Welcome To My Gingerbread Linky Party And Giveaway

Hard to believe Christmas is less than a month away, so there is no time like the present to get in the holiday spirit. My favorite Christmas theme is all the adorable gingerbread decorations because those cute gingerbread houses and gingerbread men always bring a smile to my face.

I thought it would be fun for us to show ANYTHING gingerbread related including:
Gingerbread recipes, Gingerbread

Gingerbread Man Advent Calendar

All of us are kids at heart at Christmas time, as we count down the days until it's time to open our gifts. Another gingerbread idea I had was to make an Advent Calendar. Even if you don't like gingerbread men, use this same idea using ornaments or different Christmas shapes to make a calendar for your own home.

I love to reuse old picture frames! When I found this document frame for a dollar

Kid Friendly Bacon Swiss Avocado Burger And Mini Chef Contest

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Avocados from Mexico. All opinions are 100% mine.

Avocados are a pretty popular fruit (yes, they are a fruit!) jam packed with nutrients essential for a healthy body such as potassium, fiber, folate, and Vitamins C, E, and B-complex and are great for both children and adults. Introducing new foods to your child can be tough if they are picky

Gingerbread Crinkles

Baking cookies has always been one of our traditions during the Christmas season. From the time I was a little girl, my Mom and I have baked lots of cookies every year to take to cookie swaps, to serve at holiday parties, for gifts, or just for our family to enjoy at home. I love making the frosted cut out sugar cookies, but sometimes it's nice to have a cookie that is less time consuming to

Little Wooden Gingerbread House

For some people it isn't Christmas until they have tasted the wonderful spicy flavor of gingerbread. Gingerbread comes in many delightful shapes from gingerbread girls and boys to cute gingerbread houses to cakes and gingerbread cookies in other shapes. There is even ginger candy, which can help settle an upset tummy after you've indulged in too many Christmas treats.

Here is a simple 3

Caramel Chocolate Drizzles and Chex Giveaway

I know the last thing many of us are thinking about tonight is food, but we can plan other celebrations, can't we? Soon it will be time to celebrate Christmas by getting together with family and friends. If you have the same cookie exchange party every year, maybe it's time to think outside the box.

Everyone loves Chex Party Mix, so why not have a Chex Mix exchange party where everyone brings

On This Thanksgiving Day....

I know many of you are probably busy with your families today, yet I wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to read my blog through the year. 

Wishing you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving!
I thought this day of thanks would be a good time to give a little shout out to a few people I'm grateful for....


Thank you Jacinda of Growing Home for

Christmas Ball Wall Hanging

I know most of you are busy preparing for Thanksgiving tomorrow, but Christmas will be here before you know it! It's time to get started on all of our Christmas crafting projects.

If you are looking for some fun and easy Christmas crafts, the girls on the Bowdabra design team have been busy coming up with some wonderful ideas including gifts, ornaments, and decorations. Today is my day to show

Greek Chicken Wraps Featuring Marzetti's Simply Dressed

Like many of you, I am more conscious about the food I am eating these days. I like knowing what goes in our bodies is as natural and healthy without a lot of chemicals I can't pronounce. Therefore, we prefer to cook our own meals as much as possible. Lunch and quick dinners on the go are always hard for me. I get tired of the same sandwiches all the time and it's tempting to just to grab an

Gingerbread Spice Cake

To give you some inspiration for my Gingerbread Party, here is a delicious cake to enjoy this holiday season. It is very moist and smells wonderful when you are baking it. I topped my cake with some yummy cream cheese icing, but it is moist enough that the icing can be omitted.

Gingerbread Spice Cake
24 ounce jar apple sauce1 cup dark molasses3 1/2 cup s self rising flour1 teaspoon ground

Gingerbread Man Garland

In anticipation of my Gingerbread Party, I'll be showing some Gingerbread ideas over the next two weeks. Here is a simple and inexpensive garland that would be perfect for a kitchen or kid's room. Hang it on a green garland, a fireplace, on pegs on a shelf, a window, on a wreath, or even to hang on a Christmas tree.

