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Weekend Bites #15 Christmas Eve Dinner

If you’re new to Weekend Bites, here’s the run down

1. Link up your any food related post below

2. Browse the linky, visit some new blogs, and share if you feel so inclined.

3. Please only link up 3 posts. This lets us visit as many of you as possible.
4. By linking up you give me permission to feature your photos on Home Maid Simple (always linking back to you of course!)

5. Each month I send out a newsletter with the most popular links from that month – you may be featured!! This is a once a month newsletter, every first Friday of the month, no spamming involved. Sign up over there ——>(the Foodie Friday one)

Merry almost Christmas! I hope you are all planning a nice relaxing week with your families. We are spending Christmas at home with no visitors. Despite that though, I am still planning a pretty nice Christmas Eve dinner. The menu looks a little something like this

Ham

Mashed Potatoes and gravy

Christmas Salad (a whipped cream salad with fruit)

Dinner rolls

Sparkling Cider

cookies

Do you do a fancy dinner Christmas eve or Christmas day?

Features

Mini Cannoli Cups

from Love Bakes Good Cakes

Baked Camembert with Honey Roasted Cherries

from With a Blast

Raspberry and Beetroot Jelly with Spiced Panna Cotta

from Annies Noms

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December 24, 2014
Weekend Bites #14 Last Minute Christmas

If you’re new to Weekend Bites, here’s the run down

1. Link up your any food related post below

2. Browse the linky, visit some new blogs, and share if you feel so inclined.

3. Please only link up 3 posts. This lets us visit as many of you as possible.
4. By linking up you give me permission to feature your photos on Home Maid Simple (always linking back to you of course!)

5. Each month I send out a newsletter with the most popular links from that month – you may be featured!! This is a once a month newsletter, every first Friday of the month, no spamming involved. Sign up over there ——>(the Foodie Friday one)

Only 7 days to Christmas! Are you ready? How about some new ideas for last minute Christmas cooking.

Features from Last Week

White Chocolate Mousse Cake

from With A Blast

Hot Chocolate Bar

from Practical Parenting

Baked Apple Cider Donuts

from Winnish

Raspberry Fool

from Love Bakes Good Cakes

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December 19, 2014
Weekend Bites #13

If you’re new to Weekend Bites, here’s the run down

1. Link up your any food related post below

2. Browse the linky, visit some new blogs, and share if you feel so inclined.

3. Please only link up 3 posts. This lets us visit as many of you as possible.
4. By linking up you give me permission to feature your photos on Home Maid Simple (always linking back to you of course!)

5. Each month I send out a newsletter with the most popular links from that month – you may be featured!! This is a once a month newsletter, every first Friday of the month, no spamming involved. Sign up over there ——>(the Foodie Friday one)

Did you know it’s only 2 weeks until Christmas?! Shortly after that it will be a New Year! I love this time year. Wrapping up a year with friends, family, and love; then getting ready to give yourself a fresh start. It’s just so magical.

Do you have any holiday traditions? I’d love to hear about them. For us, we eat Christmas Crunch and/or Pofferjes for breakfast Christmas morning. Then on New Years Eve I make a chicken cordon bleu.

Last week’s Features – most clicked on recipes

Cranberry Coffee Cake

from Memories by the Mile

Pumpkin Cranberry French Toast Roll-ups

from Athletic Avocado

Laksa (Coconut Curry Soup with Shrimp and Chicken)

from Simply Fresh Dinners

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December 12, 2014
Weekend Bites #12

If you’re new to Weekend Bites, here’s the run down

1. Link up your any food related post below

2. Browse the linky, visit some new blogs, and share if you feel so inclined.

3. Please only link up 3 posts. This lets us visit as many of you as possible.
4. By linking up you give me permission to feature your photos on Home Maid Simple (always linking back to you of course!)

5. Each month I send out a newsletter with the most popular links from that month – you may be featured!! This is a once a month newsletter, every first Friday of the month, no spamming involved. Sign up over there ——>(the Foodie Friday one)

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Welcome December! I am looking forward to more soups, bread, and of course cookies. I bake a whole lot more during the cold months, and I love sharing goodies with neighbors. Normally I will bake cookies every other week to help us eat more healthy snacks. This week already I’ve done two batches! The kids gobbled up the oatmeal peanut butter ones, but we’re doing pretty good at spacing out the chocolate chip ones sitting in the jar.

