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Holiday Sweets Gift Books
Get into the holiday mood with amazing cookbooks full of fun food dishes and sweet treats! These holiday sweets gift books will knock your socks off. Posts may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission via qualifying links. I received product for consideration on Thrifty Mommas Tips. Holiday Sweets Cook Books From a beginner chef to the pros, there’s a cookbook for you to enjoy this holiday season. Create an indulgent night of holiday sweets and enjoy! In this fun-filled step-by-step dessert cookbook, Ann Reardon teaches you how to create delicious and impressive pastries, cakes and sweet creations. Join food scientist Ann Reardon, host of the award-winning YouTube series How to…
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Plan the Perfect Thanksgiving Dinner in 4 Simple Steps
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means it’s time to get ready for some festive fall vibes, great food, and quality time with your loved ones. Thanksgiving is also the ideal time for you to express gratitude over everything you have in your life, and what better time to say thanks than when you’re celebrating with your family and friends? Follow these simple tips to throw the perfect Thanksgiving dinner How to Organize the Perfect Thanksgiving Dinner Throwing your own Thanksgiving family dinner is a fabulous idea in theory, but can be a challenge to execute. You have to prepare the food, send out invites, decorate, and pay for…
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Festive Pumpkin Spice Monkey Bread
Pumpkin spice is one of my all time favourite seasons. Wait, that’s right, I said seasons. All the pumpkin recipes are timeless and scrumptious in my opinion. But this one, pumpkin spice monkey bread, is a showstopper. So easy to make too. Post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. I make a small commission off of purchases made via qualifying links. Such a tasty way to enjoy the autumn flavours of pumpkin spice monkey bread. You need to start with a Bundt pan though, so don’t forget to get one before you start. I love this Bundt pan. If you make these regularly then you can also…
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Gulf Coast Shrimp Dishes to Make You Swoon
I am the world’s biggest shrimp lover. So, if I am ever on the gulf coast or somewhere else in the world where shrimp are huge, fresh and plentiful, juicy and meaty, then I am going to order a heaping dish of shrimp. That is a given. Amazing Gulf Coast Shrimp So, when we did a 12-day girl’s getaway starting in New Orleans, stretching through Louisiana Northshore, Coastal Mississippi, Mobile Alabama and finally Gulf Shores Alabama, I was all over the shrimp dishes at each restaurant. At first, it was not intentional, but then it became purposeful and a bit of a joke amongst my gal pals travelling with me…
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Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef and Rice: Inspired by Travel to Cartagena Colombia
Stuffed Peppers with ground beef and rice are a family favourite now and a recipe that we frequently enjoy together. Hard to believe that 20 years ago before a trip to Cartagena, Colombia, I’d never even heard of this dish. Now we have this one in the rotation routinely for dinner. My youngest daughter asks for these stuffed peppers with ground beef and rice and many nights she enjoys helping to make them too. There are a few variations you could take on these. Add cheese on the finished product if you want. Add corn into the mixture. Get creative if you want. You could even remove the meat for…
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How to Keep Animals Away From Food While Camping
How do you keep animals away from food while camping? Let’s face it – having your food decimated by critters when you camp is no fun. It’s not something you want to have to deal with when you are out with your family having a fun time exploring nature. Animals are just as interested in getting an easy meal as you or I. When camping, it can be a challenge to prevent the critters from helping themselves to our dinner. If you are basecamping, metal containers may be provided, or your car is a relatively safe cache. But what should you do if you are backpacking away from a vehicle?…
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Easy White Chocolate Pretzels with Peanut Butter
This white chocolate pretzels with peanut butter recipe will hit the sweet tooth just right! Post contains affiliate links as a service to readers. I make a small commission off of purchases made via qualifying links. Are you a peanut butter flavoured treats fan? How about white chocolate? White Chocolate For the Win I love white chocolate treats and cookies and even chocolate bars or pretzels. One of my favourite things to buy at Bulk Barn, a local baking supplies and snacks store, is Everything Pretzels. They taste delicious and are loaded with sprinkles, chocolate chips and more. In fact, their pretzels are loaded so full of sprinkles and chocolate…
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Aboard a Shrimp Boat in Coastal Mississippi – All About Shrimping
I am feeling completely Forrest Gump as we board a shrimp boat on a sparkling sunny day in Romantic Coastal Mississippi. “There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That — that’s about it,” Bubba (Forrest Gump) We were guests of Visit Coastal Mississippi on a media trip while in the state and received food, accommodations and excursions in exchange for story consideration here. Fresh Seafood Shrimp is my favourite fruit of the sea. There’s nothing quite like fresh seafood and the Gulf Coast has some of the freshest in the world. Gulf Coast shrimp is…
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Easy, Smooth and Delicious Hot Chocolate Bombs to Make Now!
Hot chocolate bombs are our new addiction here. My daughter Payton saw them months ago and we both decided we had to make some as soon as we could find the proper food grade silicone molds for the bombs. Hot Chocolate Bombs Maybe it’s all of the Hallmark movies I have been watching this winter, with their decadent hot chocolate as a pivotal heart-warming beverage used to strengthen relationships of all ages. Or perhaps, it’s just the natural evolution of the bread machine diaries in our home during the pandemic. Throw in a little Pinterest and a side of TikTok and you have a recipe for hot chocolate bomb FOMO.…
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Easy and Delicious Chicken Vegetable Chowder to Make Now!
I suspect you will want to pin this delicious and easy chicken vegetable chowder for one day this winter. Soup and chowder recipes are perfect for the chilly months ahead. These days, when the temperature dips below 0 Celsius in Ontario, my family loves crockpot meals and soups to stay warm. Plus, soups and crockpot meals are often so simple to make and store. Lately, we are all about the soups. But, my daughter wanted to give chowder a try. So, last week we gathered up all of the ingredients and we got started. This chicken vegetable chowder recipe doesn’t take that many ingredients, and is pretty wholesome, so if…
