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Want to learn how to make creamy mashed potatoes for your Thanksgiving dinner? It all starts with selecting the right potato! If there’s one dish that I happen to know quite a bit about, it would have to be creamy mashed potatoes. I would even venture to say that I’m somewhat of a snob when it comes to homemade mashed potatoes. In fact, my husband
Kicking off the Christmas holiday season with 12 Days of Christmas Gift Tags. 12 sets of Christmas Gift Tags that you can download and print for free! Do you know the origins of the song “The 12 Days of Christmas?” The 12 Days of Christmas Lyrics On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to meA partridge in a pear tree. On the third day of Christmas
The Lemon Peel Crochet Dishcloth Pattern is a beginner friendly crochet project that you can work up in an hour or two, plus they make great handmade gifts. Previously, I shared with you the very simple and easy to learn Lemon Peel Crochet Stitch. So, I thought it would be fun to share with you this Lemon Peel Crochet Dishcloth Pattern so you can put
Learn how to make this DIY Drop Cloth Rag Wreath! This drop cloth rag wreath is an easy project that adds a lot of rustic farmhouse charm! One of the first things I did a few years ago now when “we” started renovating our house was to paint the front door. At first, I painted it this beautiful shade of blue. Then when my husband
Learn to crochet this easy lemon peel stitch. Using simple alternating single crochet and double crochet stitches creates this lovely textured pattern. The Lemon Peel Stitch is an easy stitch that is simply comprised of alternating single crochet and double crochet stitches. This stitch is also known as the Griddle Stitch. In fact, my fellow crocheters at Daisy Farm Crafts refer to this stitch as
Learn how to print and bind this free 2020 printable monthly calendar with vintage botanical art for a thoughtful gift or to decorate your wall or desk! This is my third year creating and sharing printable monthly calendars featuring vintage botanical illustrations. In case you haven’t noticed, I seem to have a thing for these beautiful vintage botanical illustrations. What you probably don’t know, is
Learn how to preserve and display family heirloom recipes so they are a part of your home decor and serve as a reminder and inspiration. Recently, we obtained a copy of Grandma Baker’s Egg Noodles Recipe. My husband’s cousin actually has the recipe card that’s written by Grandma Baker. She took a picture of the front and back of the recipe card and sent it
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
