Chicken and Rice Soup With Ginger and Turmeric

This was wonderful!!! But be prepared for anything that comes in contact to be stained yellow from the turmeric. I got some on my sock and it's permanently yellow now. This soup was so good. Again, great leftover the next day. And I feel like would be really great with a good winter cold. It was so easy too! 

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Snow Daze

I don't know about you but one snow a year is perfect for me. And this one was pretty good. We got a ton of snow, didn't lose power, had plenty of food and it melted in enough time before everyone got stir crazy! Plus the kids had a blast and it's really fun having so many friends and family close by to hang out with. That helped too :) 

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Creamy Spinach-Artichoke Chicken Stew

Stew is such a weird word and feels too old fashioned for this meal. This was seven-hundred kinds of delicious! I will make this again sometime so soon. It was full of flavor and perfect for the cold winter. AND it was (I think) even better leftover the next day! 

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Christmas Choir Concert 2024

Gearing up for the holidays! This year the girls had their Christmas choir concert the first Sunday in December. They always have so much fun doing this and I'm so glad our church allows them this opportunity. I also love seeing the first Christmas outfits of the season :) 

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Heavenly Gochujang Pasta

When we went to Trio's over Thanksgiving, I ordered this delicious gochujang pasta with big huge shrimp and poached radishes. It was fantastic. Every single bite! Flash forward to one day on my NYT cooking app, and they had this recipe. I knew I had to try it. It was divine! Try it. It's easy and so delish. You can adjust your heat as well. It's wonderful!! 

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Eldo Christmas 2024

There is an El Dorado Christmas jingle that is all I can think about as I write and title this blog. It's catchy and I should write it out but I don't think I know all of the lyrics and I'm making up my own :) Anyway, we took a trip to El Dorado for Hale Christmas the weekend before Christmas. The kids had a blast and we always enjoy hitting the square--- and train! 

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Johnston Thanksgiving 24

Thanksgiving with the Johnson family in reverse order! I don't know how I always get my pictures mixed up. This year the girls went up to NWA a little early and enjoyed going to Branson and Silver Dollar City with their nana, papaw and cousins! 

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Cucumber salad

This was wonderful! I am always trying to make Brian love cucumbers so when I get the chance, they are on the menu! This recipe did not disappoint. And I actually didn't grab a picture the first time we made this, only the second and I'm missing the cheese! 

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Cousin Band!

I don't know how blog worthy this is but since this is my blog and my memories-- here we are! Last week, we had to go to my sisters house for a bit while the cleaning people were at our house. These girls got so busy jamming. I feel like we could really have a future. 

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Cocktail Recipe: BlackBerry Bramble

I've been a big blackberry bramble fan for a long time! I blogged this version a while back-- HERE. I've now found a really wonderful version that I cannot take credit for. Christian and Molly have the best!! I finally got the right blackberry liquor and I'm in business :) 

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