I just love Christmas music! I could almost listen to it all year long (but I don’t – I never want to get bored with it!). Every Christmas Eve my daughter puts together a special playlist for us to play while we’re opening our gifts and enjoying some special time together. This year, since she’s …
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Top 20 Stocking Stuffers Under $20 at Mastermind Toys
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care…..you know, I think the stockings might just be my favourite of the whole holiday gift giving traditions. It was like opening up a treasure chest and finding all kinds of tiny trinkets inside. Now I get to shop for other people’s stocking stuffers and I have …
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Substitutes for Shortening and Lard
After posting the other day about the differences between shortening and lard, I had a few questions from some readers about what could be used instead of shortening and lard in an attempt to make a recipe healthier. I did some research on substitutes for shortening and lard and here’s what I found: Shortening and …
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25 Terrific Toddler Toys – Holiday Gift Guide
This post contains affiliate links. With three, count ‘em, three toddlers (twin boys and a girl all around 16 months old) in the family at the moment, I am always on the lookout for some great gift ideas for them. I really had fun compiling this list of 25 terrific toddler toys. These toy companies …
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Needle Felting 101
I started needle felting a couple of years ago and let me tell you, there isn’t much that’s more relaxing for me. I had been wanting to take it up for a while but couldn’t find any of the supplies around here. Finally, Michaels put in a small needle felting section and my son in …
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What’s the Difference Between Lard and Shortening
My daughter left a pound of lard in my pantry when she moved to the UK. I have never in my whole life ever used lard and I knew it was not the same as shortening but really had no idea of what made it different. So I did some research and now for all …
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