Joy Larson was raised in Montana, is a graduate of the University of Montana, mother of four, animal lover and writer.
Joy Larson
Holiday Oreo Snowmen Pops Recipe
I have seen this little wintery treat all over Pinterest lately. I have wanted to try it, but haven’t been able to find a pin that actually contained a recipe with it. So, I gathered up what ingredients I thought I would need to make the Oreo snowmen pops and went for it.
My 8 Favorite Holiday Treats
There is a lot of baking that goes on in my house during the Christmas season. Whether it is with the kids, by myself, with family members or with friends, baking is a great way to enjoy the holidays. Not only is making these holiday goodies fun, it is also satisfying. For your belly that is.
Simple Oven Baked Cauliflower Recipe That Your Kids Will Love
I was chatting with my sister the other day and she was raving about how delicious and how easy it was to bake cauliflower. She was telling me how much her kids loved it. She usually has a hard time (like most of us parents do) getting her kids to eat their vegetables. Apparently my sister’s kids love cauliflower baked like this so much that they eat it like popcorn.
My 5 Favorite Christmas Movies
I don’t usually watch movies, not because I don’t like them, but because I don’t have much free time to do so. However, the holidays are different. During our brief break from sports, school and work, my family and I love to watch Christmas movies...
My 5 Favorite Christmas Candies
Every year at this time my shopping cart and my house are filled with Christmas candy. There are just some holiday treats I can’t make, or just refuse to because they are perfect just the way they are. Don’t believe me, just try to make any one of my favorites better. I bet you can’t.
Holiday Chocolate Sugar Cookie Recipe
My husband absolutely loves sugar cookies, however I don’t have the same feeling toward them as he does. (It’s safe to say that I could leave them if given the choice). But, because my husband loves them, I do end up making them quite often.
Wintry Minty Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
I love peppermint. Christmas time is great for baking with peppermint. My friend makes a peppermint fudge that is to die for, and she only makes it at Christmas, of course. I like to eat as many goodies made with peppermint as I can this time of year, because it’s very hard to find the rest of the year.
Holiday Chaos
When did the holidays get so stressful? I don’t remember them being like this when I was a kid. Of course, back then I wasn’t a mom and Santa.
Holiday Chai Tea Mix Recipe
If you have a chai tea lover in your life, then this recipe will make the perfect gift this holiday season. I have been searching for a recipe like this for a while now because my mother absolutely loves chai tea. She loves drinking it, but hates paying $4-$5 per jug of liquid chai tea concentrate at the store.
5 Great Secret Santa Gifts
With the Christmas season upon us, it’s time for secret Santas. It doesn’t seem to matter if you work or not, just about any group, club or job you do will have a secret Santa exchange. The hardest part of being a secret Santa is knowing what to get for someone else, especially when the someone else is someone you don’t know very well.
Woo! Hoo! Garth Brooks is Going on Tour in 2014
Is anyone else excited about Garth Brooks going back on tour? He announced his intention to return to touring after a 14 year hiatus earlier this week. Brook’s world tour will begin sometime in 2014, the dates and places have yet to be released.
Acapella Version of Little Drummer Boy Is Amazing
This video has been all over my Facebook page. I usually don’t watch videos that get posted to my Facebook, especially music videos, but this one was posted so many times that I had to see what all the fuss was about. I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised.