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The History Of The Christmas Tree
Did you put your tree up yet? We spend some time setting up ours over the weekend. My daughter has been very interested in traditions and where they come from this year. We did a little research on the history of Christmas trees and discovered some interesting facts. I thought I’d share what we found […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 24 – My Gift To You
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. We’re all busy today getting everything ready for Christmas, so I’ll keep this brief. I wanted to share something special with you as this last Advent Calendar treat. It’s my Christmas gift to you. A little over a year ago, I retired of of my big cookbook collections. […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 23 – Breakfast Casseroles On Christmas Morning
How do you start your Christmas morning? We usually get up, make some coffee and stick a Breakfast casserole in the oven to bake while we open one or two presents. By the time breakfast is ready, we’re usually ready for a break and sit down to eat before getting back to reading cards and […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 22 – Let’s Dip
I’ve gotta tell you… I’m getting excited about Christmas. A good chunk of the presents got wrapped yesterday and this morning I promised my daughter we could go to the store to get ingredients to make two different types of fudge. She’s busy right now combing through Pinterest to find two recipes she wants to […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 21 – A Little Healthy Fare
We’ve been making and eating Christmas cookies and fudge the past few days. And looking at my Christmas menu, we’re not exactly living healthy right now. Of course that’s ok, it’s the Holidays. I do plan to cook and eat a lot healthier starting a few days after Christmas and may try to sneak in […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 20 – Homemade Bread Warm From The Oven
We had one of my favorite simple dinners last night. I roasted a chicken and made a loaf of homemade bread. I got the last of the lettuce from the garden and dinner was done. And it was delicious. There’s just something about adding warm bread fresh from the oven to make any meal special. […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 19 – We All Scream For Ice Cream
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. When my daughter started kindergarten, she learned this from a friend and we ended up hearing constantly for months. Whenever we asked her what she wanted to for snack, dinner, breakfast , you name it … we got the above… screamed out loud of course. […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 18 – Homemade Jelly or Jam
It’s getting down to the wire. In yesterday’s newsletter I mentioned next Wednesday was the day before Christmas Eve… and was promptly corrected that next Wednesday IS Christmas Eve – Yikes… I somehow thought I had an extra day to get things done. All the shopping is done (except for some last minute grocery stuff) […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 17 – Casseroles Made Simple
I used to love the last last day before Christmas break. We wouldn’t do much work and have a little classroom party instead. Looking at my daughter’s schedule, they’ve expanded it to take up most of the last week of school. So far her days have been filled with Christmas play performances, class room parties […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 16 – Homemade Mixes
One of my favorite gifts to give to friends, teachers and the likes is homemade mixes in a jar. They are easy to customize for each person and always well received. A few years ago when I was working an office job, I made instant potato soup mix in jars and gave them to my […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 15 – Crockpot To The Rescue
Thanks so much for your well wishes, good thoughts and prayers. Things are starting to look up and I’m read to rule out the flu. I think our daughter just has a bad cold and my shoulder is starting to feel better thanks to some rest yesterday. Today we start the week busier than ever. […]
Continue readingDay 14 – Delicious Dump Cakes
I hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful 3rd Advent Sunday. We’re all a bit under the weather. My daughter is feeling sick and we’re trying to figure out if she’s coming down with a cold or the flue. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers and let’s hope it’s just a […]
Continue readingHillbilly Housewife Advent Calendar Day 13 – Healthy Eating
Between the cookies and other Christmas treats, we haven’t exactly been eating healthy the last few days. Ok, who am I kidding… we haven’t eaten all that clean since Thanksgiving. I’m feeling the pounds creeping on and my shoulder is starting to ache again… all good signs that I need to clean up my act […]
Continue readingAdvent Calendar Day 12 – Time For Some Chili
It’s getting cold down here in Dixie. Today I had to scratch ice from the windshield for the first time before taking my daughter to school. The cold weather has me adding more and more soups and stews to our weekly meal plans. Something that’s making a regular appearance these days is Chili. I mix […]
Continue readingHillbilly Housewife Advent Calendar Day 11 – Canning Made Simple
There’s a long tradition of canning in my family. My grandmother canned throughout the year. She canned beans, potatoes, tomatoes and soup throughout the summer, apple butter in the fall etc. My mom remembers her grandmothers and great aunts getting together throughout the year to can as well and many a meal were made from […]
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