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Don’t we all want to eat, drink, and be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day? With that in mind, I’ve rounded up 17 Irish Toasts and made them into beautiful graphics to share. Please feel free to share them one and/or all on social media – I’ve included both Pinterest-friendly vertical photo quotes and Facebook-friendly horizontal photos – so share away…
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Is there anything more comforting than a rich, creamy soup on a cold winter day? Pot O’Gold Potato Cheese Soup is hearty, soul-satisfying and, of course, delicious. I love that silver-plated soup tureen in the photo above. It’s engraved “Emma” and has an ornate Victorian design. I don’t use it for food – the inside is now a bit “rough” after…
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To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, what better way then to take a holiday spin off of some game classics? Word scrambles with a St. Paddy’s Day twist, a Leprechaun themed scavenger hunt or shamrock shaped puzzles to name a few. That’s why dipped sweets company Shari’s Berries created a St. Patrick’s Day games generator, which compiles 21 activities…
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Caramelized Carrots with Balsamic Vinegar and Honey take a bit of work, but are they ever worth it! Besides peeling and chopping 4 pounds of carrots, there’s chopping onion and garlic plus a few green onion tops for garnish. Then there’s the cooking time, which unbelievably is about an hour. But, what you are left with is this glorious mound…
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Okay, I admit it…Million Dollar Baked Beans is a lofty title to name a recipe. But, these baked beans are a family favorite! No family summer barbecue get-together is complete without them. If I don’t make them, my family is always disappointed! Wait a minute…it’s not summer! It’s the dead of winter! But, we’ve been craving hot dogs lately because…
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In honor of Valentine’s Day, the heart-shaped cactus in my garden inspired me to limit 14 Awesome Things I’m Sweet On in February 2015 to fourteen! Isn’t that a fantastic quirk of nature? I walk out to my cactus and succulent garden on a sunny “winter” day in Southern California and there they were – almost as tall as me!…
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