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Mushroom Calzone Recipe

One of the best parts of the holidays is all the yummy food. I cook a lot this time of year, and I love to create totally new recipes as well as make old favorites. I had the opportunity to try GravyMaster browning and seasoning sauce with a favorite recipe of mine recently. GravyMaster which […]

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  • I love making calzones — I’m going to see if my store carries this… looks like a good recipe!

  • Mmm! I love mushrooms, this looks so tasty! I be even my son’s picky vegan gf would eat it!

  • Marcie W.

    I love sauteed mushrooms and onions together, I’d love to try them with Gravymaster. Sounds good!

  • Jennifer

    I’ve never made a calzone, ever! I love mushrooms and cheese though so I may just have to try this.

  • I’m a big Gravy Master fan! This recipe looks so good.

  • Jen-Eighty MPH Mom

    Even though I am not a big mushroom fan, these look pretty tasty!

  • Virginia from That Bald Chick

    Oh my yum!

  • Tammy

    Yummy. I love calzones.

  • That’s something I’ve never tried, but now I want to!

  • ohkeeka [The Type A Housewife]

    Oh my gosh, these look SO GOOD! And I just happen to have some Gravy Master in my pantry too. ๐Ÿ˜€

  • Shop with Me Mama (Kim)

    I will have to try this out, it sounds and looks amazing!!!

  • Courtney

    Oh yum! I absolutely love calzones!

  • Kelly

    I’ve never used a browning and seasoning sauce, I’ll have to look into this. This recipe looks so tasty. I love me some calzones but have never tried to make them myself.

  • I love calzones, these look delicious.

  • This looks really good. I love mushrooms so I will definitely have to try this.

10 Awesome Ideas For Pretty Holiday Nails

If you are looking for a fun, festive way to dress up your look for all those Christmas and New Year’s parties this year, how about these ideas? Between candy cane motifs, extreme shine and glitter manicures, Santa and his reindeer, and all the colors of the season, there are plenty of great manicure ideas […]

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  • Melissa Au

    Wow, those are beautiful!

  • I love all of these. So pretty and festive.

  • Anne - Mommy Has to Work

    Oh I love the snowflakes and the reindeer and santa – so cute!

  • Donna

    Love the gold nails!

  • Wow they are all so pretty. I really like the black nails and the blue snowflakes!

  • PixiePolish

    One of the images you have up is from my blog. It is the blue snowflakes. Though, it does have my watermark on it.

  • Penelope

    Can you give me a link, I would love share the tutorial for those who would like to find the original!

  • Kelly

    These are so pretty! I’m pretty challenged when it comes to freestyling this type of stuff so I’d probably just opt for the pretty polish colors.

  • Laurie

    These are so neat, wish I had enough nail to do this lol

Teaching Children About Money

Teaching children about money and financial responsibility is very important, and most parents know this. Teaching your children about money is a gift that will provide them future security and stability, and help them survive and even thrive in any economy by making wise choices and being responsible with their finances. One of the best […]

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  • I really like that everyone can access it, not just one person. This is cool!

  • Tiffany C.

    My boys just recently started caring about money, and how much they are spending. I never had this sort of guide when I was little to teach me about budgeting. What a great FREE resource! Pay no money, to learn how to spend it! LOVE IT!

  • Melissa Au

    What a great program. My kids are getting to the age that this would be very helpful.

  • Amit Verma

    Great Post. Thnx so much for sharing ((Hugs))

  • Barbara Platt

    we try to teach them and hope it stays long enough to sink in

  • Kelly

    It’s never too early to learn about money and a free online service that automates everything is even better.

The French Braid Updo

If you’re tired of always wearing your hair the same way, down or in a ponytail, here is a hair tutorial for a simple braided updo that is very pretty and flattering. This hairstyle only takes a few minutes to do also, so busy moms and working women don’t have to worry about spending all […]

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  • Donna

    How pretty! I need to find someone to do mine this way… my hair is really long and I couldn’t achieve this look by myself.

  • Theresa

    That looks beautiful!

  • I love it! I wish I knew how to french braid LOL!

  • Zippy

    I miss having long hair – that’s just beautiful. thanks for the instructions.

  • Marcie W.

    Super cute and it looks easy enough that I could do it!

  • I am with Crydtal …. Wish I could French braid!

  • Jennifer

    soo pretty! I just wish I could actually french braid ๐Ÿ™

  • Tesa @ 2 Wired 2 Tired

    That is so pretty! I love that it’s both casual and perfect for a fancy night out. I can’t wait to try it!

  • Shop with Me Mama (Kim)

    VERY pretty! And looks easy enough for me to try ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Louise

    It’s a beautiful look!

