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Slow Cooker Spicy Hot Chocolate
If you are hitting the slopes, sledding in the back yard or just a little chilly, this is the perfect drink to make for you and your family!!! It’s chocolatey goodness with a bit of a spicy kick. Great for kids and adults alike, this recipe is sure to please. All you need are the following: Ingredients: 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 1/4 ounce can Sweetened Condensed Milk 7 cups Whole Milk 1 cup of Heavy Cream (can use half & half, but cream gives the best results) 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips Marshmallows, whipped cream, chocolate chips etc. for garnish! Instructions: 1. Place the cocoa powder, condensed…
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No Stress Hot & Spicy Nacho Dip
The perfect holiday party addition – The Loft Kitchen If you are looking for a no-fail, winner for your holiday party circuit, then look no further than this tantalizing mouth-watering dish. This nacho dip is certain to be the talk of your table and I guarantee will leave you with several requests for the recipe! We used beef this particular time, but always change it up according to moods. Sometimes we opt for chicken, ground turkey, or even plant-based hamburger substitutes. Trust us, the additional cheeses and flavors are sooooooo scrumptious that no matter what type of meat/non meat you decide to with will work just as well. So here…
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Finding Grace
There’s beauty all around us, an abundance of joy within us. So often we look externally to be fulfilled, however everything that we need to create our personal Heaven already exists within our minds. All we have to do is accept it and live it. There are many answers to fulfill many paths to righteousness and infinite possibilities of how we can live our lives. Believing that we have the power to create our own lane space and emotional well-being freeze us to live a more fulfilled purposeful and joyful life. Often the path to finding Grace lies through countless roads of bitterness, heartache, & hurtful truths about ourselves, that…
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Baileys Ice Cream Caramel Sundae
Time to indulge in the perfect holiday drink Santa’s Helpers!! Presented by The Loft Kitchen Let’s talk about enjoying the holidays to the fullest folks, and not just muddling through. Are you looking for a drink or cocktail with a purpose this holiday season?! Something that will make your tastebuds soar??? Well, look no further than this Baileys Caramel Ice Cream Sundae Delight. All you need is: Salted Caramel ice cream 3 ounces Baileys Original Cream 1 ounce Hershey’s Caramel Sauce Whipped Cream 1 Bar of Hershey’s Chocolate or Hershey’s Cookies & Cream 1/2 Cup of pretzels All you need to do is: Place one, two or three scoops of…
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A Holiday Hug…For Those That Are Struggling
Although the holidays, in general, are a time for cheer and thoughtful reflection. It can also be a time of sadness and despair for those struggling with loss, heartache, or setbacks. Sometimes soothing words or expressions of encouragement are just not enough. With that in mind, we would like to offer a warm, soothing hug to show solidarity and empathy for everyone battling pain or loss during this festive time of year. We encourage everyone to reach out to someone who might be down and offer this gesture of love and kindness. We truly believe it can do a world of good. Sending love, hugs, and wishes of peace to…
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Not Your Mama’s Eggnog!
HO HO HO!! Here We Go! It’s THAT time of year!! Time to curl up by the fire, and have a nice cup of eggnog with your loved ones….or spend the day at the beach, riding the waves and kicking back in the sand. There are plenty of different ways to celebrate the holidays – To each their own. Whatever way you celebrate, make sure you celebrate it right. Enjoy yourselves, be in the moment, and have fun! Now go & grab your decadent coffee cups because we are about to set your taste buds on fire this holiday season! It’s time to “Sip N Trip ” with a delightful…
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Wonder & Awe At WonderWorks!
WonderWorks – Orlando, Florida If you find yourself in Orlando, have done all the parks but still have a few days to kill before you need to head home, take a day and visit WonderWorks. We were fortunate and so excited to spend the day at Wonderworks to celebrate a birthday with dear family friends. It was a magical day that we will never forget. There were so many incredible things to see and do. From morning until evening (literally, it closes at 8 pm mon-Fri and 11 pm on weekends) There are science puzzles, riddles and fantastical things galore to do! You could easily spend the entire day and…
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Are You Helping Or Enabling
Why Making An Impact Is Harder Than You Think Help your fellow humans, give something back, tithe a portion of your income, blah, blah, blah. For everyone out there that is giving money to charities to support whatever your cause is, congratulations!! You are doing something that is very important, and you should continue to do it. (Seriously, this post is not an excuse for you to stop helping others. If that’s what you take from it – please read the post again. Before you do that though, maybe look at yourself and explore why you are going out of your way to find any excuse to avoid helping others.…
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Big Island Style Mai Tai
Inspired By Our Time On The Big Island Volcano House Restaurant & Hotel Volcano National Park, Hawaii One of our most memorable camping trips ever was going to Volcano National Park, on the Big Island of Hawaii. This National Park feels like Home – as we’ve been several times. Ace even got to go on a field trip with his elementary school, where he and his fourth-grade classmates were able to spend the night camping and got to go bowling at the park’s bowling lane!! We’ve been going to Volcano National Park for so many years now with many different relatives and it is such a memorable trip to look…
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Up, Up and Away!
Looking to create a truly memorable family experience that everyone can enjoy? Why not rev up the adrenaline a bit, and try your hand at skydiving!! It’s funny how there are certain things you would never do unless it was for someone you love…well we can add indoor sky diving to this list! It was one of those experiences that we would have never chosen to do on our own but because our son, Ace, desperately wants to actually jump out of a real airplane at 30,000 ft (like his Dad) we found ourselves doing the next best thing. Even though we were all terrified, we found ourselves letting go…
Holiday Rising
