Chunky Vegetable Soup

When I was little, you could not have paid me enough to eat a bunch of vegetables.  It is amazing what a little age will do for you.  Now, I actually crave a good hot vegetable soup and am always on the lookout for a new one to try.  I found this recipe on Pinterest [...]

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Book Beginnings

Join me and other book-obsessed bloggers today at Book Beginnings hosted by A Few More Pages.  Here is the premise:  grab the book you are reading (or have read or want to read) and write down the first few lines.  Then describe how those lines make you feel…do you immediately want to read more or [...]

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Classic Cornbread Dressing

One of my favorite holiday side dishes is dressing.  Now, I am not talking about stuffing because since I am incredibly allergic to poultry, I never touch a turkey and, really, there is just something about the thought of stuffing these ingredients inside the bird’s…well, you get the picture. It’s just not appetizing to me!  [...]

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Thoughtful Thursday: Ho-Ho-Oh No! Edition

Let me start this rather personal post by saying that I am no Scrooge, but sometimes I get so overwhelmed this time of year by everything that is happening around me that I almost can’t stand it.  It hasn’t always been this way, but since my mom passed away a year and a half ago, [...]

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Slow Cooker Maple Ham

For the last couple of years, I have made the ham for C’s family’s big holiday meals.  I usually go with my citrus crock pot ham because it is quick and easy, but I tried something a little different this time and it was so good.  As usual here lately, I found this recipe on [...]

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Book Beginnings

Welcome to this week’s post about one of my favorite topics…books!  Every other Friday, I link up to the blog A Few More Pages which hosts the link party called Book Beginnings.  There I, and many other blog writers, share the first line of a book we are reading and our thoughts about it. This [...]

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Almost Wordless Wednesday

December in Kentucky…

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Monday Greetings

Good Monday morning!  I just wanted to let you know that I am taking a short break from menu posting, but I will be back with gusto after the holidays!

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Pumpkin Cookies w/Brown Sugar Glaze-International Food Blogger Cookie Exchange

Today I am joining up with other food bloggers to participate in the International Food Blogger Cookie Exchange hosted by Lori over Fake Food Free who happens to be a fellow Kentucky food blogger.  Everyone that is taking part had to email a favorite holiday cookie or candy recipe to another blogger.  Then that blogger [...]

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Thoughtful Thursday-How To Edition

C & I built our house about 6 years ago and it has a basement and two floors.  We knew we weren’t going to finish the basement as we were building, but had (and still have) grand plans for it in the near future.  The first floor is finished, but I hesitate to say that [...]

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