More Recipes…and some good news!

I’ll start with the good news…Emily had her baby yesterday!  A healthy baby boy!  I got to see him last night and he is just as adorable as can be!  So now you know why we didn’t post yesterday, it was a bit busy for us both!  But I am here today to share 2 more recipes!  The first one is Carameled Sweet Potatoes.  It is a recipe from my great grandma Grace Jones.  It is so sweet and tasty, and just perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish.  My husband is known for these in his family now, because he always makes them just right!

This second recipe is for a Pumpkin Roll.  Who doesn’t love a good pumpkin roll, filled with cream cheese frosting?  I personally love all things pumpkin(seriously)and this is one of them! 

A Week of Recipes!

Can you believe Thanksgiving is right around the corner?  We thought we would take this week to share with you some of our Thanksgiving recipes.  We’ve got some yummy ones!  To start off I am sharing a recipe that we got at a recipe exchange we are both involved in at our church.  Actually Emily is in charge of the recipe exchange.  She picks a theme for the month; crock pot, dessert, breads, salads, etc., and everyone brings their favorite dish, along with the recipe to share.  On the month we did salads and breads, a friend of ours brought the most amazing rolls!  She told us she really only makes them around Thanksgiving time because they are a bit time consuming.  After telling Emily and I this, we both agreed that these were perfect for our next Thanksgiving meal.  I volunteered to make them this year, and I can’t wait to eat these yummy rolls.  

Try these out, I promise you won’t be disappointed!

Cammie

Preparing for Thanksgiving

For the past couple of years Emily and I have rotated Thanksgiving dinner at our homes, and we are usually good about making assignments early on.  This year however we have gone back and forth on who's house to have it at because of Emily’s unborn baby!  We all thought she would have had him by now(since her first baby was born 3 weeks early) but because we know this baby must arrive in the next 2 weeks, we feel our plans are a bit in limbo.  Yesterday we finally made a decision on having it at her home because her baby will have his own space.  What we haven’t done is make assignments for all those coming.  We have family coming, along with a few friends, and we need to make assignments for them.  Last night I made this Thanksgiving guest list and assignments list to keep Emily and I organized.  If you are in need of making your Thanksgiving assignments please enjoy this FREE download by clicking on:

FREE THANKSGIVING GUEST LIST AND ASSIGNMENTS

Happy Thanksgiving planning!  Cammie

Recipe Boxes

In case you haven’t noticed, we sell a meal planning system that contains recipes!  Our system is great for organizing and planning meals, but what do you do with the extra recipes when they aren’t part of the plan?  There are many options, or course, but my favorite, and probably the most traditional, is a recipe box.  And let me tell you, there are some CUTE boxes out there!  Here’s some ideas of what you can find to store and organize all your recipes.  Just one more way to make your life a little more organized!

This Bamboo Recipe Box is $12.99 at Target!  Simple, but cute!

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s a cute “What’s Cooking?” box from Amazon for $11.53.

 

 

 

I thought this Clear Box was very unique, especially with the handy recipe holder.  This box comes from Simply Smart Living for $16.95.

 

 

 

 

This Martha Stewart Recipe Box is my favorite!  I happen to have it myself in red!  It comes from Macy’s for $11.99.

-Emily

The Kitchen Aid Mixer is one of my FAVORITE kitchen Products!

I’ve had a kitchen aid mixer for about 3 years now and it is one of my favorite kitchen tools!  I received it as a gift and to be honest I didn’t think I would use it much, boy was I wrong!  I use it all the time.  I can throw in my ingredients to a cookie or cake mix, turn it on and my hands are free to clean up.  I also use it to make homemade blizzards for my family.  I grew up on homemade blizzards and I personally like them better than the blizzards from Dairy Queen.  I scoop the ice cream in it, a small amount of milk and our favorite treat(mostly mint Oreos) and turn my kitchen aid mixer on.  These are SO yummy.  I also used it the other day to whip my whip cream for some pie.  It is seriously a great tool and I wouldn’t want to bake without it!  Amazon is one of my favorite places to shop and they have the Kitchen Aid Mixer for a great deal.  Go check it out, see all the colors they come in, and all the fun attachments you can add on, you won’t be disappointed!

Cammie

Never Fail Pie Crust

Who’s been making pies this month?  I love Emily’s family tradition of November pie month, because I LOVE pie!  I especially love pumpkin pie!  I love pumpkin pie so much that I sometimes request it for my birthday, which is in March!  My favorite pumpkin pie recipe is Libby’s, I haven’t had one I like better!  I did however searched awhile for a favorite pie crust, a flaky pie crust.  Last year Emily and I spent the day before Thanksgiving making several pies and we believe we found our favorite pie crust.  Try it out with your favorite pie and let us know what you think. 

Happy pie eating month to everyone!

Cammie

Friday Freebie

This week’s freebie is a simple grocery shopping list.  Download this list, 3 on a page, to easily organize your grocery shopping needs.  The best part about this freebie is that it goes right along with our ingredient lists, so it’s even easier to do your shopping!  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download HERE.