Christmas

  • How to make SUPER SIMPLE Christmas Crack

    Do you need a new family favorite Christmas recipe?? This Christmas Crack recipe is perfect because it is salty, sweet, and only takes about 15 minutes to make!! There are just SOME recipes that cannot be skipped. So even though we are just DAYS away from Christmas, I knew we needed to make our favorite Christmas Crack. This recipe is a family favorite, is perfect for neighbor gifts, and is sooooo simple and quick to make. PLUS, with just a few changes, you can make all different flavors of Christmas Crack. How to make different flavors of Christmas Crack… First up, the original…saltine crackers, yummy toffee, and melty chocolate. This…

  • Super Simple 3 ingredient pretzel turtles

    Christmas is COMING IN HOT this year!! But I don’t want to miss out on some of my very favorite treats, so it is time to get some LAST-minute goodies made. First up…Pretzel Turtles. Caramel and chocolate and that salty pretzel goodness…YES PLEASE!! These yummy little candies are sooooo addicting, but THE EASIEST to make!! And you know me…If a recipe takes too many ingredients or too many minutes…I am NOT interested. But these little Pretzel Turtles only require 3 ingredients and about 15 minutes…TOPS!! WINNING:) Helpful Hints for Pretzel Turtles: Ok. That’s it. Find the recipe for pretzel turtles below and get these made ASAP for your Holiday parties…

  • Little Debbie Tree Cake Dip

    When I was little, there was just NOTHING better than when my mom would bring home a box of Little Debbies!! My favorite were the cosmic brownies…with the oatmeal cream cookies in a close second…haha. BUT when the Christmas Tree Cakes came out…it was no contest!! CHRISTMAS TREE CAKES FOR THE WIN!! So when I heard about people on TikTok making dip out of Little Debbie Tree cakes, I HAD to try it. And JUST LIKE THAT…a new Perkins Family holiday tradition was born. Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake DIP…swoon. ***You can actually watch me and my bestie Emersyn make the dip HERE on Youtube…along with gingerbread houses made from…

  • Simple 3 Ingredient Hot Cocoa Dip

    I feel like this time of year is just ONE BIG PARTY!! We have had different holiday parties 3 nights JUST this week and there are still more fun get-togethers coming up before Christmas!! SOOO it is always nice to have some yummy simple recipes in your back pocket to throw together when you have ZERO time. Enter HOT COCOA DIP!! This dip is beyond simple to make…it can almost hardly be called a recipe. PLUS the ingredients are super simple and can be found at any store. I actually got everything I needed for this oooey gooey Hot Cocoa Dip at the Dollar General in the tiny town near…

  • Simple 3 ingredient microwave mint fudge

    I don’t know about you, but I am ALLLLL about easy recipes. If I see a recipe with too many ingredients or tons of steps, I just move on to another recipe…haha!! That is why this has been my favorite mint fudge recipe for YEARS!! It takes minutes, is almost fool proof, and is good enough to give away. (I usually include a little bit on my Holiday treat trays for my neighbors.) Besides that…ANDES MINTS!! I am sure we can ALL agree that they are THE BEST!! So who WOULD’T want some Andes Mint Fudge?!?! I will include the recipe below, but first I wanna pass on a few…

  • Books to get you in the Christmas Spirit!!

    Is it just me, or does December just make you wanna read ALL the Christmas books??? Sometimes I want to read true literature full of figurative language and deep symbolism…BUT sometimes I just need some mindless good old-fashioned fun romantic comedy. And THAT is where the CHRISTMAS ESCAPE book series fits in. If you like a good beach read/Hallmark movie type situation…this series has GOT you covered: nothing too deep, lots of funny dialogue, clean romance, and PLENTY of Christmas spirit!! There are 7 books, some better than others, but all with the same general rom/com vibe. Did I mention they are all free with Kindle Unlimited?? I honestly cannot…

  • Book Review: The Afterlife of Holly Chase

    I am not even gonna pretend on this one. If you are only going to read ONE book this Christmas Season, it should be THIS one!! The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand is a modern CHRISTMAS CAROL retelling and I could NOT put it down!!! My homeschool group is learning about Dickens and A Christmas Carol this month, and so I just sorta FELL into this book by accident while searching for a book that would interest my high school girls. Before I even assigned pages to read, one student already finished the book AND LOVED IT!! And I downloaded it to pre-read before my students got it…

  • Create a SIMPLE hot chocolate station in minutes!!

    Christmas is coming in hot this year!!! I am still sneaking Halloween candy out of the pantry after the kids go to sleep and I am WAY behind on putting up the Christmas tree and buying Christmas presents. But whether I am ready or not…HERE IT COMES!! As my kids get older and the Christmas magic is tougher to create, I have tried to add in little bits of joy each day…ANYTHING to add a bit of Christmas cheer and extra goodness to each day leading up to Christmas. This year, I decided to create a simple little hot chocolate station for the kids to enjoy. These days it can…

  • Elf On The Shelf Ideas

    So I spent last night doing surgery on our Elf on the Shelf…like any normal person this time of year…haha. I mentioned his accident and another Elf on the Shelf idea HERE if you wanna go check it out. But now he is alllll healed up, off of bedrest, and back in action. And MY personal Elf on the Shelf system is to forget about him for 23 hours each day and then panic at the EXACT moment that exhaustion has set in and I am ready for bed. SOOOO I cannot go to crazy lengths with this Elf. My ideas have to be quick, simple, and ONLY use items…

  • Simple 3 Ingredient Frozen Hot Chocolate

    The week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve is always a bit of a blur. Eat, watch movies, play games, eat and repeat. This year the goodies have been an even bigger temptation!! I honestly am a little worried that when Covid restrictions lift, I won’t fit into any pants…or even hoodies at the rate I am going. But that is a WHOLE other story. Today…it is ALLL about yummy cocoa-y goodness. With just 3 ingredients and very little prep work, even my kids can make their own frozen hot chocolate treat. We LOVE frozen hot chocolate at our house. It is a perfect after dinner treat!! It has the…