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Bacon Jalapeño Cheese Ball Appetizer
Who knew? There is a National Cheese Ball Day! I am a big cheese fan for better or worse. When I attend parties, I generally gravitate towards the cheese tray or the cheese ball appetizer. I am easy to read in that way. National Cheeseball Day can also refer to the puffed cheeseball snacks as well. So whichever way you want to celebrate this cheesy day, you can. But if you want to make a cheese ball for your family to enjoy during your quarantine and a movie, here is a recipe that they are all sure to enjoy! Bacon, cheese, a little heat for the jalepenos… I think it…
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Sweet & Savory Spiced Pecans
April is National Pecan Month. However, on top of that, April 14th in National Pecan Day. Pecans everywhere! I have roasted my two pounds of pecans to put in the freezer for later snacking. What are you doing to celebrate? LOL Ironically, we have a pecan tree in our front yard. How long did it take me to realize that? I am embarrassed to say years. The squirrels made short work of them each year and I only saw a few nuts on the ground each year. A tree trimmer informed me about what we had in the front yard — I felt silly! I have been buying pecans when…
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National Peach Cobbler Day
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. Day unknown of the quarantine. How are you hanging in there? Are you baking and cooking more? Me too! Here is another opportunity for us to bake some more! When I was a child, my paternal grandmother was constantly baking lovely desserts and dinners (without any recipes of course!). Her teacakes were legendary — my college friends would descend when I brought a batch back to the…
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National Garlic Month: Benefits of Garlic
How are you dealing with all of the stress and weirdness going on right now? I hope you have all of the support tha tyou need during this trying time. Hopefully, some of my posts have some information that can help you deal with working from home, stress, newly homeschooling, and more. But I also want to keep some semblance of normalcy when possible. So I will continue to post recipes, exercise, and journaling posts with all of the other posts. And on that note: a lighter post… April is National Garlic Month. Yum! I have a few recipes later in the month that include garlic but today, the post…
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Honey Pecan Chicken
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. April is National Pecan Month. I will be sharing recipes all month using pecans, and today is the first. Pecans are my favorite nuts but I am not very fond of other nuts. That came as a surprise to my parents. As a child, my father would go to the old Sears popcorn and candy counters (am I showing my age?) and would buy salted nuts —…
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Easter Brunch Ideas
This Easter, many families will be enjoying Easter services online this year. This doesn’t mean that traditions such as a family Easter brunch are completely off the table. These holiday meals may be on a much smaller scale since they only will include immediate family. With a little forethought and planning, these Easter brunch menu ideas will enable you to enjoy a meal soon after the service. Plan to serve as many foods as possible which can be prepared ahead of time. By preparing the food several days before it is needed, you’ll be able to take it out of the refrigerator and serve it right away. Here are some…
