In our family, it’s a tradition to eat Black Eye Peas and Homemade Biscuits on New Year’s Day. It represents good luck and prosperity for the year. It’s something that I remember my Grandma and Great Grandma cooking and baking from the time I was little. Black Eye Peas are wonderful when cooked slowly in a [...]

One of our Christmas family traditions is for everyone to have a cup of hot chocolate with Egg Nog while trimming the tree. We drink it throughout the Christmas season after that initial cup. It’s a tradition that started when my brother and I were little. I’ve always been a fan of hot chocolate but [...]

I had an idea this year to add a Christmas photo ornament of my daughter’s first Christmas. Next year I may decorate the tree with ornaments that show the joyous family times from Christmas’ past. I found a festive snowman ornament from Michael’s craft store that looks oh so cute and makes me nostalgic every time I [...]

One day while I was grocery shopping I came across Cheez-It Scrabble Junior Baked Snack Crackers. It’s a fun snack that I use to play alphabet games with my daughter and a tasty treat that she enjoys as well. It’s also great as a travelling snack for road trips or everyday errands. I typically put a [...]

We recently purchased a new car (new to us that is). My husband thought it would be great to have a navigation system in the car. Although I have  found them it to be quite useful whenever I borrowed my brother’s vehicle, I didn’t want to pay the money to have it installed in our new…used car. We decided to purchase a [...]