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Dates: January 10th, 2015 at 12:01 am EST through February 10th, 2015 at 11:59 pm EST

Prize:  One lucky reader will win a Colored Kitchen Knife Set including 3 Quality Kitchen Knives - Paring, Utility, Chef Knife 


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I have been blessed to be surrounded by a large family. I've always have the luxury of knowing that I was loved and had someone in my corner. Over the years I've lost some of the most wonderful people and would not have made it without the support of the great people in my life. Each one touch my life in such a deep and everlasting way that there are not words that can fully express what they meant to me.

Two of  those who I've lost passed on two great cookie recipes that my family has enjoyed making for years. I remember enjoying both of my grandmothers' cookies and looked forward to them every year. I would like to share their recipes with you in hopes they they will become a favorite of yours and bring you fond memories, also.

Paula's Family Sugar Cookie Recipe From Mama

Cookie Ingredients:
2 C All Purpose Flour                     2/3 C Shortening
3/4 tsp baking power                    2 Eggs
1/4 tsp salt                                       3/4 tsp Vanilla
3/4 C Sugar                                                                                                            

Let's Bake!
1.    Preheat oven 400 degrees F.
2.    Sift dry ingredients together into large bowl.
3.    Cut in shortening.
4.    Add eggs & vanilla, mix well.
5.    Roll out very thin on floured board and cut with floured cookie cutter(s).
6.    Place cookies on Greased or parchment lined cookie sheet & Bake for 9 - 12 minutes, until edges are just starting to brown. Transfer to rack to cool.

​Icing Ingredients:
1 1/2 C Sifted Confectioners Sugar                                                     1 Tbsp Milk
Food Coloring
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Let's Decorate!
1.    Sift Confectioners Sugar into a bowl & Add milk. Stir until smooth.
2.    Divide into separate bowls & Color as desired.
3.    Spread icing onto cooled cookies & Add any decorations you want.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies
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Paula's Family Italian Cookie Recipe From Teta

Cookie Ingredients:
12 - 14 C All Purpose King Arthur Flour                                               2 C Milk
10 Tbls Baking Powder                                                                            1/4 C Vanilla
2 Tbls salt                                                                                                   2 C Olive Oil
12 Eggs                                                                                                        2 C Sugar

Let's Bake!
1.    Preheat oven 375 degrees F
2.    Sift flour and set aside.
2.    You will need a very large bowl to make this recipe. Into it using a large sturdy spoon mix eggs, milk, vanilla, oil, sugar, and salt. 
3.    Mix in baking powder two tablespoons at a time. Make sure that it is fully incorporated before adding the next two.
4.    Stir sifted flour two cups at a time into wet ingredients. Mixing completely between each addition. Check dough after 12 cups. You should be able to roll the dough into "ropes" with floured hands.
4.    If dough is to sticky, add more flour.
6.    Roll and shape pieces of dough into any shape you like. My favorite growing up were the candy cane shaped ones.
7.    Place cookies on greased cookie sheet & bake for 10 - 12 minutes, until edges are just starting to brown. Transfer to rack to cool.

We have always mixed these by hand.

​Icing Ingredients:
1 Box of Confectioners Sugar                                                     Milk
Food Coloring                                                                                 Sprinkles
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Let's Decorate!
1.    Sift confectioners sugar into a bowl & add milk. I start with 1 box of sugar and add 1/4 cup milk. Stir until smooth. Then, I add a small amount of milk until it is just thin enough that I can dip the cookie tops in.  
2.    Divide icing into separate bowls & color as desired.
3.    Dip cooled cookies into icing & add any decorations you want. Put cookies on paper bags or wire racks until the icing sets up.

Makes 5 pounds of cookies
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Paula's No Bake Cheesecake Recipe

This recipe is a favorite of my children. One year they ate 3 of these!

I've made this recipe and poured it into those little mini phyllo (fillo) cups to take to parties. You can change it up by substituting the vanilla with other extracts and also caramelizing the sweetened condensed milk makes for a delicious caramel cheesecake.

Ingredients:
8 oz Cream Cheese                                                           1/3 C Lemon Juice
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk                                1 tsp Vanilla
Graham Cracker Pie Crust            

Let's Bake!
1.    Cream the cheese until light and fluffy. When you think it's light and fluffy do it for another minute.
2.    Add the milk and mix on high until smooth.
3.    Add the lemon juice and vanilla, mix again until smooth. 
4.    Immediately pour into pie crust and chill at least two hours.
5.    Cut and Serve with your favorite topping.

I've always used a hand held mixer for this recipe, measured all my ingredients and had everything open and ready before starting to mix. If using a stand mixer you may need to power it down one speed so that things don't fly out the bowl.

Get wrapped in velvety, creamy deliciousness with this hot cocoa sampler box. No two flavors are alike but they all give you that warm and cozy hot chocolaty taste. Variety is the spice of life.
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My Thoughts:
This awesome sampler box lets you try 12 different flavors of hot cocoa without buying 12 different boxes. I loved having so many new flavors to choose from and found several that I really enjoyed that I would never have thought that I would like.  While they were all awesome I loved dark chocolate of the Midnight Cocoa and the hint of strawberry in the Strawberry Charleston Chew the most. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to try them and look forward to snuggling up on the couch and enjoying a cup of Hot Cocoa wit my sweetheart as the weather gets colder. 
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Add the colors of the
Lolita "Naughty & Nice" Mini-tini hand painted glass ornament
to your tree!
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​About The Valdler Antique Wooden Embossed Flower Pattern Jewelry Boxes:

• A small box is included in the big one
• Vintage handle is easy to carry and decorative clasp is perfect for keeping jewelries safely
• Vintage wooden jewelry box crafted with lacquer and embossed flower is perfect for storing earrings, bracelet, rings, keepsakes, photos or other jewelry.
• Dimension (L x W x H): 4.5" x 3.7" x 3.55" / 11.5cm x 9.5cm x 9cm (big one); 2.95" x 2.2" x 2.4" / 7.5cm x 5.5cm x 6cm (small one)

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My Thoughts:
These small boxes are perfect for you to keep jewelry, trinkets, or any variety of small items in. They are made from a lightweight wood that reminds me of the wood that those wooden airplanes that I remember from my childhood where made of but are a bit denser and have a nice thickness to them. The color of the boxes I received are rich and deep. I plan on giving this set to my preteen granddaughter for Christmas.
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EUCALYPTUS LEMON ESSENTIAL OIL DESCRIPTION:

• 100% Pure: No additives and undiluted
• Aroma: Camphoraceous scent with sweet, citronella notes.
• Use: It works great for insect repellents; shown in a study to be effective treating respiratory illnesses; check out their recipes for more ideas on how to use this oil.
• Therapeutic Properties: Antiseptic, bactericidal, deodorant, fungicidal, & insecticide. 
• Description: A tall evergreen that can grow over 250 feet tall. The young trees have bluish-green leaves, while mature trees develop long, narrow, yellowish leaves, creamy-white flowers and a smooth, pale gray bark often covered in a white powder. 
• Euro dropper cap included.

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My Thoughts:
We have a Eucalyptus tree in our front yard that we have taken the clippings from and brought them in the house for the wonderful aroma they offer when we have needed to trim it in the past. This oil offers that same great scent with  a hint of lemon. With the added cost of shipping this small 15ml bottle from Simply Earth is a bit on the pricey side but it smells wonderful and it was a scent that I haven't had the option to try before.