This month's Eat Well Spend Less topic is all things holiday! For the past few years, I've been preparing breakfast casseroles on Christmas Eve and bake them on Christmas morning for a yummy, home-cooked breakfast without the stress. We love to all sit down and eat together -- the girls, Sean and I, and my…
This idea just sort of came together over the past few weeks, but I love how it turned out! We found these gorgeous mixed pears while grocery shopping (for just $0.99/lb.!), and I couldn't resist buying two bags. Then I was looking for a container for a Christmas party we were attending, and I remembered…
Looking for a fun activity for the kids this week? Help them make Christmas cards for their teachers, friends and family with these fun color-me Christmas cards from Jennifer and Jason at New Season Design! Print page 1 of each card by itself, or flip the paper over and print page 2 with a sweet…
I was looking for ways to cover jar lids for a gift that I'll share later this week when I stumbled across this super simple idea on Pinterest. It may be my favorite project of this whole series because it's so quick and easy with such a high impact. I'll be using it for Christmas…
Every year I intend to give gifts to our delivery drivers, mail lady, and trash collectors...and every year, it gets pushed to the side in the busyness of the season. This year, I was determined to make it happen. Between reviews and giveaways and our own online gift shopping, the delivery people have been working…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: 15 Ways to Reuse Plastic Grocery Bags Although we all think about December as a season of giving, more trash will be generated this month than any other time of year. That's not a gift the earth wants to receive. One simple way to reduce our…
A couple of years ago, I decided to dress up my chocolate crinkle cookies with a candy cane kiss, and the resulting cookie, Chocolate Candy Cane Blossoms, was a hit. It's extremely rich, but the combination of chocolate and peppermint is downright addicting! Like peanut butter blossoms, these are really easy to make, although I…
I love Christmas baking, but I usually stick with simple and easy. To give you a little more variety than I could provide on my own, we put together the Holiday Treats ebook last year, featuring more than 15 talented bloggers! In it, you'll find quick and easy treats as well as more complicated…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: 101 Days of Christmas: Gingerbread Snowflake Creams I love ginger. Beyond marinating chicken, spicing up my fried rice, and making salad dressing zing, ginger is great for baking. It makes me instantly think of the holiday season, curled up in front…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: How to Freeze Cookies for Holiday Baking Do-Aheads One thing I always tell myself I'm going to do to get a head start on the holiday baking extravaganza is to go at it slow and steady. It's what my grandmother did;…