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Weekend Links and Sponsor Spotlight

December 14, 2013 by Tiffany King Leave a Comment

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! But it won’t really taste like it to me until I make Peanut Butter Balls. They’ve been my favorite Christmas candy ever since I can remember. What’s your favorite Christmas candy or cookie?

We’ve been listening to Christmas music on Pandora, streaming it through our Roku. I don’t usually listen to music in the house, because our house tends to have a lot of built in noise. I don’t like adding to it. But it’s been fun to listen to Christmas songs while fixing dinner or playing cards.

One song in particular prompted me to ask on Facebook for the worst Christmas song ever. This conversation may be my most favorite so far on the Eat at Home Facebook page. People are passionate about bad Christmas music! Pop over and read through it and add your least favorite holiday songs.

My family is planning a trip to Disney World together again in June. We had a short time together at Thanksgiving to talk about it, and I know we’ll do more planning at Christmas. After all, the accommodations for the trip is my parents’ Christmas gift to all of us.

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Last year, I shared this video about how they make candy canes by hand in Disneyland. I love this process, so I wanted to share it again. Have you ever had one of these special candy canes? I think they have such a limited amount of them that you have to have a special ticket reservation to buy one.

Candy cane video

I’ve never made a homemade gingerbread house, but I liked these tips from a baker in Disney World.

Have a great weekend!

African Pulled Beef Sandwiches – 75 Days of Summer Slow Cooker Recipes

July 10, 2013 by Tiffany King 1 Comment

This is a Disney inspired recipe, but I’ve never actually eaten the real thing. I heard about African Pulled Beef Sandwiches that are found in Animal Kingdom and they just sounded so good. But I’m a long way from Disney World, so I decided to create my own version.

Apparently, they don’t actually taste like the original. Fathom that, since I’ve never had the original and I totally made this recipe up the way I thought it sounded good. However, these sandwiches really are good! The meat is tender and full of flavor. And the cucumber-yogurt-mint sauce cools down the spice and adds a creamy complement to the meat.

As a bonus they always make me think of Disney World when we have them. If you’re hankering for a trip to Disney, our sponsor, The Magic For Less Travel has great deals on packages for 2014.

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Click here to see the African Pulled Beef Sandwich recipe. Make it and dream of your next Disney trip!

This is day 40 in our 75 Days of Summer Slow Cooker Recipes series. Find the other posts by clicking here.

Sponsor Spotlight and Weekend Links

January 19, 2013 by Tiffany King 3 Comments

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This pretty much sums up how I feel this week. Anyone else feel the same?

If you’re lucky enough to get to plan a Disney trip or cruise this year, you’ll want to check out The Magic For Less. Their travel agents can help you plan and get the best deals on your Disney vacation.

I love Disney World, so if you’re planning a trip, I’d love to hear about it. Leave me a comment so I can live vicariously. And if you find yourself eating at the Flying Fish at The Boardwalk, order a Peanut Butter and Jelly Creme Brulee for dessert. Oh my goodness! That was my favorite dessert of my most recent trip. And don’t forget to check out The Magic For Less to help with your planning. I’m so thankful to them for sponsoring Eat at Home!

Guest Posts I wrote this week:

I somehow managed to skip posting on my own blog on Thursday and Friday. For Thursday, I really thought I had scheduled a post, but I had left it in draft instead. I didn’t discover that until Friday afternoon. I knew I didn’t have a post go up on Friday. The busy week just got the best of me.

However, I did have a couple of guest posts published on other blogs. My friends, Connie and Dana graciously allowed me to guest post on their blogs this week.

You can read about my favorite cooking appliance on Smockity Frocks – The Easiest Way to Make Dinner.

Over at A Slob Comes Clean, I’m wrote about How to Shop without a Grocery List and Still Get What You Need.

Work at Home Ebook Bundle

If you work from home (or would like to start), this is a fantastic deal! I’m a little late in promoting this, but the sale is good through Monday 1/21 at 8am Eastern so you still have time. Click the photo and it will take you to the sales page.

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