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Submit your favorite Christmas cookie recipe in the 1st annual virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange and receive a free cookie cookbook! Every year, one of the teacher’s in the high school where I work hosts a Christmas cookie exchange. Everyone pays a set amount, the teacher purchases all the cookie baking supplies, then we get together one evening and bake cookies. It’s a great way to
It’s amazing what a little ground ginger will do for your pear jam. This Ginger Pear Jam recipe is easy to make and doesn’t require pectin. I bet you thought I would be done sharing pear recipes with you by now, right? Afterall, I already shared my Pineapple Pear Jam and Pear Bread recipes with you. But, guess what? I have even more recipes to
Download these free vintage pine illustrations and add a touch of the outdoors to your home decor. There are 10 free prints to choose from. We recently took a little road trip to Maryland to visit our daughter who is stationed at NAS Patuxent. The fall leaves were just glowing in all their splendor. Our trip from Ohio took us to West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania
Biscuits made with baking powder and butter are pure comfort food and making Stand Mixer Biscuits just gives you reason to make biscuits more often! Ever since I won my KitchenAid® Stand Mixer (thank you KitchenAid!!), I’ve been baking up a storm. I’ve made these easy Stand Mixer Biscuits no less than twice a week for the past several weeks. There are purist biscuit bakers
Learn how to can Pineapple Jalapeño Jelly. This jelly has just the right amount of sweet and spicy. Plus, the free printable labels makes it perfect for gift giving! I told you a couple of weeks ago that I made Jalapeño Jelly for the very first time this summer. I had never even tasted Jalapeño jelly before, so I wasn’t sure if I’d like it
Learn how to DIY custom kitchen drawer organizer to easily and inexpensively transform your messy kitchen drawers into beautifully organized kitchen drawers! My husband has worked so hard the past few years renovating our home into our “little cottage in the suburbs” – as I like to refer to it. We have these beautiful new shaker style kitchen cabinets that my husband purchased through an
Learn how to can pineapple pear jam using fresh pears and canned crushed pineapple. Perfect for toast, biscuits or on chicken or pork. My husband’s father planted an Asian Pear tree in the yard (pictured above) beside their driveway many years ago. I had never even heard of Asian pears prior to meeting Lenny’s mom. I honestly didn’t have a clue what to do with these
Take the guesswork out of stain treatment with this free set of printable laundry care tags. Hang the tags in your laundry room for quick access! When our son is home from college, he does his own laundry. But, he’ll often ask me how to treat certain types of laundry stains. There’s nothing more frustrating than getting a stain on your favorite shirt! So, to
With a little bit of fabric, foam, sewing machine and staple gun, follow this step-by-step tutorial on how to upholster a bar stool for your kitchen. We’ve had these two plain Jane wooden bar stools that have mostly been taking up space. My husband recently completed our kitchen renovation and the only thing missing was a cute, comfy stool. While shopping at Hobby Lobby one
Add a touch of fall to your home decor with this easy to crochet Herringbone Crocheted Pumpkin pattern from The Birch Cottage. A couple of weeks ago, I shared with you how to crochet the Herringbone Half Double Crochet (HHDC) stitch. The HHDC stitch creates this lovely textured chevron pattern. Because I just love the way the stitch looks, I thought that it’d make a
The 2019-20 Kenarry Creative Team is comprised of 14 amazing bloggers who create amazing creative ideas for Ideas for the Home by Kenarry. I am really proud to announce that I will once again be a member of the Kenarry Creative Team. I can hardly believe that I’ve been a regular contributor to Ideas for the Home by Kenarry since 2015. Obviously, I not only
This home canned Jalapeño Jelly recipe adds a little sweet and spicy to your favorite meat dish or serve with goat cheese and crackers as an appetizer. I made jalapeño jelly for the very first time this summer. I had never even tasted jalapeno jelly before, so I wasn’t sure if I’d like it or not. But, you know what? I was amazed at just
This set of fall digital wallpaper for your iPhone, iPad and desktop computer is free to download and adds a nice autumn touch to your devices. There’s something about fall that just calls to me. It’s like this yearning that you feel when you’ve been gone away from home too long. Come on home! I’ll have a fire ready for you and we can cozy
Learn how to crochet the herringbone half double crochet stitch. The HHDC creates this beautiful textured pattern with a chevron type of look. I’ve been looking forward to sharing the Herringbone Half Double Crochet Stitch with you for a long time. In fact, last year, I crocheted an afghan for our daughter Morgan that incorporated the HHDC stitch. I’ve also crocheted a baby blanket that
Zucchini naturally contains a lot of water, but your dishes don’t have to be watery when you follow these tips to learn how to make zucchini noodles, also called zoodles, that aren’t watery. Zoodles are a low carb and healthy alternative to traditional pasta. But, zucchini naturally contains a lot of water. If you are new to making zucchini noodles, which are also called zoodles,
Learn to sew a fabric pumpkin with this pumpkin pattern in 3 sizes. Add a touch of fall to your home decor with this easy fabric pumpkin pattern! Like a lot of you, I just love fall. I love the cooler weather. I love the changing of the colors. I love all the acorns, Buckeyes and other tree nuts that the trees give up so
If you’re looking for a moist, decadent and chocolate lovers dark chocolate zucchini muffins recipes, you’ve come to the right place! I love zucchini. Just about any way you cook it, I love it. I’ve also discovered I love zucchini as a pasta substitute (zoodles), thanks to Misty Blue and her spiralizer attachment. But, that’s a story for another day! Today, I’d like to share
A set of free printable mason jar labels for Dulce de Leche are a great way to label your jars for gift giving! Of course, you know I couldn’t share my Dulce de Leche recipe without also creating some free printable Mason jar labels for Dulce de Leche! Dulce de Leche was one of the first recipes (besides boiling eggs) that I tried in my
Home canning can be so rewarding, water spots – not so much! Learn how to prevent water spots or film residue from forming on canning jars and lids. There is nothing more annoying than to spend hours preserving the bounty from your home garden and end up with water spots or a white film on your canning jars and lids. Go ahead, try to wipe
Made with sweetened condensed milk, this Instant Pot Dulce de Leche recipe is quick, easy, safe, and makes for an utterly decadent tasting caramel sauce. The first time I made dulce de leche I was quite stunned. Literally. It was one of the very first “recipes” I tried in my Instant Pot. I simply put a can of sweetened condensed milk in the pot, covered
