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Monday, January 2, 2012

Favorite Foods of 2011


Looking back over 2011, we had many noteworthy (perhaps even pin-worthy) food posts. Oddly enough, one of my most viewed recipes was my alfredo. It was actually posted in 2010, but since it's obviously popular, so today I'm featuring it, as I take a look back at some of my favorite food posts from last year!

Hope you enjoy my picks!  Happy New Year! And I hope you'll join me as we discover more delicious recipes in 2012!

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Monday, January 3, 2011

SSH's Best of 2010: Food


Hi everyone!  Hope you're enjoying the new year so far!  I think it's no secret to anyone that food is my favorite thing to post about here at Simply Sweet Home, and I'm so excited every week to get your comments on my recipes. For this week, instead of posting a new recipe, I am revisiting some of my favorite foods that I shared with you on my blog in 2010.  Hopefully you'll enjoy them just as much the second time around and maybe even catch something that you might have missed the first time! 

Happy Baking in 2011!
 

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

SSH's Best in 2010: Projects


At the end of each year I like to revisit my posts from the year and highlight some of my favorites. I've never been a really crafty person, but this year I began trying my hand at Mod Podge and some other craft projects. Today we take a look at some of the things that I made throughout the year.
















Next week I'll be sharing Best in 2010: Food, so please come back and check it out!

I'm linking up this week to these linky parties.

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Friday, August 6, 2010

No-Go BlogHer Blog Hop

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I got the memo this week that there's a little blog conference going on this weekend called Blogher. lol.  For me, going to this conference (or any other conference) this year is just a monetary impossibility!  I was talking to my husband about it, and he said he'd make it his goal to get the money for me to go to a future conference because he knows how much I love blogging. (He's such a sweety!) 

But even then, I don't know for sure that I would go because I'm ulta-shy!  Ordinarily I'm shy even just being around one or two people I don't very well (or at all), and going to a conference would definitely put me on edge! I know a lot of people are anxious or intimidated by conferences, but I'd probably have a panic attack! Seriously!  But who knows, I may get up my courage and attend one---one day. I know it would be a great experience if I would just relax!

Till then, I decided to participate in the No-Go BlogHer Blog Hop over at To Be Thode and Musings of a Marfan Mom.  Not only is it free, but it's nothing to stress over!  And they're giving away prizes too! 

If you're visiting from the bloghop, welcome to my blog!  Please take a moment to sign up for my latest giveaways! (Links can be found at the top!) And if you like what you see here at Simply Sweet Home, I'd love for you to be my newest follower!

For this bloghop, we are to answer the following questions: 

1.When did you start blogging?  I started blogging in October of 2007.


2.Why did you start blogging?  I've always loved writing, and I thought blogging was such a great creative outlet, and a fantastic way to share ideas and find community.  When I started blogging, I was a newlywed.  I was living 6 hours away from my hometown  and had nobody to talk to (except my husband).  But I loved being a new wife, and I loved everything that went along with that (cooking, grocery shopping, decorating the house, etc.)  So I decided to start Simply Sweet Home. 

3.What is one thing you are going to do this week that is WAY cooler than going to BlogHer?  I'll be spending this weekend with my husband. (I kinda like that guy just a little bit!) Actually he's going out of town next week, so I'm really glad that I get to spend this time with him before his trip.  We also have a cookout with our Sunday school class tomorrow.  And of course, I get to spend time with my baby cats!

4. Share a post that you think says a lot about you or is your favorite. Here's a few!












Thanks for stopping by!

-Jerri

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Best of Simply Sweet Home 2009


I always like to close out the year with some links to some of my favorites posts from the year. It helps me to see where I've been with the blog this year so that I can prepare for next year, and it highlights some things you might have missed!

Sweet Thursday Dessert Round-Ups: There were so many great round-ups this year! I hope everyone will join us in 2010 by emailing me your dessert submissions. (The first round-up is Winter/Valentine Desserts on Feb 11!)
January Edition
Valentine's Edition
St. Patrick's Day Edition
Easter Parade of Goodies
Cupcake Round-Up
Cake Round-Up
Cool Summer Treats
Muffins & Breads
Cookie Round-up
Fall/Halloween Edition
Family Favorites Edition
Christmas & Holly Bloggy Edition

Organizing:
The Secrets to My Success (With Filing)
Organizing Your Recipe Binder
Cabinet Organizing
Cleaning & Organizing Tips for Shelves and Surfaces

Party Planning:
Inspired Shower Tables
Wedding Shower Cupcakes
Parade of Wedding Cakes
Wedding & Shower Invitations

Recipes:
Potato Soup
Easy Chicken & Dumplins
Chicken Lasagna
Easy Cinnamon Sticks
Broccoli Cheddar Chicken & Mashed Potatoes
Crock Pot Roast Chicken
Banana Bread
Barbecue Chicken Pizza
Bacon Cheeseburger Skillet

From The Desk of Rebel & Dixie:

Hope you enjoy the links!

