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Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

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***UPDATED 10/26/24*** Thanksgiving is around the corner and what better time to try new side dishes for your holiday dinner. If your family is like most, they like to have the same dishes every year. I guess if it works don't fix it, right? Maybe this year you can sneak in a new side dish and it may become one of the favorites. Here are several side dish recipes you may want to try this year. 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃 Cranberry sauce is a must on my table and I usually buy the canned sauce but maybe this year I will make this no-fuss recipe. Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce Ingredients 8 servings 1 pkg (12 oz.) fresh or frozen cranberries 2/3 cup sugar 1 seedless orange, peeled and sectioned 2 bay leaves 1 Cinnamon stick Instructions Place all ingredients in 4-quart slow cooker. Cover. Cook 3 hours on HIGH, stirring every hour. Uncover. Stir well. Cook, uncovered, 30 to 45 minutes longer on HIGH or until slightly thickened. 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃 This next recipe looks like it's g

Veteran's Day 2021 Free or Discounted Meals

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HAPPY VETERANS DAY 2021 Veterans Day, observed annually on November 11, is a tribute to military veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. We would like to say thank you to all those that have served and are still serving in the military. We wouldn't be the country we are today without you. Our parents were U.S. Marines and our father served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. We are a proud military family as we have many family members that have served and are still in the service. THANK YOU!! We thought we would share with you FREE Meals or discounts off meals for veterans. Please pass this along to all your family and friends. 2021 Free Meals for Veterans 7-Eleven Get a free coffee or Big Gulp on  Veterans Day . Download the 7-eleven app and sign in or register. Applebee’s Veterans and active-duty military can select a free meal from a limited menu on  Veterans Day . Proof of service required. BJ’s Restaurant On  Veterans Day , all service members can enjoy a compli

Cathy and Momma Sassy try BLT DEVILED EGGS

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BLT DEVILED EGGS Mom  and I decided to do something different and thought deviled eggs was a good one. We had all ingredients so thought we would give it a try. INGREDIENTS 1 dozen hard-boiled eggs peeled 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon honey mustard -- we made our own 4 strips candied bacon diced small -- we used plain bacon 2 handfuls small cherry tomatoes quartered 1 handful basil leaves chopped -- we used dried basil Chili powder to dust We had the ingredients, adjusted the recipe for 3 eggs,  boiled the eggs and cooked bacon in microwave. Funny story! Mom dumped the bacon on the paper towel. I said, "Make it nice." She shook her head. I said, "We are on Social media you know!" She tried to straighten it up. LOL! INSTRUCTIONS Slice each egg in half lengthwise and remove the yolk. Put all the yolks in a small mixing bowl and all the whites on a platter. Add mayo and honey mustard to the yolks and mix until well combined and sort of fluffy. Note: We advise adding

Happy Halloween and NO Bones About It!! DIY Craft

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This craft is simply cute and only takes a few items to make. My grandson loved it when I gave it to him, he said "It's HALLOWEEN?"  I gave it to him the day we made it, he's only 4 years old and has no concept of time. But that made me happy that he loved it. Thanks Cathy for suggesting this craft. Here's what you will need: Marshmallows Mini Marshmallows White Chocolate Covered Pretzels Black Candy Melts Long Lollipop Sticks Toothpicks Clear Treat Bags String Hole Punch " No Bones About it " printable FREE to you our friends :) Instructions : Step 1:  Gather all your supplies to make these as quick as possible. Step 2:  Push the marshmallow onto the end of one of your lollipop sticks. Make the skeleton face with a toothpick and the black candy wafers on the marshmallow. Allow it to dry fully before continuing. The candy typically dries pretty quickly. Step 3:  Take  5 pretzels that you will layer on the stick to create the bones. Then push a mini marsh

Baked Mexican Street Corn is yummy!

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  Baked Mexican Street Corn  is a different way to eat fresh corn! We couldn't find the Cotija cheese so we used Feta instead.  We both thought the dish was pretty good although  Mom did not like the Feta cheese. Here's what you need to make this tasty recipe: Ingredients 4 ears Corn ½ cup Sour Cream ½ cup Mayonnaise ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder 1 teaspoon Chili Powder 1 ½ cups Cotija cheese crumbled **NOTE : We did add some cilantro, lime zest and juice to the mixture because I noticed the other recipes were calling for it.  Instructions Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In a small bowl, mix the sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic powder, and chili powder. (Plus, we added cilantro, lime zest and lime juice!) Cover and refrigerate until the corn is ready. Shuck the corn and remove all corn silk. Cover each ear of corn individually in foil, and wrap tightly. Place directly on the preheated oven rack and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the corn from the oven, unwrap the foil, and let the cor

Rodan + Fields Product Review

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We have a long time social media follower & friend that is an independent consultant for Rodan + Fields. Jeanette has sent us sample products before and we loved them. She reached out to us again and said that she had some product samples we could try. She sent us samples of  Enhancements Micro-Dermabrasion Paste &  Active Hydration Body Replenish. The samples were sent in a pretty blue bag with instructions to the products. The first product we sampled was the  Rodan + Fields Enhancements Micro-Dermabrasion Paste. It is a face and body sugar and salt based scrub that gently buffs away dull skin cells and dry, flaky skin. REVIEW : the first thing we noticed is the citrus scent. We applied it to our hands for testing purposes and after washing it off, it left our skin super silky and smooth. It didn't leave a greasy residue and our hands had a bright and vibrant glow. As we get older our skin tends to dry out and look like dried up leaves. Nobody wants that 😉 This product s

DIY Jack-O-Lantern Floral Centerpiece

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***UPDATED 10/2/24*** Transform your fall gatherings into a magical experience with a DIY Jack-O-Lantern floral centerpiece that combines the charm of autumn with the whimsy of Halloween! I was looking for something different to make for the Halloween season and found this DIY on Pinterest. It's an easy craft and you can find all the items easily at your local Walmart, Dollar Tree, and craft store. Let's get started! Supplies : 3 pumpkin pails  - Walmart Off white spray paint , preferably for plastic - Walmart Metallic acrylic paint  - Walmart small paint brush  - Dollar Tree hot glue gun   - Walmart hot glue sticks -  Dollar Tree Jute cord  - Dollar Tree some sort of weight: sand, rocks, etc. assorted fall flowers  - Dollar Tree Instructions : The first thing I did was spray-paint the pails. If I had thought more about it, I would have glued them all together first then spray painted. But I painted them all individually. You may want to seal them afterward as I found out the p