Holidays
Real Food Candy Canes
Real Food Candy Canes are a perfect real food treat for the kiddos during the holiday months. Not that it has to be the holidays to enjoy a real food candy cane! My kids love decorating their plates with food. It gives them a sense of accomplishment to make things for themselves and the…
Read More11 Ways to Get Friends and Family on Board with the Limited Gifts Idea
It’s important to teach children contentment, moderation, and definitely imagination. It’s fighting an uphill battle in our American culture! Most of the toys sold in toy stores these days, do everything for us, no need to make noises for vehicles or talk for baby dolls, even the toy phones have someone on the “other end”…
Read MoreGreek Easter Bread
Disclaimer: This is not a minimalist recipe. Every year, the day before Easter, I stay up late to finish baking this bread. This is an all-day bread, it takes about 10 hours from start to finish. But it is the most delicious, absolutely incredible bread. Ever.This is a huge batch, but we give some as…
Read MoreRed Eggs for Greek Easter
My older 3 boys have a Greek heritage and I love so many of the traditions of the Greek Orthodox. I’m not particular about celebrating Orthodox Easter, but I do make sure and incorporate the Greek Easter traditions into our regular Easter celebration. I wrote about how I enjoy traditions and feel they are very…
Read MoreTraditions: Better Than Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls
These are not minimalistic by any stretch, but they are traditional for us on Christmas morning. This is me showing love to my family. They are so amazing! And they are better than Cinnabon. I have now ruined all my friends from eating at Cinnabon; they like these better! This makes 16 huge rolls- two…
Read MoreTraditions: Candlelight Service and Admiring Christmas Lights
On Christmas Eve we attend a candle light service. Growing up we always had Christmas at Grandma’s on Christmas Eve, but at one point as adults we got so involved at church, that we had to be there for the service on Christmas Eve. Now that we aren’t as involved, I wouldn’t mind starting a…
Read MoreClove Orange Ornaments
Have you made these before? I remember seeing them when I was a kid and reading about them in the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. We sat down to make them and had such a good time together! Clove Orange Ornaments Oranges Whole Cloves (about 1/4 cup per orange) Ribbon Straight pins Metal or wood skewer,…
Read More5-Minute Fudge
This fudge is so easy, but looks like you spent all day in the kitchen! Perfect for gift giving! Click here to read 15 Clutter Free Gift Ideas. 5-Minute Fudge Ingredients: 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (Click here to buy fair trade chocolate chips) 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk (Click here for recipe) 1 teaspoon…
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