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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 25

Merry Christmas! I hope you have all enjoyed my 25 days of sweet treats and good eats. I've enjoyed sharing some of my favorite holiday recipes with you. Today is the final day of sharing, so I'm ending with my family's favorite sweet treat of all time. If you know my family at ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 24

It's Christmas Eve! I woke up this morning to freezing cold temperatures (it was only 10 degrees), and decided that today I needed to make a warm breakfast treat for me and Corey. Today's good eat is a yummy breakfast bread that you can quickly make for your family on a holiday ...

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Sausage Cheese Breakfast Bread

This is a tasty loaf to make for breakfast or brunch. Ingredients: 1/2 pound of turkey sausage 1/4 cup diced onion (can substitute 1/2 t onion powder if you don't like onion) 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 eggs 1 teaspoon hot sauce or 1/4 t ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 23

Day 23! How can that be? It's almost Christmas! Woo hoo! I'm getting down to the end of my 25 days of sweet treats and good eats. Today I'm sharing one of my very favorite sweet treats - Best Ever Blondies. These are so yummy and chewy and very easy to make. Whip up a batch this ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 22

On this second official day of winter, it truly feels cold outside! It's 28 degrees and it even snowed again this morning. To help fight of the cold, today I'm sharing a "good eat" with you at the request of my son. This is his all-time favorite soup, and he's been asking me to ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 21

Today's sweet treat is a fun breakfast treat that you could make for Christmas morning. Any recipe with "monkey" in the title has to be fun, right? And even though we often associate pumpkin recipes with fall, I think it lends itself very well right into the Christmas holiday season. ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 20

This morning when I got up, it was 61 degrees. When I left school this afternoon, it was 31 degrees. Welcome to December in Missouri! Because the temps have dropped back down into the winter range, I figured it was time for another "good eat" to share with you. It is definitely ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 19

Since I've already shared a holiday "tea" recipe that doesn't have tea in it, today I thought would share one that does. After having two weeks of super cold temps and lots of snow, this week has been incredibly warm with highs of about 60 each day. But tonight, the temps are dropping ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 18

Today's sweet treat comes to you via my next-door-neighbor, Joy! :) She and her boys made these fun holiday mints to share with us. Thanks for the goodies, neighbor! Whip up a batch of these for your next holiday party or to give as a gift to your neighbors. Cream Cheese Mint ...

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Cream Cheese Mints

Great for showers, holidays, etc. Ingredients: 4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature exactly 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract 3 cups powdered sugar Directions: Bea the cream cheese with a mixer until smooth, add the extract and some of the powdered sugar and mix until combined ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 17

Often during the holidays we find ourselves in need of appetizer recipes for holiday parties and celebrations. Today's good eat falls into that category. These tasty appetizers have a great Tex-Mex flavor, and even though they are a bit messy to make, they are yummy to eat. Make ...

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Mini Taco Pockets

These are tasty little appetizers, but are a bit messy to put together. :) Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef 1 medium onion, minced 3 tablespoons taco seasoning 1/2 cup water 8 slices PepperJack cheese 2 cans (8 oz. each) 8 count crescent rolls 3 plum tomatoes, chopped 2 ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 16

Many people like to make special breakfast treats at Christmas time, so here's a yummy coffee cake for today's sweet treat. This is not a recipe for those counting calories, but it is definitely a yummy treat when you want to splurge a little. It is especially yummy when it warm ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 15

Here's a great holiday cookie for the chocolate lover out there. They are rich and chewy and definitely will take care of any chocolate cravings you might have. And, they're made from a cake mix! How fun is that? Enjoy these cookies with your family tonight! Double Chocolate ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 14

Cookie baking is a standard for many people at holiday time, and I know several people who place Snickerdoodles at the top of their cookie favorites list. I would NOT be one of those people. There's just something about that cookie that I don't like. BUT, these Snickerdoodle Blondies ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 13

Today is National Hot Chocolate Day! What a perfect day for my fifth, yes, fifth snow day of the year. Unfortunately, this was more of a freezing rain day. Yuck! But, I got to spend the day with Corey since he's back from MU, and that's awesome! So, in honor of National Hot Chocolate ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 12

Today's recipe comes to you via my friend Juli. She made this bread on one of our snow days and posted a picture of the finished product on Facebook, and I knew I just had to have the recipe. This is the best banana bread you will ever eat. How can it not be when it has a whole ...