  • Barbara Platt

    Love it , but I don’t know how to French braid either.

  • I do this with my daughters hair alot and it looks so elegant thanks for sharing

  • Tammy

    That’s adorable.

  • April Decheine

    I love the braid with the pony tail. Great Tutorial!

  • Emily

    I’ve been seeing and hearing about cool new ways to do braids everywhere!! Love it!

  • India

    This hairdo is totally hip ๐Ÿ˜€

  • Donne Roma

    It looks great! I’ll try it…thanks for sharing!

  • vanessa

    je l’aime <3

  • KNjewelry

    So very Pretty!

  • shapewer

    Im so gonna do this once my hair grows longer. Thank you for this tutorial.

  • Florence

    so cute!

  • vedette

    Oh this is so cute. Im not good at braiding though. I hope i can do this one.

  • sue

    This is lovely, any tips on how to braid own hair, i find it difficult ๐Ÿ˜€ x

  • Ellie, The Attic Diary

    I’ve been trying for years to braid my own hair but I can never do it! I’ll definitely be asking my sister to do this style on me though, it’s so cute!

  • AAA

    Very cute! I can’t french braid my own hair to save my life but maybe my daughter would like this!

  • So pretty and easy! Going to have to try this one!

  • JDaniel4's Mom

    I am going to try this! Happy SITS day!

  • Nice tutorial. I have crazy curly hair that goes wild in the summer and I am always looking for new ways to pull it back. Happy SITS Day!

  • {Kathy} I am going to see if my daughter will let me try this on her. Wish me luck!

  • CUTE!!!! Wish I could do that with my curly hair…. not sure it would look as good though.

  • OMG that looks so easy. I cut my hair short this year so no more updo’s but yours is lovely!

    Visiting from SITS Girls.

  • Lovely. Thanks for sharing.

  • Always on the look out for ways to tame this mop on my head … this sounds like it’s doable, even for me!

    Enjoy your SITS day! ๐Ÿ™‚

  • This is a very cute hairstyle, I am a habitual pony tail wearer, so I am going to have to try this. Have you ever tried spin pins? I wonder if they would work with this, I may just have to try. Happy SITS day!

  • Great look! I cut my long hair off recently, now I think I need to grow it back out.

  • Great tips! I always want to do something pretty with my hair, while keeping it out of my grabby baby’s reach. Thanks for this post!

  • ilene

    this would be such a nice change from my messy summer ponytail. Thank you for the thorough tutorial. Happy SITS day!

  • This post makes me wish I had long hair – this is so cute.

  • Desirae R / Sommerfugl Design

    What a great tutorial! I am horrible at doing my own hair, but need to figure it out so I can do my daughters!

  • Pretty! Makes me miss my long hair though ๐Ÿ™
    Happy SITS day!

  • I love this hairstyle tutorial! Now if I only knew how to french braid lol.

  • Mellisa

    This looks much easier than I would have thought. Unfortunately I have never been good at French Braiding!

  • sallie handon

    Nice picture demo. Love this style.

  • nicole @nicky_olea

    I know how to French braid, on someone else, but I can never do it to myself!

  • You look beautiful even doing this. Youโ€™re amazing.

  • I love this hair do and I’ve always wondered how to do it. Thanks for sharing.

  • This style looks perfect for the holidays!

  • That looks lovely. I wish my bangs were longer so that I could do this to my hair.

Athenian Braided Bread Recipe

This incredible Greek Braided Bread recipe is from Rhodes Home Baked Family Favorites recipe book and features Hellenic influences. It’s a beautiful and flavorful meal in itself, or as part of your Thanksgiving and Christmas Day feasts. How To Make Greek Braided Bread Ingredients for Greek Braided Bread: 1 Loaf Rhodes Bread, thawed to room […]

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  • Theresa

    Yum! That looks so good!

  • Now that is truly beautiful!

  • Kelly

    This looks so yummy! I bet you could add some feta in there too and make it even better!

  • Shop with Me Mama (Kim)

    Oh my goodness, I have never heard of this! Sooo yummy looking! I am so trying this recipe ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Brandi

    Yum! That recipe looks great!

  • Jennifer

    oh my gosh that looks so yummy!!!!

  • Marcie W.

    LOVE Greek flavors and of course, bread, so this would be amazing

  • That looks simply divine!

  • Laurie

    This bread looks amazing.

  • Anne - Mommy Has to Work

    That looks yummy!

  • Courtney

    Wow, that looks incredible!

  • That looks delish….my mom would love it.

  • This looks so good, looks pretty too.

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