Us Gramas use to make a five cup salad with fruit and marshmallows, do you remember it? I still get requests for that five cup salad recipe, and although I love it, I have to admit its not really a salad. This recipe for No Bake Pineapple Dessert is dessert version of that recipe. All layered on a crunchy easy…
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Welcome to the third week of our WNW Christmas themed link up. The decorations are all up, gifts wrapped, just putting food together. Our holiday plans are in an uproar because of restrictions, so I am seriously looking forward to everyone’s bling and sugar filled posts. Sam @ Raggedy Bits | Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Google + |…
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Well its the middle of December of 2020 and I am still needing to make accommodations for politics in Canada. After doing all the preparations we have been banned from gathering in our homes over Christmas. I am so sad, but pouting will not solve one thing. We already had all the food purchased for the family, so we have…
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Have you ever had a Christmas tree that just kept needing something? This years tree was like that, I had it all decorated and already made the DIY wreath ornaments and thought it was screaming red at me and needed to be toned down. These simple homespun DIY Christmas ornaments were my answer. I could have done them in white…
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Most of the year I am just fine with the size of our front entry, with the set of stairs to sit on for boots etc. The wide foyer table that sat there for the last several years was fine, but then then the families grew larger, the munchkins grew taller, the coats and boots bigger and this entry started…
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Welcome to the second week of our WNW Christmas themed link up. Sam and I typically halt WNW for Christmas week (Dec 23). This year we will share our favorites in two roundups one for all sorts of DIY Christmas, and a second one for recipes. We hope you think of this as our gift to you, and thanks for…
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Butter tarts in Canada are a Christmas must have, every family has their own idea of what makes the best butter tart. Today I am sharing our family recipe. My Mom would be 98 this year and she made these for as long as she could remember, and baked dozens of them to sell for extra Christmas money. A recipe…
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Decorating the Christmas mantel is my favorite part of decorating our home for Christmas. I didn’t have a mantel or nice fireplace until we moved into this home, and each season when I get the opportunity to decorate it I am full of appreciation and gladness for having it. The barn is a DIY labour of love from a day…
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