We are home safe and sound from a total of 1,600 miles and 25 hours of driving. I need a day to unpack and get caught up. Be sure to check back tomorrow for a great giveaway and then let the holiday baking and candy making begin! I’ll have some great new recipes to share [...]
I Am Grateful
November 28, 2009 By 8 Comments
I could not let this holiday weekend come to an end without a public expression of my gratitude. I have so much to be grateful for. I am grateful for these four beautiful faces and that I have been able to spend the last few days with all of them together! I am grateful [...]
Butter Fudge Fingers
November 27, 2009 By 6 Comments
I have had this recipe sitting, waiting to share with you since August when blog reader Jennie sent it to me. Jennie and I have something in common – we both grew up on Carnation Chocolate Instant Breakfast! Chocolate for breakfast – yum!! So knowing my love for chocolate and anything with browned butter Jennie shared today’s [...]
Winter Spinach Salad
November 25, 2009 By 9 Comments
By the time you read this I will hopefully have just about finished a 13 hour car ride to Utah. Please feel sorry for me! Fortunately I have a good book on tape to listen to and hopefully we won’t have hit too much snow. But it will all be worth it because I get [...]
Pixel Perfect Boutique Giveaway Winner
November 24, 2009 By 1 Comment
Congratulations to #77 – Darilyn! who has won the darling personalized recipe cards. . A special thank to Pixel Perfect Boutique for their support of Your Homebased Mom and sponsoring this giveaway. Karyn has lots of darling items in her shop including Christmas cards that you can personalize with your family photos – be sure and check them [...]
Sausage Cornbread Dressing
November 23, 2009 By 12 Comments
Lest you think I am totally ignoring Thanksgiving since there has been no mention of it or any Thanksgiving dinner recipes on the blog so far, I am sharing our family’s all time favorite dressing recipe today! No, I am not ignoring Thanksgiving! In fact I am SO EXCITED for Thanksgiving! We are headed out to Utah [...]
Rice Pilaf
November 20, 2009 By 16 Comments
Note: Don’t forget about a couple of great giveaways I have going on. One at Your Homebased Mom and one over at iLashGirls. Be sure and enter!! Today’s post is a followup to the Cheesy Chicken recipe I shared earlier this week. Our favorite side dish to eat with Cheesy Chicken is rice pilaf. Because [...]
Pixel Perfect Boutique Giveaway
November 18, 2009 By
I am excited to share another fun giveaway with you. This week’s giveaway is compliments of Karyn from Pixel Perfect Boutique. This etsy shop is full of fun ideas. Karyn designs fun & whimsical personalized invitations, announcements, cards & more for any and all special occasions! She also does custom work. She currently has a [...]
Cheesy Chicken
November 17, 2009 By 31 Comments
Today’s recipe is one I got years ago from Julie, a friend from church. She and I were taking dinner into another friend who had just had a baby. Julie fixed Cheesy Chicken because it was our friends favorite dish. I made the salad and dessert. I was also in charge of delivering the dinner. [...]
Pioneer Woman Cookbook Giveaway
November 15, 2009 By
I spent the weekend at the beach and spent some more time pouring over Pioneer Woman’s new cookbook. I love it and my list of recipes to try is even longer now! I know our winner is going to love her new cookbook!!! The winner is #63 – Nicole! Congratulations Nicole!! Thanks to all of [...]
