Biscuits and Loaded Potato Leek Soup for a COLD day

I was almost useless
 the entire shiny, 
brand new week of 2017...

I just knew I was coming down
 with something late on New Year's Eve... 

(a whole week ago)  

I felt great all through the holidays...

 and having a healthy family

throughout the merriest time of the year
 is a true blessing... 

A 100% sneeze-free home and 
no doctor's visits...that's truly the stuff

 of fairy tales...any parent can tell you that.

For me...that dreaded 'I'm catching a little something' 
feeling was spot on...

and it wasn't the
  Santa ClausMopolitans 
I celebrated with

all evening long...  I'm certain.

As late as Wednesday,  
I quietly asked my husband:

"Do you think I should reschedule
 the live recipe segments??"

After a long pause he said:

"It's only Wednesday... 

I think you'll be better by Friday morning..."

I really did not want to cancel on FOX... 
Should I stay or go?? Hmmm...

Santa Claus is Coming!! Santa Hat Chair Covers

It's getting to be that time...

Santa will soon be here...

There has been such a positive

 response from all of our sweet HomeTalk friends!!

If you are a regular visitor to the Blue Ribbon Kitchen blog or 
a new friend from Hometalk or another media outlet...Welcome!!

I hope you find something here that inspires you...
or maybe a great first-place, blue ribbon recipe...

 However you arrived here...
I'm happy you found your way to Blue Ribbon Kitchen!!  
Please feel free to look around and visit.

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I thought I would share our 
Santa themed dining room with everyone.

If you still need a few last minute

splashes of holiday color...

(It's never too late to add a little holiday magic!)

THIS is the post for you!!

Dashing Through A Winter Wonderland: Yule Log Recipe

Good Afternoon and hello to you!!

Thank you so very much reading

 the blog and visiting my posts... 

If I haven't told you how much I 

appreciate you and your readership...

I do.

I am so grateful and beyond thrilled

 that you are loving

the recipes and finding
 little bits of inspiration

 for your own home
here on the
Blue Ribbon Kitchen blog.

I'm touched and overjoyed

you are here... truly.

(It used to be only my mom reading all these posts...thanks mom)

(My sweet husband was quizzed regularly to see if he was actually reading

--not skimming, every word I lovingly typed —sorry honey)

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This week...

Dashing through a winter wonderland...
It snowed... which was wonderful...
It was bitterly cold, which was not so wonderful...
and I'm finding, the faster I go...the further behind I seem to be.

After a busy few days with the very exciting, 

and very live, Hometalk Home Tour on Facebook,

with a whopping

 122k visitors...

Yes, that's right...

(I did a double take too...)

One hundred twenty-two thousand views...and counting.

How does someone make sure to have 

enough appetizers for a crowd like that?!
Luckily it was online... so we had enough of everything!!

The Hometalk Video is in this post!!
 If you want to watch... it's all here!

As far as the rest of the week...

I had hoped things would start to slow down...

Well, they have not...

Hometalk Tour Day and Giveaway

Today is a BIG day...

Are you ready for the Hometalk Live Home Tour??!

I am!!

It's here... right here in my house...

inside the Blue Ribbon Kitchen... 

I can't wait to show you a few of our 

decorated rooms...all gussied up for Christmas!!

I have so many fun and exciting things to share with you!!