We love making snacks during the holiday season. But much of the snacks we make are full of sugar and calories. So, to balance it all out, we like to provide healthy holiday snacks for the family too. Do you have a favorite holiday snack? 30 Healthy Holiday Snacks The strawberry Santa Claus snacks and Grinch Fruit Kabobs are both holiday snack ideas that I want to make with the kids this holiday season. There are so many great ideas. Here are 30 -- on for almost every day in … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Thanksgiving Main Course Recipes
If you celebrate Thanksgiving in our family you will find two meals at each family Thanksgiving dinner. We have our main traditional meal available for our large extended family. You know - turkey, stuffing, potatoes and gravy and so on. But, we also have a vegetarian meal. Each year, I make a Tofurky, vegetarian stuffing, and a vegetarian gravy. This year, my mother is hosting Thanksgiving dinner and she has asked me to bring the Tofurky. It has become our go-to vegetarian Thanksgiving main … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Breakfast Ideas
Do you have Thanksgiving traditions? This year my family has been talking about new Thanksgiving ideas. We usually have a late lunch with family that day. Since we live here on a reservation, I have a large extended family. We usually rent a large facility and do Thanksgiving potluck style. We bring games and play board games and card games and just have fun and laughter together. It is great to connect with the whole family, but isn't cozy and warm like a meal in a home would be. So, in my … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Quotes
I have mentioned that this year we'd like to do more for our community and for others this holiday season. Our daughter is at an age know that she can be more helpful and have her own ideas of what she wants to do. This week, we picked out hats and gloves for boys and girls to add to the collection bin at the library. We also bought some non-perishable food items for the church Thanksgiving basket ministry. We had fun picking those things out and it didn't cost much out of pocket. {She is … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe
We made another dump cake this week for church potluck. And by we, I mean, my Princess, who is 4, did most of the work. We like making dump cakes since they are simple and easy. Last week we made a peach dump cake and it was a hit. My mom makes a pumpkin dump cake similar to the one we made with only slight variations. Now that we made this pumpkin dump cake for church potluck, my Princess cannot wait to help Nana make it for Thanksgiving. It really turned out well, and tasted great. Everyone … [Read more...]
Peach Dump Cake Recipe
Thanksgiving is coming up. Isn't it amazing how fast time goes by? 2012 will be over before you know it. When I think of Thanksgiving meals I automatically think of heavenly desserts. {You can tell that I have a big sweet tooth, can't you?} Every family dinner, including Thanksgiving dinner, my mom makes a few different dump cakes. It is her thing. Plus, everyone in the family loves them. Who wouldn't? They are delicious. You cannot mess it up. In fact the peach dump cake is so easy, my daughter … [Read more...]
5 Fall Holiday Tricks and Treats
With the holidays literally right around the corner, I wanted to share a post of tricks and treats with you. I know we all get so busy with kids, school, jobs, church, and so much more, it is easy to get so stressed during the holidays. Below you will find 5 Holiday Tricks that can help you and 5 easy Holiday Treats that you can make. 5 Holiday Tricks: Get your kids involved. Put them to work. I often allow my daughter to help wipe down the counters, sinks and door handles … [Read more...]
