December 24, 2014 Mini Cheesecakes And Pecan Tassies One of my favorite dessert displays includes mini cheesecakes and pecan tassies. Usually, for Christmas, homemade fudge and vanilla bean…
Christmas Party Menu
December 20, 2014 Our family has grown and with the kids having extended families or needing to accomodate the boyfriend or girlfriend’s family, we have started a tradition of…
Ideas For A Family Christmas Annual Dessert Contest
December 17, 2014 The Theme For The Christmas Annual Dessert Contest This year, the theme for our annual dessert contest is ‘Santa’. The desserts have to…
Christmas Decorations
December 12, 2014 Christmas Decorations…2014… These are pictures of our two decorated trees this year. The first has the Christmas Story woven in and out of the branches and the…
The Santa Collection – How to Start Your Own
The Collection Begins December 9, 2014 Our Santa collection began the first year we were married. When Dave and I were in the U.S. Navy and stationed in Adak,…
Aunt Hen’s Persimmon Roll
November 30, 2014 Growing up in southern Indiana, I remember making my Great Aunt Henrietta’s persimmon roll recipe. We knew where persimmon trees grew along the edge of…
The Elf On The Shelf
November 28, 2014 The Elf on the Shelf book and doll caught my attention in a little shop, when Dave and I were vacationing in Beaufort, N.C. a few…
Thanksgiving Menu 2014
November 23, 2014 This is the menu, which my family has requested this year. We always have a vegetable tray and ranch dip for every occasion. This year I…
DIY Painted Pumpkins and Gourds for Your Thanksgiving Tablescape
November 12, 2014 Painted Pumpkins White-painted pumpkins and gourds to create a beautiful Thanksgiving tablescape is my plan. Shopping the sales after Halloween, I picked up these artificial…
Save and Dry Your Pumpkin Stems
November 10, 2014 After Halloween this year, the Jack-O-Lanterns we carved, were put in the compost pile behind our home, but first, Dave cut the stems off the…
