Hello & welcome to Happy Little Homemaker! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I would love for you to subscribe to my RSS Feed. You can also find me on Pinterest and Twitter. Thanks for visiting! Hello – I’m thrilled to announce the 2nd Annual 12 Pearls of Christmas! We’ve lined up several authors […] Read more…
DIY Christmas Present – Frugal Covered Journals
I love paper. While my office is going paperless, I am in love with paper, physical books and lovely pens. My favorite catalog is Levenger. That should pretty much sum up how I feel about writing on paper right there. I have filled notebooks upon notebooks and expensive journal among expensive journal. There is something […] Read more…
Recipes: Party Cupcakes
This is a childhood Christmas favorite. My family has traditionally made it in mini cupcake pans but I think mini tart pans would work better (if you already have some, of course). Ingredients: 1/4 lb butter (1 stick) 1 c. flour 3 oz. cream cheese 1 c. chopped nuts 1 egg 3/4 c. brown sugar […] Read more…
Month of the Immaculate Conception
In the Catholic liturgical year, December is the month of the Immaculate Conception. It is not, as I thought for so many years, the Immaculate Conception of Jesus, but the Immaculate Conception of his mother, Mary. It represents God’s saving grace, in recognition of Mary’s complete submission to his will. My favorite prayer to add […] Read more…
December 2010 Prayer Intentions
The Experience of Personal Suffering as a Help to Others who Suffer General: That our personal experience of suffering may be an occasion for better understanding the situation of unease and pain which is the lot of many people who are alone, sick or aged, and stir us all to give them generous help. Opening […] Read more…
Recipe: Chicken Soup
I’ve kind of made this recipe up over the years, but the Kluski noodles (if you can find them) make the soup. Katie at Kitchen Stewardship has a great tutorial on making your own chicken stock. It’s fabulous and I use it all the time–go check her out! This would work great with leftover […] Read more…
Book Review – Little Star
I have been on a hunt for good holiday picture books to add to our collection now that my daughter is old enough to sit through longer books. That being said, I am delighted to add Little Star, a new book by Anthony DeStefano to our Christmas book collection. It’s a beautiful story about a […] Read more…
Happy Thanksgiving
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What’s On Your Nightstand?
50. Finding the Hero in Your Husband by Dr. Julianna Slattery (4 stars) 51. Becoming the Woman of His Dreams by Sharon Jaynes (4 stars – review to come–eventually) 52. The Essential Advent and Christmas Handbook (4 stars) I’m only two books away from my goal for the year and I have another fabulous book […] Read more…
Recipe – Oatmeal Pancake Mix
My husband went to a retreat and loved these pancakes so much that I had to buy the retreat center cookbook for it. I’ve modified it to remove the dry milk but if you’d like to use that instead, add 1 c. to the mix and replace the milk with water. The Mix: 4 c. […] Read more…