Category Archives: winter

Paula Deen inspired Snow Ice Cream

That photo is from right when we woke up this morning. Three hours later, there is a lot more.  So we made snow ice cream. For breakfast. (hey, everyone is home sick, and I’m working off only several hours sleep) … Continue reading

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Warm Spiced Milk

Adapted from The Family Kitchen.  I served this instead of hot chocolate this morning for our decorating the tree treat (with cinnamon rolls!). 4 cups milk 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon ground … Continue reading

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Melanie’s Beef Stew

Thank goodness I had this saved on email so I didn’t have to call Melanie and ask her for this recipe (for the 5th time at least). I’m making this tomorrow for a break from turkey leftovers. Brown some stew … Continue reading

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Tomato-Basil Soup

My friend, Heidi, brought this soup to our soup swap this week and we LOVED it.  Nathan is a huge fan of tomato soup, but I can’t stand the stuff in the can.  This has a hint of orange that … Continue reading

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Loaded Baked Potatoes

I think we’ll do loaded baked potatoes for dinner tonight.  It’s still cold and snowy and something warm and low effort sounds perfect. I thought I’d make a list of toppings that we like and that sound good – did … Continue reading

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