Have a have a fabulous New Year and Lots of Luck in 2010!
-Jerri

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Best of SSH: Summer Fun Edition

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Best of SSH: Summer Food Edition

Just in time for the 4th of July, here is a special Summer Food Edition of Best of SSH, complete with an appetizer, some stuff for the grill, and plenty of yummy desserts!

I'm also going to be posting a Summer Fun edition which will include some posts on Summer Party Ideas, Activities, Vacation Stuff, and some Summer Safety Posts.

I'm doing two separate posts, because I was going through last summer's posts, and there were just too many links for one post. Plus, I have a lot more readers now than I did last year when I wrote these posts, and I want to give more people the opportunity to see them. Hope you enjoy!

Burgers on the Grill

Yummy Kabob Recipes for the Summer

Bacon Chive Potato Salad

Under the Sea Cake

Banana Cream Trifle

Orange Cream Cake

Flag Cake

Red, White, and Blue Shortcake

Pina Colada Plus

Strawberry Pie

Crab Appetizer Napoleons


-Jerri


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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Bridal Shower Encore Presentation

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In case you missed any of my special bridal shower posts, here is a special encore presentation; that is, a list of of links to all of the bridal shower posts. Hope you enjoyed the festivities and got plenty of inspiration for your future showers and parties. Thank you for "attending." And thanks to everyone who allowed me to include their photos in this event!

Bridal Shower Links & Resources - Games, Decorations, Party Favors. All the information and supplies you'll need to plan the perfect wedding or party.

Lovely Wedding and Bridal Shower Invitations - A great assortment of handmade wedding and shower invitations. You can order a design from one of my featured artists, or use their designs to get inspired.

Mexican Wedding Cookies - Great wedding or party treat.

Happy Couple Collage Project - My idea for a handmade wedding/shower present; would also make a great decoration for the wedding or an engagement party/shower.

Inspired Shower Tables - A collection of decorated shower tables. Great ideas that can be incorporated into any type of party.

Bridal Apron - Perfect and personal wedding gift. A handmade apron from Happy Find. Go check out this lovely design, and find out how to order your own custom design.

Bridal Giveaways & Freebies - A couple of bridal giveaways and a freebie for you.

Wedding & Shower Cupcakes - A beautiful assortment of wedding and shower cupcakes. A must-see post for our cupcake lovers!

Parade of Wedding Cakes - The best part of any wedding: the cake! Here's a brilliant collection of wedding cakes. They're almost too beautiful to eat!

-Jerri



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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Best of Simply Sweet Home

It's been a while since I posted a collection of links from a year ago, so this seemed like a good time to do it. By the way, my husband highly recommends the Easter Egg posts. Back in January he was asking me if I was going to post a link to the Easter egg post...so I'm posting it.

He's very supportive of the blog and he loves that I'm doing it. But he only visits my blog occasionally, and of all the posts I've done, the Easter eggs seem to have stuck in his mind the most, other than all the food posts, of course!

In this edition, I've also included a couple of other recipes and a couple of cleaning posts.



-Jerri


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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Best of Simply Sweet Home: February Edition

Time for another edition of the Best of Simply Sweet Home! I meant to get these out last week so that I could include some Super Bowl links, but I just didn't make it! But I did manage to pull together some links for this cold winter weather and of course Valentine's Day!

Winter:
Liven Up Your Decor This Winter (The Cheap & Easy Way)
Tips to Prevent Cold & Flu - Part 1
Tips to Prevent Cold & Flu - Part 2

Recipes:
Hot Cocoa
Mini Almond Bundt Cakes

Valentine's Day
Easy & Cute Valentine Crafts
Sweet Thursday: Valentine Treats That Say I Love Your
Valentine Cookie Boquets


-Jerri



This post is featured on WFMW at Rocks in my Dryer.

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Talk to Me Tuesday: Favorite Post of 2008


I know it's Wednesday! But this morning I was over at Tip Junkie and saw that this week's assignment was to tell your favorite post of 2008. I already posted a list of my favorite posts a few weeks ago, but I thought it would be fun to participate. So here's a link to my favorite post from last year: Cake Mix Cookies


-Jerri

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Favorite Recipes of 2008

Last year I did a post, highlighting my favorite posts of 2007. This year I'm doing something a little different. I did a round up of some of my favorite recipe posts. After all, the recipes seem to get the most comments; plus, a lot of my other posts are seasonal in nature, but recipes are relevant for the entire year.


I can't really say that I have any *absolute* favorite recipes. Then again, does anyone really have a #1 favorite recipe or even a favorite recipe post? But I felt that all of these were worthy of a second look. Happy New Year!


Cakes & Pies

Slow Cooker Hot Fudge Cake



Mini Almond Bundt Cakes



Coconut Cream Cake


Egg Custard Pie





Easy Autumn Pear Cake

Other Desserts

Apple Crisp




Peanut Butter Balls





Cake Mix Cookies



Unbaked Caramel Cookie Bars


Cinnamon Muffins


Other Recipes


Crab Appetizer Napoleons

Fantasy Football Meatballs


Chicken Florentine


Bacon, Caesar, Mozzarella Panini



-Jerri












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