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Weekend Bites #56 Soups

Warm up this fall with Soups! Come part with Weekend Bites – find a new recipe and share yours

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I’m sitting here feeling a chill run through my bones. The kind that once again has me debating turning on the heat. Fall has officially arrived, and our nights and mornings are pretty cool, but midday still gets up in the 70’s. Until it drops to lower 60’s I just don’t think I can bring myself to turn up that heat. So until then, you can probably find me curled under some quilts my grandma made, with a pot of soup cooking on the stove.

I personally love a good broccoli cheese soup, followed by tomato and chili. My kids love any soup as long as bread is served along the side for some dipping. To comply with their tastes I picked up some more yeast this week, and will be busy baking our own bread again.

FEATURES

Slow Cooker Tomato Soup

from The Jenny Evolution

Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili

from Pancake Warriors

Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup

from Busy Being Jennifer

Cheesy Vegetable Chowder

from Clean & Scentsible

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October 16, 2015
Weekend Bites #55 Comfort Food

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I have been sick for exactly one week now. Somedays I think YES! I’m getting better! and then it takes a downturn again. Currently I seem to have lost some hearing on my right side, which is quite an interesting effect. To make myself feel a little better, I’ve been browsing your recipes, and pulled four to feature this week that speak total comfort to me.
Whether you’re sick too, or just ready for good fall comfort recipes, enjoy these features!

FEATURES

Pumpkin Apple Chimichangas

from Home Cooking Memories

Easy Butternut Squash Soup

from A Dish of Daily Life

Spicy Asian Vegan Meatballs

from Small Green Kitchen

White Chocolate Dipped Cannoli with Strawberry Cream

from Atta Girl Says

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October 9, 2015
Weekend Bites #27 Comfort Food

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This has been one of the most stressful weeks I’ve had in awhile. I can’t really go into detail right now, but TONS of changes are going on around here. To combat the stress this week, I made a Mom’s Break Tin, drank some Horchata, and did a serious organization number on our game and craft closet!

This week, I thought it would be fun to just grab some comfort looking dishes to share with you. So enjoy these favorites from last week’s party!

FEATURES

Slow Cooker Beef Marengo

from Simple Living and Eating

Diane is always cooking up hearty, comfort foods that speak to me. This one looks perfect for our currently snowy weather.

French Onion Soup Meatball Subs

from Life with the Crust Cut Off

Oh my! I love meatball subs..or at least I used to. I haven’t had one in forever, but this is calling my name! Thanks for sharing it Parrish!

Deviled Eggs and Ham

from Little Dairy on the Prairie (via guest post at Memories by the Mile!)
Those in my family know, I could eat all the deviled eggs at any gathering and just skip everything else. Mmm. Thanks Wanda Ann and Amy!

Mediterranean Salmon Burgers

from Healthy Helper

If I’m going to eat seafood, it will most likely be Salmon. Love it! Thank you Kaila for this recipe redux!

Creamy Lentil Pot Pie

from Mommy and Love

Now normally I stick to 4 features, but come on! It’s a pot pie, but with lentils! The epitome of comfort food to me. Monica thanks for the meatless inspiration on comfort food!

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March 27, 2015
Nature’s Sleep Slipper {Review and Giveaway}

I am not a shoe person. My feet like the open air. Most days it is rare to see me putting on a shoe. For the most part I wear flip flops everywhere. Even in the winter, as long as I’m not tramping through snow, I prefer flip flops.

Nasty little poky guys!

So of course I love walking around the house barefoot. However with our recent renovations, and some nasty Goat Head prickers that keep finding their way inside, it’s been slightly dangerous to walk around bare foot. I would wear my flip flops, but they are somewhat of a nuisance and not too comfortable for just around the house.

The solution? Slippers! Despite my dislike of shoes in general, whenever I think of slippers, I think COMFORT! They make me think of snuggling up under a blanket with a cup of cocoa and a good book. I mean really, who doesn’t want a nice comfy pair of slippers when they want to relax? I was thrilled to get to try out Nature’s Sleep Slippers. The slippers are made with a soft soft terry cloth, and the bottom of the sole is filled with visco-elastic Memory Foam! So the stuff they make their nice mattresses out of, are now in your slippers! It’s really like taking your bed around the house with you.

These slippers really are comfy, and have done a nice job at protecting my feet from the messes we have made around our house. Eventually, probably before the summer is over, we’ll be replacing the carpet in our entertainment room. We did a royal job of killing it. Our hope is to put down some hard wood floor. Since this particular room is also by the wood stove, I see many nights with the Nature’s Sleep Slipper on, espeically during the winter when hardwood floors get cold, snuggled up by a warm fire.

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