Homemaking
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Taming the Laundry Monster
Is laundry the untamed monster in your household? Letting that monster run rampant can quickly become chaos, frustration, shame, anxiety. I want to do it better, faster, and with less stress, don’t you? (Heaven not Harvard is as a participant in affiliate programs including the Amazon Associates Program. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) Housework is part of how we serve and love our families, but it can feel disastrously overwhelming. It is the job that is never finished. Sometimes, late at night, I have a moment the house is clean, organized, and smells good. The laundry is finished, and the dishes are done. A brief moment of…
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Caramel Chocolate-Chip Walnut Chocolate Brownies
This recipe is a twist on typical caramel brownies. Like caramel brownies? You’ll Love these! I’m sharing this recipe that was handed down by my mom. I have no idea where she found it or if it was supposed to be a secret I’ll take to my grave (shhhh), but these are delicious and a Christmas staple in our home. Ingredients 1 pkg German Chocolate Cake Mix 1 pkg caramel bits (found in baking aisle near other baking chips) 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter (or margarine) 1 5 oz. can of evaporated milk 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup chopped walnuts Melt the butter and add to dry…
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Reindeer Cookies
Want to learn how to make the tastiest activity this Christmas season? Saturday was the 50th Anniversary of the first airing of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. I wasn’t born when it first aired, but not too long after. It is part of some of my earliest Christmas memories. To celebrate, we watched the movie I’ve carefully kept on the DVR for over a year, then we made reindeer cookies. My daughter had her little friends over, they all sat on the same Tinkerbell chair (3 tushies one chair, LOL), then they helped shape the cookies and press in the pretzel antlers. We sang Rudolph at the top of our lungs…
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Salted Caramel Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole
Holidays are all about the magic of traditions and memories. One of our favorite traditions is of course the food, and a magical sweet potato casserole is one of our Thanksgiving dinner must haves! This recipe has been a staple for our last six Thanksgivings now! (Heaven not Harvard is as a participant in affiliate programs including the Amazon Associates Program. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) This year (2014) my daughter is finally old enough to understand the traditions I’m building around our home. She helped me set the table and fold the napkins, fussing over every fold, even for just us three. We celebrated early this…
