‘Tis the season for colds and flu. Anytime someone in the family doesn’t feel well, there is a request for chicken noodle soup. I’m going to change out the noodles occasionally now for couscous and I’m also going to try this with leftover turkey. Nothing is more comforting than a bowl of soup on a cold day or when you … Read More ...
Chocolate Coated Stir Sticks for Hot Chocolate
Spruce up your hot chocolates with these cute stirring sticks coated in chocolate. There is no such thing as too much chocolate in your hot chocolate. Nicole at Tikkido also covers them with some crushed peppermint sticks for a minty flavor. You can forgo that part if you would like or only do some with or without.
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Cream of Corn Soup With Bacon
This would be a great leftover soup to make after your holiday feast. This one of those soups you could make last minute. Even for someone that isn’t a great cook, I have all the items in my pantry at all times. Except for bacon, but I might start freezing it as Heidi from Food Doodles does.
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Pumpkin Soup – Free Recipe
It is getting a little chilly out there, which means time for more comfort food. There is nothing more comforting than a bowl of soup. Especially homemade soup! If you still need your pumpkin fix, make some of this homemade pumpkin soup. This would be a great addition to your holiday meal or on a cold windy day.
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Hot Chocolate Breakfast Smoothie
Smoothies are great, but I do have a hard time drinking cold items in the winter months. I would much rather prefer something warm in the morning. Amanda from Running with Spoons, may have solved my cold winter mornings. Who wouldn’t want chocolate to start their day? Plus, this is vegan and can be made gluten-free.
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Slow Cooker Hot Buttered Rum
There is a non-alcoholic version of this recipe, but I say give the kids the hot cocoa and let the adults have their drink to enjoy. It is okay as long as you drink responsibly and mark all alcoholic drinks for adults only with kids around. What a great way to warm up after being out in the fall or … Read More ...
White Chicken Chili for Two
As my daughter gets older and more independent, I find that is just me and my husband again for dinners. I’m not ready for the college and empty nest phase, but at least I have a few more years to get used to it. This is also good for a single person. You can have it for dinner and then … Read More ...
Slow Cooker Italian Wedding Soup
With fall comes soup season, one of my favorite is the Italian wedding soup! When I’m not feeling well, I like a bowl of this soup or the classic chicken noodle soup. This soup will need a little attention when you get home for the pasta and spinach. You’ll need to add those items around the last 15 mins. – … Read More ...
5 Healthy, Warm Salads
There are some days I just don’t feel like eating anything but a salad. In the winter, you need something with a little more substance to fuel you during the cold. Plus, a cold salad in the winter isn’t quite as refreshing as it is in the summer. Here are some warm salads to serve at a brunch, share with … Read More ...
Homemade Soothing Sage Tea For Cold and Flu Season
The cold and flu season seems to start earlier and earlier every year. This year was no exception. In fact, I got a flu shot this year. I haven’t had one in 15 years and then I find out it may not be effective against this year’s flu strain. Knock on wood that I continue to be healthy. We try … Read More ...
Homemade Vitamin C Gummies
Before the weather outside gets more frightful, here is a way to boost your families immune system. Homemade gummies the whole family can make. Finally, you can stop fighting with them to get more vitamin C. Maybe that is just my household. These seem better than the horse pills that I usually take!
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Warm Vanilla Milk
Last drink for the day is warm vanilla milk. I’ve always heard that drinking a glass of warm milk at night helps you sleep better. This drink might have to be a couple of hours before bed with the vanilla and marshmallows. Good replacement for hot chocolate and the kids can help make it. I’m not ready for this … Read More ...
Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
This second drink may become my daughter’s favorite this year! She is a hot chocolate addict and she loves peanut butter. I think I might even add a mini peanut butter cup or chocolate and peanut butter chips with Marshmallows before serving!
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Alpine Mint Hot Chocolate
Winter is making an early appearance this weekend. It has already wreaked havoc in the Midwest. I’m not ready to hear that dreaded S-word (snow)! Shhh! Hot Chocolate is one of our favorites for the long, cold winter months.
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8 Vegetarian Soups, Stews and Chilis
Feels like a soup kind of day!
Bone chilling cold! -17 with the wind chill this morning. Brrr!
Where Women Cook has 8 healthy soups for you to make on a cold winter day. Whether you are still trying to eat healthy or you need another way to get the kids to eat their vegetables, these will be perfect to … Read More ...