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Advent Calendar Day 23 – Breakfast Casseroles On Christmas Morning
How do you start your Christmas morning? We usually get up, make some coffee and stick a Breakfast casserole in the oven to bake while we open one or two presents. By the time breakfast is ready, we’re usually ready for a break and sit down to eat before getting back to reading cards and […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 20 – Homemade Bread Warm From The Oven
We had one of my favorite simple dinners last night. I roasted a chicken and made a loaf of homemade bread. I got the last of the lettuce from the garden and dinner was done. And it was delicious. There’s just something about adding warm bread fresh from the oven to make any meal special. […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 18 – Homemade Jelly or Jam
It’s getting down to the wire. In yesterday’s newsletter I mentioned next Wednesday was the day before Christmas Eve… and was promptly corrected that next Wednesday IS Christmas Eve – Yikes… I somehow thought I had an extra day to get things done. All the shopping is done (except for some last minute grocery stuff) […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 16 – Homemade Mixes
One of my favorite gifts to give to friends, teachers and the likes is homemade mixes in a jar. They are easy to customize for each person and always well received. A few years ago when I was working an office job, I made instant potato soup mix in jars and gave them to my […]
Continue readingDay 14 – Delicious Dump Cakes
I hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful 3rd Advent Sunday. We’re all a bit under the weather. My daughter is feeling sick and we’re trying to figure out if she’s coming down with a cold or the flue. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers and let’s hope it’s just a […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 12 – Time For Some Chili
It’s getting cold down here in Dixie. Today I had to scratch ice from the windshield for the first time before taking my daughter to school. The cold weather has me adding more and more soups and stews to our weekly meal plans. Something that’s making a regular appearance these days is Chili. I mix […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 10 – Cookies, Cookies Everywhere
The cookie plates I took to the neighbors that I told you about a few days ago were a huge hit. Sadly between making a few extra of those and all our incredible cookie eating skills, my large Christmas cookie tin is empty again as of last night. We took a vote after dinner last […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 6 – Time To Bake Some Pies
Happy St. Nicolas Day. We just got through having coffee and cake and I gifted my husband and daughter their annual St. Nikolaus socks. It’s a tradition with some families in Germany to give hand-knitted socks on December 6th. Up until last year, my dad got a pair each year from my Oma Inge (his […]
Continue readingHomemade Christmas Gifts – HBHW Advent Calendar Day 2
From the comments and emails I’ve gotten yesterday, y’all seem to be just as excited as I am about the HBHW advent calendar idea. I sat down last night and planned it all out through Christmas Eve … and I have a special surprise planned for the last one. Today I thought we’d continue to […]
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