A blog about our family's memories while sharing ideas along the way.
This is my grandmother’s recipe for Farmer House Cookies. I’m not sure where these cookies came from or how they got their name. I made them for the first time and the cookies were great! They are similar to sugar cookies, but farmer house cookies are fluffy and lighter. Here are the recipe and instructions […]
Continue readingHere is a simple meal that can be made with leftover turkey or chicken. It is almost Thanksgiving, which will probably mean leftover turkey. I will be making this with some of my leftover turkey later this month, for sure. ? Ingredients: leftover chicken or turkey tomatoes garlic onion jalapeño cooking oil salt tortillas Optional […]
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This is a kid favorite that we make every October. It is super simple and fun to make with your kids. Ingredients: Your favorite brownie mix (boxed or homemade) Chocolate frosting a bag of candy pumpkins (those little candy pumpkins that are just like candy corn) Recipe: Make & Bake brownie mix according to package […]
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There are lots of cool “food cakes” out there that are great ideas for birthday gifts…especially for teenage boys! This post is a little bit about my try at making a “food cake.” 🙂 My son was turning 16, and I knew he would be having some friends over to stay the night for his […]
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Looking for fun ways to give money as a birthday gift? This what we did for one of my sons on his 16th birthday. All you will need is balloons, streamers, tape, a needle and maybe some tacks….and of course the money that you plan to give the birthday boy or girl. My son had […]
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