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Weekend Bites Is Homemaking A Lost Art?

Welcome back to Weekend Bites. This week we’re chatting about homemaking!

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Do you ever feel like the art of homemaking has been lost? I sometimes feel like we’ve become so reliant on technology and the ease of access we have to things that the simple things like baking, sewing, and a little elbow grease have been a bit lost. Of course, then I see a plethora of you sharing the simple and sometimes complex homemaking skills that I love. Enjoy these back to basics.

Homemaking Features

Pantry Staples you Should Always Have on Hand

Housewives How-To’s

How to Effectively Clean with Epsom Salts

For Rent

Busy Bag Truck Idea

Crafts Unleashed

Lime Lip Balm

Simply Stacie

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September 15, 2016
Weekend Bites Fall Favorites

Weclome back to Weekend Bites! This week featuring Fall Favorites.

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WINNER of the 100th Weekend Bites Party

Gricelda C.

Fall is in the air, and as my oldest likes to inform me so is her birthday. She was born on the fall equinox so it makes this an exciting month in our house. Fall happens to be my favorite season of the year, and it’s an exciting day to celebrate the birth of my first-born who turned me into a mother. I thoroughly enjoyed browsing the link-up last week and picking out these very fall inspired shares to feature. I hope you enjoy them too!

Fall Favorites Featured

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Mini Loaves
Gluesticks

Scarecrow Jar Craft
The Country Chic Cottage

Plum Cake with Nuts and Chocolate
Winnish

Fall Leaf Wreath
Old Time Pottery

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September 8, 2016
Weekend Bites Celebrating 100 Weekends with a Giveaway

Welcome back to Weekend Bites! This week featuring our 100 weekends with Gifts!

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Debi informed me earlier this week that it is our 100th Weekend of hosting Weekend Bites together! Now some of your have been here awhile, and know I’ve been sharing this link party for many more than just 100 weeks, but I believe a little celebration is in order for making it 100 Weekends with Debi. There have been many times I wanted to call it quits, just to simplify my life, but then I think about all the fun things I would miss from all of you, and the more infrequent connection I would have with Debi, and I just couldn’t do it. I’m so glad too!

So just how are we going to celebrate? Well, I was thinking a little present should be the first business. So how about this School Bus Platter? Isn’t it just the funnest little dish you’ve ever seen. I don’t know about all of you, but I’m celebrating the fact my kids are back in school as well. It’s been a pretty nice 3 weeks so far!

GIVEAWAY

a Rafflecopter giveaway

FEATURES

A long with our gift to one of you, I thought it would be fun to feature a few gifts you shared with us this past week. After all, Christmas is coming, and it’s time to start thinking of what you’ll give everyone. Hopefully you’ll find a few ideas here.

DIY Farm Play Mat

The Country Chic Cottage

Not Your Ordinary Ice Cream Recipes

Simply Stacie

Diaper Gift Box

Gluesticks

DIY Magnetic Knife Holder

Angies List

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September 1, 2016
Weekend Bites Back to School Ideas

Welcome back to Weekend Bites! This week featuring Back to School Ideas.

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Most likely, school has started by this point in your neck of the woods, and if it hasn’t it will be soon! Getting organized is on everyone’s minds – or maybe I’m just weird. Where are we going to put all the papers that come home? What can we do to help the kids be more efficient and responsible for their work? How can we encourage their desire for learning? And what will make school just a little more fun? All of these questions are answered in Weekend Bites! At least hopefully you’ll find some inspiration from these wonderful posts from last week.

Back to School Features

Printable Lunchbox notes
From Gluesticks

Printable Lunchbox notes
from Teach Mama

Dorm Room Storage Ideas
From Views from the Ville

Cute Donut Tags
From The Country Chic Cottage

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August 25, 2016
Weekend Bites Granola Recipes

Welcome back to Weekend Bites! This week featuring Granola recipes and an Apron Tutorial!

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I love this party each week! The recipes are great, but adding all your other posts has been so fun to read through as well. This week my eye was caught by 2 delicious looking granola recipes, as well as a new sewing pattern to make us all look good while we’re in the kitchen cooking. Check them out, and don’t forget to share some love!

FEATURES

Chocolate Cheesecake Granola

from The Country Chic Cottage

Grain Free Walnut Granola

from I Heart Vegetables

Easy Half Apron Tutorial

from Lolly Jane Blog

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August 18, 2016
Weekend Bites Cravings

Welcome back to Weekend Bites! Today we’re talking babies and Cravings! Join in the fun and share your weekend bites.

