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Christmas is coming fast and furious and New Year's Eve will be following right behind. Now is the time to start thinking about what you will be doing on December 31st at midnight! Might I suggest a fun little soiree with your closest friends that plays on the well known celebration of "Chinese New Year"... This fun event was inspired by my…

Buttery Pound Cake with Nutella Swirl is a favorite with my daughter and now... her friends! The story goes, my daughter Kate had some at school recently and shared it with a friend of hers.  He asked Kate to make him a cake of his own... Long story short... he took…

Creamy Potato Soup is something that my mother Linda always made for me when I was a child... Traditionally,  we would eat it while watching one of the Christmas shows that came on only once a year like Frosty, Rudolph or Charlie Brown Christmas.  Other times, mom would make it without our asking when we were not feeling well and needed some TLC!  It was…

With just a days rest the team headed out to the Houston Nutcracker, a retail show where we set up a booth and sell our products to lots and lots of retail customers. It is a fundraiser for the Houston Ballet and all ticket proceeds from the Market benefit the Houston Ballet Foundation, Houston Ballet Academy and its scholarship funds. We are nestled in among hundreds of other vendors {323 to be…

'Tis the season for Chipotle Pecans... and I am not talking Christmas! Pecans are in high season right now and people are "nuts" for these savory {not too sweet} pecans. Our Chipolte Pecans recipe can be found in the 'Chili Cook-off on the Farm' chapter of The Happy Everything Cookbook on page 110. The pine-like essence of the rosemary, the warm smokey flavors of the chipolte chili powder and the slight sweetness given from the…

Thank you so much for attending The Happy Everything Cookbook Demonstration! This is the SUPER SECRET blog post just for you, full of step-by-step instructions for each of the projects you saw at the demo.  You'll also find links to FREE printables that you can download and print on your home printer. We had such a great time sharing with you how to "wrap up"…