Holidays – Page 3 – Nancy on the Home Front

Baked Cauliflower Cream

This Baked Cauliflower Cream has been served at just about every Thanksgiving meal I can remember. This is a recipes that can be made ahead!

Only four weeks till Thanksgiving! Does the thought of the approaching holidays leave you breathless? Is it your turn to host the thanksgiving meal this year? Do you feel like there is just not enough time to get ready? What can you do to be ready for the day? Years ago I read anContinue reading “Four Weeks Till Thanksgiving”

Celebrating Christmas Away From Home

This will be our first Christmas away from home in many years. As you know we have been spending the last two months in the Pacific Northwest. All four of our grown children live between Seattle and Portland and it was easier for us to come to them then to have them all make theContinue reading “Celebrating Christmas Away From Home”

Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments

Spending several months on the west coast and being close to our grandchildren has been wonderful! I love that they enjoy helping in the kitchen and I thought that making homemade cinnamon applesauce ornaments would be a wonderful craft to do with my granddaughter. These ornaments smell wonderful and there is still time to makeContinue reading “Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments”

Celebrating Thanksgiving Away From Home

Are you used to celebrating the holidays in your own home or do you often travel to visit family? For the last number of years we have alternated between staying home one year and traveling to visit our children the next. With all four of our grown children now living in the Pacific Northwest itContinue reading “Celebrating Thanksgiving Away From Home”

Frugal Tips: Stress Free Holidays

I love gathering with family and friends over the holidays. Hosting a gathering can be expensive if you try to do everything yourself. Several weeks before the big day make a plan. I have an index card that I use every year for both Christmas and Thanksgiving. Finalize your guest list and confirm how manyContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Stress Free Holidays”