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Earlier this morning, I made an announcement. In the event you missed it, let me share again – Baby #5 is on its way and due March 2017! I’m both excited and terrified to be starting this mothering thing all over again. When Lincoln turned 2, I was pretty sure we were done. I couldn’t imagine adding any more. I was mentally and physically exhausted. So we got rid of EVERYTHING! The crib, the baby clothes we’d kept forever, blankets, toys. All gone. It would seem my memories of being pregnant were also altered. I don’t remember being so sick – blah.

So today, you get my favorite links from last week based on what looks appetizing and exciting to my 1st trimester pregnant brain! Aren’t you excited! Check them out, then don’t forget to share what you’ve been up to lately.

FEATURES

These essential Items for Each New Baby will be on my ever growing list of things I need to buy again.

Love to be in the Kitchen

I can’t decide if it’s cravings or just the only thing that makes me feel not so sick – but these Garlic Zucchini Chips would be a much better alternative to what I’ve been munching on.

Little House Living

Add to my cravings, this tour of Quincy Bog has me feeling nostalgic and a bit homesick for New Hampshire.

Scrappy Geek

The last thing I feel like doing every night these days is to make dinner. I just can’t. So these quick and easy Homemade Biscuit Pizzas are so making th e dinner list this week.

Momma DJane

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August 11, 2016
Weekend Bites Back To School

Welcome back to Weekend Bites. This week we’re talking Back to School!

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Have your kids headed back to school yet? The “First Day of…” pictures have begun trickling through my facebook newsfeed. My kids start this coming Tuesday! That’s only 4 days left at home now. I would lie if I said I was sad summer was coming to an end, but I’m not. It’s been a long summer, and the kids are so ready to have some space to breathe without a sibling getting in their face. I’m pretty happy about it myself, but mostly because for me it means back to a good daily structure. I really slacked off this summer and we’ve been staying up late, sleeping in, and eating haphazardly. School means back on track, and setting good routines to follow.

Back to School Features

Check out these 20 Back to School Lunch Ideas

from Woman of Many Roles

I’m loving these FREE Back to School Printables

from The Quiet Grove

Back to School means some quick dinner ideas are needed too. This Pizza Bread is a kid winner at my house

from Frugal In Florida

You can’t not have an afterschool treat, and this 2 Ingredient Mango Frozen Yogurt is calling my name

from I Heart Vegetables

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August 4, 2016
Weekend Bites Free for All

Welcome back to Weekend Bites! This week we’re switching things up – read on!

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What is this Free for All? It’s a new way of sharing here on Weekend Bites. Rather than focus just on our favorite Foodie bloggers, Debi and I thought it was about time we open this party to anyone! So share your weekends with us. What are you baking, making, traveling, DIYing, or simply what you’re thinking this week. We want to get to know you more, and hey it’s the weekend – so let’s PARTY!

FAVORITES

I love love love this Finding Dory party from The Mom Creative

Peach Cobbler and the many ways to make it over on Silver Foodie

Finally, I am DROOLING over this Deluxe Pizza Burger from Simply Stacie.

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July 28, 2016
Weekend Bites 6 Frozen Treats

Beat the heat with these Frozen Treats this summer. Welcome back to Weekend Bites! We’d love to see what you’ve been cooking lately.

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HEAT ADVISORY! It should not be so hot until 8pm that you can’t even go outside. Seriously, 91 high, but with humidity its a real feel of 102! I had to browse past Weekend Bites to find some frozen treats to get me through today. Don’t these all look fabulous!

Black Forest Ice Cream Sandwich from Winnish

Toasted Coconut Fudgesicle from Simply Stacie

Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Sandwich from Gluesticks

Easy Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream from Home Cooking Memories

Cherry Garcia Ice Cream from Embellishmints

Rocky Road Ice Cream from Hello Nature

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July 21, 2016
Weekend Bites Baking Bread

Welcome back to another Weekend Bites! this week featuring Bread!

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I don’t know why, but I’ve been craving some homemade bread lately. Usually, I save bread making for the winter when I don’t mind spending the day in a warm kitchen. It’s been a warm summer here, but also very rainy. Maybe it’s the rain that has me heading to the kitchen to bake up one of these loaves, or maybe it’s just been too long. Check out these fantastic bread recipes!

Homemade Whole Wheat Pita Bread from Silver Foodie

Sweet Yeast Roses from Winnish

Herb Dinner Rolls from Home Maid Simple

Pan Dulce Mexican Sweet Rolls from Home Maid Simple

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July 14, 2016