What are your favorite Winter recipes? Share with us below!

Features from last week

Chili Pepper Jam

from Whole Food Home

Veal with Pink Pepper and Squash Puree

from Milk and Bun

Slow Cooker Apple Cider

from Slow Cooker Goodness

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December 5, 2014
Weekend Bites #11 Thanksgiving

If you’re new to Weekend Bites, here’s the run down

1. Link up your any food related post below

2. Browse the linky, visit some new blogs, and share if you feel so inclined.

3. Please only link up 3 posts. This lets us visit as many of you as possible.
4. By linking up you give me permission to feature your photos on Home Maid Simple (always linking back to you of course!)

5. Each month I send out a newsletter with the most popular links from that month – you may be featured!! This is a once a month newsletter, every first Friday of the month, no spamming involved. Sign up over there ——>(the Foodie Friday one)
6. And of course if you feel inclined, grab a button to let all your friends know where you post.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! I hope you are all enjoying good food and family fun. We’re headed to our friends home this year. It will be our first without any family around, so I am indeed very grateful that we have friends to spend it with.

Thanks for linking up with us last week! Below are my favorites

Dark Chocolate Dipped Pears

from Simply Suzanne’s at Home

Pie Crust Cookies

from The Crafting Foodie

Nutella Hot Chocolate

from The Pin Junkie

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November 27, 2014
Weekend Bites #10

If you’re new to Weekend Bites, here’s the run down

1. Link up your any food related post below

2. Browse the linky, visit some new blogs, and share if you feel so inclined.

3. Please only link up 3 posts. This lets us visit as many of you as possible.
4. By linking up you give me permission to feature your photos on Home Maid Simple (always linking back to you of course!)

5. Each month I send out a newsletter with the most popular links from that month – you may be featured!! This is a once a month newsletter, every first Friday of the month, no spamming involved. Sign up over there ——>(the Foodie Friday one)
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Periodically, I have a really hard time choosing which recipes to feature. Honestly, most weeks I have a hard time. When it is especially hard though, I turn to Mark and ask for his favorites. He loves browsing through your food with me, but he definitely has some favorites. Below each feature find what Mark had to say about these dishes.

Pumpkin Scones

from Simply Suzanne’s at Home

‘Tis the season for pumpkin stuff. Easiest snack to have a scone.

The Ultimate Patty Melt

from I thee Cook

I want this. I want many of this.

Stuffed Portobello Quiche

from Gluten Free A-Z BlogCreative use of crust.

Amazing Guacamole

from Pickles and Peppers

Is there ever really a time that guacamole isn’t good?

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November 21, 2014
Weekend Bites #9 Thanksgiving

If you’re new to Weekend Bites, here’s the run down

1. Link up your any food related post below

2. Browse the linky, visit some new blogs, and share if you feel so inclined.

3. Please only link up 3 posts. This lets us visit as many of you as possible.
4. By linking up you give me permission to feature your photos on Home Maid Simple (always linking back to you of course!)

5. Each month I send out a newsletter with the most popular links from that month – you may be featured!! This is a once a month newsletter, every first Friday of the month, no spamming involved. Sign up over there ——>(the Foodie Friday one)
6. And of course if you feel inclined, grab a button above.

Only 2 weeks until Thanksgiving now!! We had plans to visit Mark’s brother in Indiana this year, since we’re closer to them then we’ve ever been now, but would you believe, our kids don’t get out of school until Thanksgiving day. So, we’re keeping it close to home this year, and will just send everyone our love.

What are your Thanksgiving plans? Are you hosting, the guests? Whatever your plans, you’ll want to check out some of these recipes to add to your menu.

Crispy Roasted Potatoes

from Bizzy Bakes

Cloverleaf Rolls

from 2 Kids and Tired Cooks

Homemade Honey Butter

from Lou Lou Girls

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November 14, 2014
Weekend Bites #8

If you’re new to Weekend Bites, here’s the run down

1. Link up your any food related post below

2. Browse the linky, visit some new blogs, and share if you feel so inclined.

3. Please only link up 3 posts. This lets us visit as many of you as possible.
4. By linking up you give me permission to feature your photos on Home Maid Simple (always linking back to you of course!)

