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Marinated Mozzarella Balls

Tonight is one of my favorite nights of the holiday season. Tonight is my annual Wine and Cheese party. I have had it every year for the last 10 years. Someday when I have kids, I want to still try to...

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Cheese “Snowball”

This is kind of a re-post, but as a follow-up to my Wine and Cheese party (which was an amazing success!) I thought I would post this as a fun, easy idea for the holidays. Some of you may have already...

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Spritz Cookies

Sunday was one of those wonderfully lazy winter days where I just hibernated and hardly left the house. Because of the weather, I got it into my head to do some baking. I was going to bake on Friday,...

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Nutter Butter Snowman Cookies

I am not saying this to brag, but it really is nice not having to work this time of the year. I am suddenly feeling inspired and creative and excited to make new treats I’ve never made before. This is...

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Chocolate Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies

I am so excited about today’s post. I’ve feeling so inspired this week; my Nutter Butter fun continues. When I was double-checking my details on yesterday’s snowmen cookies (and if you have not seen...

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Holiday Holly Treats

I have been having so much fun this week making all these cookies! I’ve never been so enthusiastic about it before. I am just enjoying the creativity of it all. And even more so, I can’t wait to share...

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Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, from our house to yours. Arthur Libby, in her ugly Christmas sweater Arthur’s ugly Christmas sweater Love, Emily, Libby, and Arthur

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I am so sorry that I have not been posting a lot lately! To the extent that my Christmas greeting is late! We went to Nashville for Thanksgiving and after our travels I came down with a cold… that...

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Christmassy Ideas…

Welcome to my new blog, and Merry Christmas from Greg, Theo, Libby and I (and our baby still “cooking”, Nora)! All of my old posts from Emily’s Kitchen are here, so have no fear, your old favorites...

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The Elf on the Shelf Mania

With Christmas quickly approaching, I might as well talk about the Elf on the Shelf since, well, everyone else is… some with positive things to say and some with negative. We only get Greg’s kids...

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Christmas Traditions… Making Memories as a Blended Family

I spoke in my previous post about how I am trying as a step-mom to create memorable traditions for my step-ins. Being a step-mom is an interesting thing. You want the kids to love you and consider you...

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Etsy Find: Preppy Monogram Stockings

Another thing I want to do in my blog’s new format is to review products that I discover that I think other moms will enjoy as well! I love Etsy. I love supporting small businesses, and I love...

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Christmas Traditions: Oranges in the Stocking?

Since I have been talking about Christmas traditions a lot this season, I wanted to share some information I just learned about one. See, I always grew up receiving, among other things, an orange in...

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Chewy Sugar Cookies

For something Christmassy to do this past weekend with the kids, I decided to make sugar cookies and have them help decorate them. It was a nice family activity, at least for those interested (the...

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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

Since it is Christmas Eve, I thought I’d squeeze one more cookie recipe in… even though it’s likely too late for the majority of readers at this point. It’s also just an excuse to say Merry Christmas...

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Beet Dyed Avocado Deviled Eggs

For Christmas, most of my family, who is spread throughout the country these days, stayed at their respective homes in Tennessee and Wyoming. It was hard for me, as the youngest of my siblings, to not...

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Watergate Salad – With Pistachio Pudding Mix

I have made this salad several times now. The first time I made this was for Thanksgiving. It was such a hit with some of my nieces and nephews that when some of them were coming over for dinner over...

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Warm, Delicious, Amazing Cinnamon Rolls

My last couple of posts have been a little on the negative side, regarding pesticides in our food and GMO’s in our kids’ cereals. I’m not trying to say we have to all be health nuts all the time...

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