Remember this from parties years ago? Bring them back this holiday season!
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Category: Kitchen
Ways to Make Your Home Smell Great
The realisticmama wrote up a great article – check it out!
1. Coffee Scent Hack French vanilla coffee — who doesn’t want a house smelling like that? All you need is vanilla scented tea lights and a bowl of coffee beans. It really is that easy!
2. Eucalyptus? Did you know you can stop by your local florist and snag eucalyptus sprigs for just a couple bucks?
3. Oatmeal Hack! Bringing in positive smells to our homes is uber important but making sure we’re eliminating the bad is equally important. If your fridge smelling a little bleh but you’re out of baking soda try a bowl of uncooked oats to soak up the icky smells!
Slow Cooker Beer Cheese Soup
Fill up cold bellies with this warm treat!
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced
- 2 c. wild rice (or rice blend), rinsed and drained
- 8 c. chicken stock
- 1 (12 oz.) beer – good quality wheat or pilsner style
- 1 t. salt
- 1 t. dried thyme
- 1 t. smoked paprika
- 4 oz. cream cheese, cut into cubes
- 8 oz. extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- fresh parsley to serve
White Trash Dip
Make what you will of the name – but this stuff is a hit!
- 15 oz Canned Chili With Beans
- 2 packages (8 oz. Each) Cream Cheese, Softened
- 2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1 pound Bacon, Cooked, Drained, And Crumbled
- 4 whole Green Onions, Chopped
- Tortilla Chips, For Dipping
Roasted Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadillas
Savory, warm, hearty, delicious, etc. etc. etc…
- 2 Large Sweet Potatoes, peeled and sliced into chunks
- 4 Large White Tortilla Wraps
- 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1/2 tsp Ground Coriander
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1/2 can of Black Beans, rinsed
- 2 Large handfuls of grated Cheese (like Cheddar or Monterey Jack)
- Juice from 1/2 a Lime
- Salt & Black Pepper, to taste
- Olive Oil
Extras ‘n’ optionals:
- 1/2 Avocado
- 1 whole fresh Jalapeno, deseeded if necessary
- 1 handful of fresh Coriander, roughly chopped
- 6-8 Cherry Tomatoes, quartered
- 2 Dollops of Sour Cream
- 1 extra Lime
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