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Here's a sneak peak of our Valentine's Day Printables!

All you need is Love, right?

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New Year Table Decor!

HAPPY 2011!

We are having a few people over tonight and here is my table. 

Printables have already been uploaded to the blog ;) Download here from Scribd!

Don't forget your Black Eyed Peas & Collard Greens!

These two foods are a staples in our house and God forbid, we go without on New Years Day! *wink*wink*  In the south you eat collard greens on NY's Day to bring you $$$$ for the upcoming year and black eyed peas for luck.

Collards are easy to make.  Here's the run down.

Get your greens.  Chop them about a square inch.

In a pot put about 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of sea salt and 4 to 5 strips of bacon. Saute the bacon until it is soft.  Put in your greens and cover with water. Pour in about 1/2 cup of white distilled vinegar. Boil on high for about 10-15 minutes and then turn down to low.  These need to cook slowly for about 2 plus hours...the slower and longer you cook them the better. Always make sure you have enough water ;)

Salt to taste and add more vinegar if you would like.

I usually make these with white rice, black eye peas, biscuits and fried chicken!

Have a lucky and money filled 2011!

Printable New Years 4 x4 Circles.

New Years Circles

New Years Circles

Happy New Year. Blog Hop!

HAPPY 2011!

We are all caught up and should be following everyone back!
I hope you had a fantastic Christmas. 
Wishing everyone lots of love and blessing for 2011!

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December 31th-January 2nd

Every Friday begins with "Find" Fabulous Friday Follow Blog Hop
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Happy 2011!

 

Just in the nick of time;)

Happy 2011 Printable Banner in our scribd store for free!  

Best if printed on thick card stock.  Squares 4x6! 

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Blog Hop! FFF!

Merry Christmas Blog Hop!
I have been a little lazy over here at LLB and I promise to catch up with all my "following back"
from last week and this week after the holiday! xoxo

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December 24th-26th

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Day 2...My Mom's famous Cranberry Salad

 Day 2 

Ya-Ya’s Cranberry Salad

(Serves 8 or more)

What you need
2-3 oz packages of cranberry sugar free Jello 

(some places in the country i.e. in CA you cannot find cranberry jello so I sub for strawberry)

2 Cups of hot water
1 Bag of Fresh Cranberries
1 Whole Orange (navel, if possible)
1 Med. Can of Crushed Pineapple add juice to the jello mixture.
1-1/4 cup of sugar ( I use ½ cup of splenda)…but don’t tell dad! (this makes me laugh ;)
1 c. chopped walnuts or pecans (I don't use the walnuts!)

How you do it
In food processor grind the cranberries well.

Section the orange. Set aside.

Add the jello to 2 cups of hot water, (in a casserole dish that can go in the refrigerator) stir, until dissolved, add pineapple and juice.

Add all of the other  ingredients in a bowl,

Stir until everything is thoroughly mixed.

Chill for several hours and then serve!

Day 3... Vic's Sausage Dressing....

This is a family recipe.  I hope I don't get in trouble for putting it all over the internet

but it is the best dressing ever and I just had to share!

My grandmother wrote this recipe down for me and at the top she writes 

"Yankees call it stuffing, Southerners call it dressing."  

Which is funny 'cuz I just Goggled this and Ryan Seacrest did a whole tweet about it!  

He's from Atlanta so he knows ;)

Vic's Sausage Dressing

2-16 oz. Pepperidge Farm cornbread stuffing

1- 16 oz. Pepperidge Farm herbal stuffing

2 packages of Jimmy Dean sage sausage

3 Cups small diced celery

3 Cups small diced onions 

3 eggs lightly beaten

1 teaspoons dry sage ( I use fresh)

1 Teaspoon of poultry seasoning

Salt and Pepper (to taste)

3 sticks of butter to saute onion and celery

4 cups (more or less) of low sodium chicken broth

You can season with Lawry's too but be careful not to make too salty.

How you do it...
Saute onion and celery with butter and seasonings and set aside. Cook crumbled sausage, drain all the grease and put on paper towel to wick it all away. (You can do this days in advance.) 

Assemble in a large bowl all ingredients.  Mix with hands completely.  Spray 2-13x9 casseroles dishes and put in dressing.  Do not pat down! Bake on 350, until heated through ( about 30 mins)....ready to serve!

Missing my plated pic...but trust me it is Yummy!