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Cream Cheese Banana Bread

I got this recipe from one of my friends at school. This is the most incredible banana bread I've ever eaten. The fact that it is moist is enough to make you try this recipe, but the streusel topping puts it over the top. Yum! Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened 8 oz. cream ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 11

It's time for another sweet treat. These are a super simple way to get the flavor of chocolate/white chocolate covered pretzels with the hassle of the dipping. They are one of my favorite holiday treats. Make a batch for your family and friends this holiday season. Pretzel H ...

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Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Sometimes when I make this, I use a bag of broccoli and a bag of cauliflower instead of two bags of broccoli. I have to admit, it's not the best broccoli cheddar soup recipe. It has too many carrots for my taste, and the texture is pretty grainy. It would probably be less grainy ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 10

We ended up getting two more inches of snow last night, so I am home again for snow day number 4. It was a perfect day to make some soup, so today you get a good eat. This shrimp and corn chowder is quick and easy to make, and it is very hearty and tasty. Make a batch for the seafood ...

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Shrimp and Corn Chowder

A simple, hearty soup that's great on a cold, winter day. Ingredients 2 teaspoons unsalted butter 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced 2 bunches scallions, chopped 3 cups frozen diced potatoes 3 cups frozen corn 3 sprigs thyme 2 bay leaves Kosher salt and ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 9

I took advantage of my snow day today and tried a new cookie recipe, so today you get a sweet treat. These Andes Mint cookies are easy to make and are very tasty. The chewy chocolate cookie topped with tasty mint chocolate is a great combination. Be sure to try these with your ...

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Andes Mint Cookies

These are a very nice chocolate mint cookie, perfect for holiday time. Ingredients: 3/4 cup unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar 2 Tbsp water 1/2 tsp salt 2 cups (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 1/4 cups + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 8

Looks like tomorrow is going to be snow day number 3, so I'll have some time to do some more cooking. My son comes from college on Tuesday, and he requested that I make ham and beans while he was home for Christmas. So, today's good eat is my favorite ham and beans recipe. It's ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 7

I always love the wonderful treats that people make at Christmas time, but some of them stress me out when I try to make them myself. One of these items is Turtles. You know, those tasty candies made of pecans, caramel, and covered in chocolate? No matter how hard I try, mine always ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 6

It's snow day number 2! We probably have 6 or 7 inches of snow on the ground now, and it's still coming down! It is definitely a winter wonderland at my house. I decided to treat myself with a warm coffee cake for breakfast this morning, and thought it would make a great sweet ...

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Pecan Coffee Cake

This is one of those "doctored cake mix" recipes that turns out fantastic. This cake is delicious served warm and goes great with a cup of hot chocolate. I guess I should call it a "hot chocolate cake" since I don't drink coffee. ;) Ingredients: 1 yellow cake mix1 box instant ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 5

Winter weather has arrived in southwest Missouri! We had our first snow day of the year. It started off with some sleet, but then changed over to beautiful snowflakes. We probably have about 3 inches on the ground now, and it's still snowing. I have to admit, I'm kind of hoping ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 4

We are predicted to get some nasty ice and snow in southwest Missouri starting tomorrow. Winter weather in our area can be very diverse. For example, today's high was 68 degrees and the low tonight is supposed to be 22! As the temperatures drop and my hopes for a snow day increase, ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 3

With extremely cold temperatures and frozen precipitation predicted for later in the week, I thought I would share a "good eat" today. Cold days always make me crave soups and stews. My Cowboy Stew recipe is a wonderful, hearty meal that warms you up and fills you up on blustery ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 2

Today is one of those days that I just need chocolate, and lots of it! So, I'm going to share another sweet treat with you. My family's favorite cake is chocolate chip pound cake. It's so yummy and moist that it has no need for frosting (which is good for me, because I'm not a ...

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25 Days of Sweet Treats and Good Eats - Day 1

Since I haven't been great about posting my menus lately (truthfully, they just aren't that exciting since there are just two of us at home), I thought I would post some of my favorite holiday time recipes. My goal will be to highlight one recipe each day in December until Christmas. Today, ...