White Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies

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It’s that time of year! Cookies 24/7. I love baking cookies so I’m totally taking advantage of the holiday baking season and am baking up a storm. You know I mean business when our fridge consists of more cookie ingredients than “real food” ingredients. I’m starting off the holiday cookie season with these amazing cookies. I think we’re all familiar with the traditional gingerbread man cookies. But have you had white chocolate chip gingerbread cookies? If you’re a fan of the traditional gingerbread man cookie, then you must make these (especially if you don’t like all the fuss of rolling …

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Christmas 2020

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Merry Christmas! I usually start decorating our home during Thanksgiving week, but this year I started even earlier. Maybe right after Halloween? I started with a few pine cones and pine branches in the kitchen and assured my husband that I was only decorating for winter. In truth, that is how it started. I was inspired by this Santa and so I thought I’d go just go with the flow and move him here (and hope that maybe my husband wouldn’t notice Santa made an appearance mid November). Since our dining room has become puzzle central and we’re not entertaining …

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Green Beans with Bacon

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This was my favorite side dish at our Thanksgiving for two dinner. Green beans can be boring by themselves, but when you jazz them up with bacon and onions, it’s the side dish that everyone will ask for. Let’s face it, anything with bacon is kind of amazing. Green Beans with Bacon Recipe(Makes 4 to 6 servings) Ingredients: 12 ounces of fresh green beans 3 slices of bacon 1/2 small onion, finely chopped salt and pepper, to taste Directions: Trim the ends off of the fresh green beans (if needed) and rinse and drain them. Place the prepped green beans …

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Popovers

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What are popovers? I had never heard of them until my husband introduced me to them a few years ago. Popovers are kind of like a crepe shaped muffin. Or maybe a souffle? Essentially they are a tall airy omelette. Well, whatever they are, they are really tall and a lot of the time the bottom isn’t flat enough to let them stand up. Neat, right? My husband has a tale about popovers. As a kid, his mom used to make popovers from time to time and they always failed to pop over. To this day no one is really …

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Butternut Squash Casserole

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Toasty marshmallows over sweet and delicious squash. A perfect side dish for Thanksgiving or a random Tuesday. Ever try to pictures of baby food? It’s not easy. I assure you, it’s seriously delicious no matter what it looks like though. The warm spices will make your mouth water. Butternut Squash Casserole Recipe(Makes about 4 servings) Ingredients: 1 and 1/2 pounds butternut squash, diced 1 egg, lightly beaten 3/8 cup light brown sugar 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1/2 tablespoon pure maple syrup 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon ginger 1/8 teaspoon salt …

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