This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Mrs. Smith’s for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.This was one of my very favorite product reviews I’ve done to date. (Big shocker there!) One of my favorie parts of Thanksgiving is the selection of yummy pies for dessert. This year was especially wonderful…
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{Crock Pot} Dr. Pepper Roast
We spent three full days in Idaho for Thanksgiving and it was wonderful! I hope you all had as good a Thanksgiving as we did. Talk about a great weekend with tons of food and family. I’m already looking forward to Christmas time and all the yummy treats and goodies, as well as more time…
Let Me Give You a Tip…Or Twenty!
Today I thought I would share with you some cooking tips! I’ve used a lot of these tips and tricks to improve my cooking experience, as well as the taste of my food. I hope you find something useful from this list! After stewing a chicken, cool in broth before cutting into chunks. It will…
Thanksgiving Activities for the Kids
We can’t forget about our little ones on Thanksgiving, so here are a handful of activities the kids can do on this fine day of feasting. Enjoy! Thanksgiving Candy Dice Game Turkey Mr. Potato Head from Kiki Creates Turkey Finger Puppets from The Educators’ Spin On It Pilgrim Connect the Dots from Pedia Staff…
Thanksgiving Place Setting Treats
Last year we celebrated Thanksgiving with my husband’s family at his aunt’s house. She gave us the assignment of making the name cards for the place settings. This was the first time I’d ever been put in charge of these for Thanksgiving and I was so excited about it. I decided to go on the…
Healthy Carbonara
This girl loves her pasta! Indeed I do. Pasta is one of my food weaknesses. But it isn’t always weight loss friendly, which is what I need right now as I’m slowly but surely getting baby weight off. I was really craving some pasta last week but didn’t want to throw all my hard work…
The Easiest Way I’ve Ever Cleaned a Burned Pan
A few nights ago, I made a new dish that required a few pieces of crispy bacon. I found out the hard way that my burner was up too high and as soon as that bacon hit the pan, it was sizzling up a storm. I hurried quickly to continually turn it over so it…
Hot and Sweet Chicken
Out of all the chicken dishes we’ve tried lately, this one is my favorite. I’ve loved all of them in different ways, but the flavor combination of the sauce for this chicken is really yummy. I really like dishes that have a bit of a kick and this sauce has just the right amount. This…