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    Easy Cinnamon and Sugar Candied Pecans: A Simple Treat

    The best thing about these candied pecans is that they double as a treat to take to gatherings and something special for Christmas morning! I’m so excited to be joining 15 wonderful ladies for some Christmas treats. There are so many delicious treats and I hope you’re able to snag a recipe or two to share with loved ones this year. Before we get into my simple cinnamon roasted pecans, I want to say thank you to my friend Jen from Midwest Life and Style for hosting this blog hop. If you’re here from Kelly with The Tattered Pew, welcome! And thanks so much for stopping by. Didn’t her molasses cookies look…

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    The Best Pancake Recipe with Sourdough Discard

    I never used to eat pancakes with my family on Saturday morning. But now we use this pancake recipe with sourdough discard and I can't resist. I'm sure I'm not the only Mom whose kiddos LOVE pancakes. It's one of their favorite breakfast foods. In part because I generally make them on Saturday mornings so they aren't a regular everyday breakfast, but also because this recipe is AMAZING.

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    The Best Lemon Ricotta Cookie Recipe with Sourdough Discard

    This winter I began my sourdough journey. It led me to a simple and easy sourdough lemon ricotta cookie recipe that is perfect for Spring. I’ve mentioned this past fall here that I struggle with cooking and baking. Not that I’m not good, although I can assure you I’m not an artisan chef. I’m probably just regular good. My kids tell me that I make the best food, but as sweet as that is we all know they eat meals prepared by me more than anyone else haha! Regardless, I’m always afraid of trying a new recipe and setting it before anyone other than my little family. I’m sure this…

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    Easy Crockpot Candy | The Best Christmas Treats

    If you love Christmas treats that are quick and easy, and still delicious then crockpot candy is the perfect Christmas treat for you! If you’re here from Amanda of Sincerely, Marie Designs thanks so much for coming! Don’t her cookies look amazing! My daughter took one look at her beautiful pictures and decided we need to make them. And I’m pretty excited about it because I love all things European inspired. European Christmas decor. Modern European farmhouse entryway. I’m all things European Farmhouse style over here! Why Crockpot Candy? So I’ve seen these Christmas treats for a couple of years now. But I never considered making them until this year.…

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    9 Amazing Holiday Recipes You Have to Try This Year

    There’s nothing like making memories while baking in the kitchen, which is why I’m so excited to share 9 delicious holiday recipes with you! Before we get to these delicious family favorite recipes I want to take a minute to say thank you to Pasha for organizing this! Every year when Christmas rolls around I get the urge to spend more time in the kitchen. This year the urge has been even stronger than usual as I’m trying to overcome some fears I have in the kitchen. I shared a little bit about these fears in my kitchen post earlier this Fall. As more time has passed and I’ve had…

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    The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

    There is nothing more warm and cozy than fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven on a cold winter day. The way the oven warms the house, and the smell lingers long after the cookies are finished baking is beyond words. I want to give warm and cozy away for Christmas, so I decided homemade chocolate chip cookie dough was the way to do it. Back when I was working as a nurse, I walked into the breakroom for lunch and discovered a stack of papers sitting on a table. They were copies of a chocolate chip cookie recipe. I grabbed one and I am sure glad I…

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    Original and Meaningful Family Tradition: Passing On A Legacy of Love

    Every year, in preparation for Thanksgiving Day, my family holds “Baking Day”. This began a few years ago and has become very important to our family. This is one of our most meaningful family traditions and is nearly prized as much as Thanksgiving Day itself. Thanksgiving Day has changed over the years. Especially now that we kids grew up and started families of our own. I remember Thanksgiving Days with over 40 people in my parents’ house. I remember Thanksgivings where I spent half the day with Mom and the other half with Dad. Now my husband and I alternate Thanksgiving between his family and my family every other year.…

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    Zucchini Recipe: Summer Produce Pizza

    We have a garden for many reasons. We love watching the butterflies and bees pollinating everything, having garden picnics, and honestly, I even love sitting beside the beds pulling weeds. There is something magical about the garden. I feel so much peace listening to the birds and I especially love watching the girls run around the paths between the beds. While this is all beautiful, the main reason we have a garden is to eat fresh fruit and vegetables. We picked our first zucchini and we are going to use it in one of our favorite zucchini recipes today. When we had our first garden I struggled with the zucchini.…