our trays each year (I’ll let...
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Superbowl Recipes: Homemade Salsa(s) and Guacamole
We are big Patriots fans here! ORIGINALLY POSTED JANUARY 24, 2012: I hate football. Yup, I’m a buzz-kill when it comes to football season, (and also baseball season) Superbowl, anything like that....
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Superbowl Week: Chili and Loaded Chili ‘skins
This chili looks almost too good to eat! ORIGINALLY POSTED JANUARY 27, 2012: Don makes a great chili, he really does. I’d never even HAD chili until I met him and had his. I also had never had peppers...
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Happy St. Patty’s Day: Irish Soda Bread
ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 16, 2012: Everyone loves a good Irish Soda Bread with their St. Patrick’s Day meal! This one was passed along to me by my father-in-law last winter and it was wonderful. I can’t...
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Happy Birthday Don and Alexandra!
So what’s the best birthday gift *you* ever gave someone? ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 23, 2012 Today is a very special day. Today is Alexandra’s birthday. Today is also Don’s birthday. That makes me the...
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Monday Musings: Spring is on the way!
Spring is on the way! ORIGINALLY POSTED MARCH 11, 2013 One of the things I so love about living in New England is the fact that we get to experience every season. I love and appreciate them all, even...
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Resolutions and Recipes: Sweet and Sour Beef and Broccoli
ORIGINALLY POSTED JANUARY 13, 2012: Earlier this month, when I talked about grocery shopping on a budget, one of the staples that I mentioned buying pretty regularly was stew meat. I have two recipes...
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Easter Sweet Bread
This recipe makes three “small” loaves of sweet bread for Easter. It’s wonderful when you grill it! Originally posted April 4, 2012 This recipe is one that takes a while from start to finish- nine...
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Monday Musings: Got M&M’s?
If you have M&Ms and a messy house, host an M&M Cleanup! ORIGINALLY POSTED OCTOBER 27, 2011: As I look around my living room at this very moment, I see laundry in two big piles waiting to be...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Taco Stuffed Shells from She Knows and Gina
This Mexican/Italian meal was yummy! ORIGINALLY POSTED JUNE 26, 2013 I am never afraid to admit it: I love Facebook. I really do. I love connecting with people and I really love re-connecting with...
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Fun Friday: Baked Oatmeal: It’s not just for breakfast
I’d eat this for breakfast, lunch or dinner! ORIGINALLY POSTED MAY 10, 2013: The other day I came across a great new recipe for baked oatmeal. It was on Skinnytaste.com, a blog I follow on Facebook. I...
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What We’re Doing for Fun This Summer: Letterboxing
Look, we found a letterbox! ORIGINALLY POSTED JULY 30, 2012 Have you ever heard of letterboxing? It’s so much fun, it’s free, and it’s great for a family activity during any season that’s not freezing...
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What’s for Dinner Wednesday: Miss Meg’s Marinade
In honor of Meg’s last week, a recipe from her to me. ORIGINALLY POSTED JUNE 19, 2013 Reposted today in honor of Miss Meg and her beau William and their recent wedding!! “What’s for Dinner Wednesday”...
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Happy Birthday To Me and To You: Mom’s Boston Cream Pie two ways
Boston Cream Pie is my all-time favorite kind of birthday cake. ORIGINALLY POSTED AUGUST 10, 2012 August 11 is my birthday! If I could choose any kind of birthday cake in the whole world, I’d choose...
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Fun Friday: Cook once, eat twice. After school snacks and breakfast
These were healthy and a huge hit. Definitely a keeper. ORIGINALLY POSTED SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 Cook once, eat twice. I love that old adage. You cook once, and live on the leftovers. Or, you make double,...
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