Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to count our blessings and give thanks for all we have.  Here’s a fun way to let the special people in your life know just how thankful you are for them.   We’ve created this delicious tag to use for Thanksgiving Giving!

First, we have a tag that fits Sweet’s Orange Sticks {a favorite at our house}.  How simple is this – just add the tag and an orange ribbon or some twine and you have a perfect hostess gift for Thanksgiving.  This is also a great gift for teachers, friends, co-workers, neighbors . . .

Happy Monday – hopefully you had a great weekend and had a chance to make some Cranberry Pecan Oatmeal Cookies!   Here’s another fabulous recipe to add to your holiday  baking list.  These shortbread cookies are completely amazing and really do taste like a million bucks!  It’s really not hard to figure out – shortbread, caramel and chocolate.  What’s not to love?  It’s somewhat like a twix bar only with a homemade taste that’s crazy good.

We love recipes that make enough for large family gatherings and parties at Thanksgiving and Christmas.  And if you really want to make a

With the holidays just around the corner, here’s a delicious way to get a head start on your holiday baking.  These cookies are loaded with festive flavors and are a breeze  to make; they also freeze well.   Hmm .  . . why not do yourself a favor and fill your freezer now with yummy cookies for all the upcoming parties, Thanksgiving, Christmas, neighborhood get togethers, the annual cookie exchange, gift giving . . . just think about  how many events you have coming up!

This recipe makes plenty to share.  You’ll get about 4 dozen large cookies (approx.

Well, it’s official. It is November and Halloween is behind us. Time to move onto Thanksgiving. Just because we left Halloween behind us doesn’t mean we have left pumpkin season. {Thank goodness, because its way too soon to break up with pumpkins for the year.}

Now, I have to be honest…I don’t really care for pumpkin pie.  I am not really sure why either.  I used to think {when I was a kid} that I didn’t like pumpkin.  Thank goodness as an adult I had the good sense to realize that wasn’t the case.  I actually quite like other pumpkin

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  We are super excited for trick or treating at our house.  We have done the parties, the pumpkin carving and now it is time to TRICK OR TREAT!  What is everyone dressing up as this year?  My kids take a lot of time in deciding what they are going to be for Halloween.

My two girly girls decided to be witches.  But we couldn’t have just any witch costume, so we turned to our good friend Pinterest for some inspiration.  And I do have to say I am happy with the way they turned out.  This is the