by Cindy Alldredge | Dec 8, 2021 | Christmas, Creation Station, Family, Make It!, Thanksgiving, Traditions
YOU CAN DO THIS! If you can run a sewing machine you can make your own stockings! When my kids were little we weren’t that far past the time when we grabbed a sock from our drawer, and laid it on the couch for Santa to fill. The only option at the store was the...
by Cindy Alldredge | Nov 29, 2021 | Food, Uncategorized
This soup is one of the best things to come from roasting a turkey. It is yummy and hearty, a true comfort food. I started making it when the kids were little and I didn’t know what I was doing. I originally used rice instead of noodles, and I usually added too...
by Cindy Alldredge | Nov 26, 2021 | Brunch, Christmas, Food, Holidays, Snacks
So many of our family traditions began with me feeling desperate and needing to come of with a solution to a problem. When it was time to decorate the tree, I needed to buy at least enough time to get the lights on. I discovered that covering the table with goodies...
by Cindy Alldredge | Nov 26, 2021 | Dinner, Food, Holidays, Thanksgiving
This is my answer to Thanksgiving leftovers. Several years ago in the middle of Thanksgiving cleanup, I hit a wall. I had nothing left in me to neatly pack away the leftovers. So I grabbed a casserole dish and spread the leftover mashed potatoes across the bottom. I...
by Cindy Alldredge | Nov 19, 2021 | Family, Food, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Traditions
Back in the 90’s when all 7 of my kids were home I reached Thanksgiving BURNOUT. We lived on a little farm outside of Dixon, Illinois and had no family nearby. We would often invite a few people to our Thanksgiving feast but it was mostly just us. So it entailed a...
