Chicken Pot Pie {2 Ways ~ Pie Crust or Biscuit Topping}

Do you take your Chicken Pot Pie topped with pie crust or biscuit topping?  That's the great Chicken Pot Pie debate!  But with it's combination of rich-and-creamy chicken-and-vegetable filling and golden brown pastry, Chicken Pot Pie is truly tasty comfort in a pan ... no matter how  you top it.

Biscuits or pie crust topping?  That's the great Chicken Pot Pie debate, right?  Having grown up in Vermont, my Mom always made Chicken Pot Pie the commonly Northern way ~ with drop biscuits on top.  Only we didn't call the dish Chicken Pot Pie ... we referred to rich-and-creamy chicken-and-vegetable filling topped with biscuits as Chicken and Dumplings.

Now in the South, Chicken and Dumplings is an entirely different thing ... not resembling the biscuit-topped dish of my youth at all.  So fast forward about 12 years or so from my Vermont growing up days to the first time I ordered Chicken and Dumplings in a restaurant after having moved to North Carolina ...

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Strawberry Tea Punch Recipe {For the Sweetest Mother-Daughter Tea Party!}

Planning a tea party, shower, or brunch?  Look no further than this Strawberry Tea Punch recipe for a perfectly-delicious, crowd-pleasing punch to serve up!

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So, let's say you get the most wonderful blessing of welcoming a 5-year-old little girl into your family.  And let's say one of said 5-year-old little girl's favorite things to do is to play 'tea party.'  What do you do?

Throw her a tea party, of course!!

Yes, just a short seven weeks ago, my husband and I were bestowed the amazing blessing of welcoming Little Miss H (as I refer to her here on the blog) into our home and family.  She is a full-of-life, high-spirited, ever-active, sweet, kind, and loving little girl who has immediately stolen our hearts.

So how could I resist hosting the sweetest little Mother-Daughter tea party for this sweet little girl?

The short answer? ~  I couldn't.

Planning a tea party, shower, or brunch?  Look no further than this Strawberry Tea Punch recipe for a perfectly-delicious, crowd-pleasing punch to serve up!

After many a-nights of my husband and me being served pretend cups of tea after dinner, I decided it was time for Little Miss H to experience the real thing.

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Pound Cake Cookies

Love pound cake?  Well, enjoy the tender texture & flavor of cream cheese pound cake in bite-sized form with these tasty little Pound Cake Cookies!

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In our house, we are huge fans of pound cake.  In my husband's home growing up, classic pound cake was a staple ... So much so, that his mom even had a special dedicated pound cake cupboard.  To this day, if there's pound cake in the house it's stored in that special little cupboard.

Now that's serious dedication to pound cake!

Well, my Southern-born-and-bred husband has passed his love of pound cake along to me.

Before moving to the South from Vermont, I had never had a homemade pound cake.  Little did I know what I was missing!  I'm so happy to be able to say that I have been enlightened to the pure deliciousness of true homemade Southern pound cake.  It's texture and flavor simply can't be beat.

Pound cake in cookie form?? ... Yes, please! Great taste and  a pretty presentation. You can't beat that.

So when I came across this recipe for Pound Cake Cookies, I couldn't wait to give these little bite-sized beauties a try.

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Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

In that cold winter weather, keep your loved ones deliciously warm with Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix.  Make up a big batch to keep on hand ~ and you'll be ready anytime to share a creamy mugful with the ones you love!

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Chocolate Chess Pie Tartlets

With these adorable Chocolate Chess Pie Tartlets, you can enjoy Southern classic chess pie in bite-sized form.  Perfect for an Easter, Mother's Day, or Christmas dessert buffet, a party food tray, or even for brunch!  Not to mention, a certain little 5-year-old thinks they go absolutely perfectly with a spot of tea.

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2-Cheese Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

With this 2-Cheese Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe, everyone's favorite classic side dish is made extra creamy & delicious with 2 cheeses and an easy-to-make white sauce slathered on top.  It's pure cheesy comfort food at it's best!

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