Traditional Shepherd’s Pie is typically quite bland (in my humble opinion). However, I have done a lot of tweaking to my recipe. Now my family and I consider Shepherd’s Pie incredibly delicious! Do these ‘5 Steps to Incredibly Delicious Shepherd’s Pie’ and as the German’s say, ‘guten appetit’. Shepherd’s pie originated from the United Kingdom …
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I love flavorful and tender smoked meat. I’m so excited to share one of my amazing smoked-meat recipes with you. I call it ‘Fall-Apart-Tender Pulled Pork’. It is very delicious. The meat is infused with amazing flavor from the smoking and seasoning process. It is very tender and just falls off the bone as you go …
I was organizing my canned food the other day and found that I have A LOT of canned chicken. I realized that I need to make more meals with it—especially since it is a convenient and inexpensive way to add protein to a meal. I purchase a lot of my canned chicken at grocery stores, but …
Easter is one of my favorite holidays. We always get together as a family and celebrate. Here are 5 Family Fun Easter traditions that I adore! 1. Buying Easter dresses/outfits. While growing up, before Easter, my mom would take us to the mall and we would get to pick out an Easter outfit. It was …
St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Doormat with free file. As mentioned in this St. Patrick’s Day door decor post, I wanted to go with a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow theme. So, I made this rainbow hoop wreath. and these planters. I put a planter with a “pot of gold” in it …
Wood Peg Doll Craft: Family Love For Valentine’s Day, I made this little wood peg doll family which spells the word, ‘Love’. I like how it turned out, especially displayed in the wooden heart tray I purchased from World Market (linked below). It turned out to be a darling little display. This craft really couldn’t …
This is how to make an Eggnog Latte. I love eggnog in small doses and/or diluted just a tad. I typically like to add a splash of Sprite or a little ginger ale to my eggnog. The thought occurred to me that making an eggnog latte may taste good. I did some experimentation and loved …
This is how to make an Eggnog Chai Latte. I love eggnog and I also love chai. I thought that making a blended latte with both chai and eggnog flavors may taste good. I had no idea how good this blend would be. It turned out absolutely delicious. My husband and I like this better …
Tea-Free Chai Latte Recipe. When I lived in Queenstown New Zealand, I worked at a restaurant called The Bathhouse. The Bathhouse is an incredible heritage site and restaurant located on the water with mountainous views all around. They carried a chai mix for their chai lattes that was tea-free and caffeine-free. I often recommended this …
Kauai Family Vacation Tips with Young Children and Babies We just got back from Kauai and had a great vacation with our family! We are a family of 6: one baby, one toddler, and two young kids. Here are some tips on what to do and how to vacation with young children and babies in …
Elf on the Shelf: No Sew Christmas Pajamas Tutorial Each year, we love to get the kids matching Christmas pajama pants. I don’t usually splurge for the entire matching outfits because they usually pretty expensive. Normally, I purchase the pants on sale and then find shirts that we already own and are comfortable in that …