The gingerbread men and apples I bought came from Michael's, but I'm sure you

Get ready for my Gingerbread Party and Giveaway

Update: The official Gingerbread Linky Party and Giveaway is now up. Please go here to join the party or sign up for the giveaway!

Hi everyone! Just a quick, yet exciting announcement for you today......

It's time to start planning for Christmas, so I'm having a GINGERBREAD Party!
Maybe you have a great Gingerbread recipe....

....or have tips on creating THE perfect gingerbread house....

...

Christmas Candle Holder

I love giving handmade gifts during the holidays, don't you?

My Christmas Candle Holder is a quick and easy craft that costs about $5 to make an only takes a few minutes of your time to create. Therefore, you can whip up a bunch of these in an afternoon to have elegant gifts to give to a teacher, a secret pal, your postal worker, a friend, or just to keep on hand when someone unexpectedly

Easy Refrigerator Rolls With Red Plum Butter

Homemade rolls make an impression on your family and friends because they think you've put extra effort into making the meal special. Let it be your secret that these rolls are easy and don't take as much time as most yeast rolls.

These rolls have been a part of our family tradition for special meals, so today I'm sharing the recipe my Mom has been using for as long as I can remember. Whenever

Flowers In The Fall

Many times over the hot summer, I mentioned how our flowers had all died because the heat and sun were just too much for them. Imagine our surprise when our garden not only came back, but has flourished in the past two weeks.

It's very odd to look at one side of the house and see this.....










.....then to look at the other side of the house and see this!


Yikes! That's a lot of leaves!

Guest Room Redesign- Sneak Peek!

With the craziness going on over the last few days, I haven't been able to do much on my guest room redecorating project. For those of you who need a refresher, the guest room was girlie pink and decorated in a cottage garden style. At the time I decorated this room, I worked with the paint color previously on the wall.



Guest Room Before

The pink was not my choice, and certainly NOT my

Thanksgiving Centerpiece

Hello friends! Thanks for all the warm comments you left me yesterday! You don't really realize how dependent you are to your computer until you can't use it. Each of you were very much missed yesterday since I couldn't read your blogs.

I'm back online....for now anyway. If you read my last post, you saw I've had some problems staying online. After losing all connection to the Internet on

In Case You Don't See Me This Week.....

Hi girls! Just giving everyone a heads up. I have been dealing with a spotty Internet connection for about a week, and it totally died yesterday morning. It came back on last night, but I'm still having problems getting online. In fact, I'm typing this on a borrowed computer.

Since I'm not sure if this will resolve itself or if I can get this fixed in the next few days, I wanted to let you know

Harvest Cookies and Nielsen-Massey Vanilla GIVEAWAY

When I first began watching the Barefoot Contessa, I paid attention to the labels on her ingredients in hopes if I used what she did, then maybe I had a chance of my food tasting half as good as hers looked! One of the first things I noticed she used was Nielsen-Massey vanilla, so of course I had to buy some.

After trying it, this is the only vanilla I use because of the rich flavor it gives

Friday Feature: Aunt Nubby's Kitchen

Hi girls! Sorry I've been rather quiet this week. I've been redecorating the guest room for the past few days and have been very busy. Hopefully, there will be enough finished to give you a sneak peek sometime next week, so keep an eye out on that. I'll also be starting up another giveaway early next week,
all I can say is those of you who cook don't want to miss it!

In the meantime, I'm

Awards Time (A Few Things About Me)

Alison from The Polohouse and Briana of Babblings and More both recently gifted me with the Versatile Bloggers Award. In accepting, I'm supposed to share 7 things about myself that you don't know. Honestly, I'm a boring person, but here goes.....

1. I love Taco Bell and would probably eat there every week if that food wasn't so bad for you.

2. I am hearing impaired. I was born with