This post was written last year, right before Thanksgiving. Since I am spending today celebrating with family, I thought I’d pull this one out of the files for you all to enjoy. ************ The shopping madness is now truly upon us. Black Friday is right around the corner- as is Cyber Monday. In a few… Keep Reading
Best Of: Time to Think About-Christmas?
With the family Christmas in July party planned for today, I have been thinking a lot about Christmas*. I think that it is a good reminder to us all, especially in this time of rising prices and extremely high projected winter heating costs, to start considering our Christmas gift and travel plans early. Maybe this… Keep Reading
Great Idea for an Inexpensive Gift
Ivy over at Home Ec 101 has a great gift idea for that hard to shop for cook in your life. Check out her inexpensive Christmas gift idea.
Time to Think About. . . . . Christmas?
My husband’s family has hosted a “Christmas in July” party for the last 3 years. Why Christmas in July? Well, for two reasons. #1: Weather is often nasty in Upstate New York and New England (where most of Yankee Bill’s family lives) so travel is very uncertain in December. #2: The pre-Christmas season is usually… Keep Reading
Save Money on Easy Bake Oven Mixes-Make Your Own!!!
***NOTE***edited to add this important info on 2-6-07****There has been a recall on the most recent version of the Easy Bake Oven. Please check out this link for info: CNN Money Article and Easy Bake Website. There is a free retrofit kit to fix the problem. Well, Princess wanted an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas…. Keep Reading
Food Gifts that are Impressive, Easy and Cheap!
As you all know, I like making food gifts. Heck, I like EATING food gifts :). I’m pretty food oriented-Hence the extra 10 lbs of post baby weight that still haven’t come off since having Buddy. . . . Anyway, I have my little repertoire of things to make that folks seem to love and… Keep Reading
Oreo Cookie “Truffles” Recipe
Ok, I’m taking a break from the Christmas Traditions on the Cheap series for a minute. Yesterday I decided to try making some Oreo Cookie “Truffles” that I had tasted a few years back. They were supposed to be for folks to eat at the community Christmas concert yesterday evening (in which I was supposed… Keep Reading
Oatmeal Fruit Cookie Mix in a Jar
I’m still on the cookie mix quest. I went to one of the links I listed in my “Cookies in a Jar” post, and tried the Oatmeal Fruit Cookie Mix in a Jar recipe. I really liked the looks of this recipe since it had oatmeal, wheat germ, golden raisins, dried cherries and coconut in… Keep Reading
Cookies Etc in a Jar
Well, busy day! The kiddos are in school and daycare and I don’t have to work. So as soon as I get this posted it is out into the backyard to continue cleaning up the garden and prepping some beds for the spring. But, since one of my friends IRL (Hi Christine!) who reads the… Keep Reading
Of Cookies and Kings. . . .
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes – and ships – and sealing wax – Of cabbages – and kings – And why the sea is boiling hot – And whether pigs have wings.” (from ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’)Well, I tried the dreamsicle cookies, and was not… Keep Reading