5. Each month I send out a newsletter with the most popular links from that month – you may be featured!! This is a once a month newsletter, every first Friday of the month, no spamming involved. Sign up over there ——>(the Foodie Friday one)
6. And of course if you feel inclined, grab a button above.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Do you have plans yet? We are hoping to get out to visit family, but we may just be staying home this year, being grateful for this new home and opportunity we have here in North Dakota.

Enjoy these Autumn flavors from last weeks posts.

Overnight Cranberry Apple Oatmeal

from Turnips 2 Tangerines

Autumn Harvest Panini

from I Thee Cook

Chestnut and Vegetables Soup

from Culinary Flavors

Autumn Pear Torte

from Cook with Sara

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November 7, 2014
Weekend Bites #7 Childhood Memories

If you’re new to Weekend Bites, here’s the run down

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3. Please only link up 3 posts. This lets us visit as many of you as possible.
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6. And of course if you feel inclined, grab a button above.

There was something in the air this morning. I drove the kids to school, though we normally walk, and as I drove away I thought how much I missed being a kid. Riding the bus to school, playing on the playground and then sitting at a desk soaking up information surrounded by friends.

Perhaps it was the cloudy skies, the 40 degree weather, and bare trees – but it reminded me of “home”. New Hampshire. So then as I’m going through your links from last week I can’t help but be drawn to these recipes that remind me once again of my childhood.

Broccoli with Homemade Cheese Dipping Sauce

from Sweet Caroline’s Corner

This right here – I don’t recall EVER having broccoli without cheese sauce. Normally our broccoli was steamed and we’d pour that delicious gold over the top. YUM!

Sauteed Brussel Sprouts with Dried Cranberries

also from Sweet Caroline’s Corner

I think Sweet Caroline was channeling my childhood this week or something. But really now, this looks so much better then our steamed Brussel Sprouts. I think I may have been the only 8 year old who liked, and I mean really liked Brussel Sprouts! I should make them more often.

Rainbow Veggies Pizzas

from Belle of the Kitchen

My childhood was full of fun and healthy eating in the kitchen. This is something I could see my mom having come up with to let us make.

Thanks so much gals for taking me down a food memory today!

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October 31, 2014
Weekend Bites #6

If you’re new to Weekend Bites, here’s the run down

1. Link up your any food related post below

2. Browse the linky, visit some new blogs, and share if you feel so inclined.

3. Please only link up 3 posts. This lets us visit as many of you as possible.
4. By linking up you give me permission to feature your photos on Home Maid Simple (always linking back to you of course!)

5. Each month I send out a newsletter with the most popular links from that month – you may be featured!! This is a once a month newsletter, every first Friday of the month, no spamming involved. Sign up over there ——>(the Foodie Friday one)
6. And of course if you feel inclined, grab a button above.

This week you all, this week! Last Friday I came down with what seemed like the flu, but by Saturday it was just a sore throat. A really really bad sore throat that turned into laryngitis. Mark has been recovering from a pretty bad cold himself that lasted about 2 weeks. I was finally starting to feel a little bit better Thursday morning, when 2 of my kids woke up with Pink eye. Definitely pink eye! Currently child 3 has started in on the symptoms, so to be safe and kind to everyone – we’re all staying away from people.

My poor kids though, it means missing our church Halloween party which was looking to be quite a blast. We’ll just have to make our own fun here at home, and I found quite the inspiration from you all last week.

Eye of Newt Cake

from Life With the Crust Cut Off

What makes this truly amazing is how simple it is to make!

Boo-Nanas

from Love Bakes Good Cakes

So kid friendly, and healthy too

Creepy Crawler Cocktail

from Cooking on the Front Burner

This can also be made without alcohol for a kid friendly party

Halloween Bark

from Tackling Life

A great way to use up some leftover Halloween Candy too!

Dough Wrapped Mummy Dogs

from Hun…What’s for Dinner?

Kids love fun shaped food. I don’t know why, but they do.

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October 24, 2014

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