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Category Archives: Creative Homemaking

Dad Missed A Birthday So We Celebrated Again!

Holidays and celebrations aren’t the same without dad, but sometimes parents have to work on holidays. My husband wasn’t able to celebrate our son’s birthday with us this year. He not only missed the party we had with all the boys in his class during his 14 days-straight work stretch, he wasn’t home on the […]

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The Best Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich

I partnered with Vive Mejor to share my own idea for a Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich. There is nothing better than a good sandwich, and I’ve had some really great sandwiches in my day. Some are classics, some are uniquely inspired by trends or a region or culture, and some are just interesting concoctions created by […]

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Easy Chicken Caprese Quesadillas Recipe

This is a sponsored post by Hunt’s tomatoes. All opinions are my own. Our weeknights are spent doing homework, having family dinner and relaxing together for a little while to read or watch TV before it’s time to get ready for bed. We try to have family dinner together every night, even when time crunched, […]

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Mushroom Rigatoni with Italian Sausage

October is Italian-American heritage month, and Johnsonville wants to help celebrate by joining us during our family mealtime with their delicious Italian sausage! We’ve been incorporating Johnsonville Italian sausage into our family meals for a long time, because it’s an easy way to spice up favorite recipes, especially on weekdays when I’m pressed for time, […]

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The Indoor Campout + “Campfire Bites” Recipe

The cooler weather means less time outdoors, and after a summer where my sons discovered camping, I felt bad to tell them those days were at an end. There is something very fun about spending the night not in their beds that seems like a major adventure, and they loved sleeping on the ground and […]

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