Welcome to the heart of our home. I really appreciate, Shelia from Note Songs, for hosting The Heart of the Home party. I had a lot of fun putting this post together. So, without delay, here we go: Once upon a time, there was this kitchen...
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Usually, I'm all about trying to capture the best photo to show off all things home--sewing, crafts, tablescapes, cooking, etc. Today, you get family. This is what happens in our kitchen day to day:
Switching back into blogger mold, here's a recipe for you:
Ranch Oyster Cracker Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (1 ounce) package Ranch-style dressing mix
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 5 cups oyster crackers
Directions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, combine the dressing mix, dill weed, vegetable oil, lemon pepper, and garlic powder. Add oyster crackers, and toss to coat. Spread evenly on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring gently after 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and allow to cool before serving.
We hope you enjoyed the Heart of our Home!
In addition to Shelia, I'm also participating with these hostesses:
You family is so cute (and big!) It looks like you have a lot of fun together. I loved seeing your heart of the home!
ReplyDeleteLacy
This is such a sweet post. The kitchen truly is the heart of the home!
ReplyDeleteI think it's wonderful when children enjoy cooking. You have a lovely family.
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Sissie
What a beautiful family! Your so lucky to have children that like to cook. My boys walk in and say what have you got to eat? LOL
ReplyDeleteSherry
My daughter had no desire to cook until she moved away on her own. No matter how interesting I tried to make it back in her teen years, it was always a flat out, "No thanks".
ReplyDeleteNow I have to give my cooking lessons long distance. Even so, I'm just glad she's come to dear old mom for help. Makes me feel like she still needs me, at least a little bit...
You have a beautiful family Kim, and these pics really show how much you all cherish the time together.
Blessings and Peace,
Martha
Great post, Kim. You really do have a beautiful family. Aren't you just so proud of them? You should be. Great post -- I really enjoyed seeing everybody.
ReplyDeleteI love this Kim! If our homes are just pretty to look at but not lived in and loved in than they are not really homes at all! Thanks for sharing from your heart and I have to tell you that the oyster cracker snack is one of our all-time family favorites! :-)
ReplyDeleteVanessa
This was a fun post! I enjoyed reading it! You have a beautiful family!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great fun post!!
ReplyDeleteHope you r day is wonderfully blessed
Looks like lots of fun in that household Ÿ The recipes look delish. Will have to try them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting me over at Pittpat Paperie and leaving the nice comment. Hope you can drop by again sometimes.
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ReplyDeleteI just get such a kick out of blogging. Look what I have learned today. I love this blog. I am preparing my heart of the home blog this afternoon. Thanks,
xoxo
Betty
What a very sweet post! Love the picture of your family around the table.
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ReplyDeleteI've tried this recipe with pretzels before but not with oyster crackers. I'll have to do so.
ReplyDeleteI love this post! I love seeing your family being , well, a family. Now, that's what I call the heart of the home. Thanks so much for forgoing the "fancy" photos for the real life ones. Love it!
ReplyDeleteS W E E T post Kim. I enjoyed seeing your girls in the kitchen....my older boys loves to cook too, and helps me often when he can. You have a beautiful family!!~ oh and a very pretty nice functioning kitchen space.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute post. Everyone looks like they are having fun. I especially love the baking part. ;) I hope you'll drop by Atticmag and see our kitchens - it's a three for one!
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Atticmag
Love your post! How creative!
ReplyDeleteHi Kim,
ReplyDeleteI love your kitchen. And you have a happy, loving family too.
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lovely photos and what wonderful things go on in your kitchen! Busy place and that is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely family! Your kitchen certainly does appear to be the heart of your home! And I definitely need to try that Almond Joy bar recipe. Yum.
ReplyDeleteYou and I will almost be neighbors! "Hooterville" is actually D---r, just east of you. (Hope you can figure it out. Don't like broadcasting the true location all over the internet, although I probably just did. lol.) I also know of several other bloggers in our area. Maybe some time in the future we can all get together. :)
You showed off your kitchen and how it is the heart of your home in such an imaginative way!
ReplyDeleteLoved seeing your family too.
Judith
Kim, that illustrates perfectly what it is all about! Family life occuring in your kitchen. Sweet!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post and I think it says everthing! Looks like it is truly a family gathering place in your home. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSandy
Your kitchen gets used like mine :) Wonderful post full of love and family. So nice stopping by to meet you all and peruse several of your posts! Sweet place.
ReplyDeleteKindly, ldh
Hi Kim! Oh, this is exactly what the Heart of the Home is all about - family! You have a beautiful family and I appreciate you so much, Kim, for sharing them with us!!
ReplyDeleteYou are a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Great post showing just how much your kitchen is the heart of your home!!
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mary
Your kitchen looks like it is overflowing with love! Your family looks so happy and content! Great post....btw I could not pass up those Almond Joy Bars! :D
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable post. Your family and kitchen are just lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable post. Your family and kitchen are just lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful family! Your kitchen is perfect for special times together. :)
ReplyDelete~Liz
This post is perfect. I love seeing a kitchen used and enjoyed. Your family is wonderful and I really enjoyed all the pics. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteKim, I love the family photos in the heart of the home. That is what it is all about. You have a nice big family. Your daughter is 6 feet, wow. I knew she was mighty tall in the pictures.
ReplyDeleteSo cute and beautiful family you have, oh yes the kitchen is the heart of the home!
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Charo
Oh Kim! How I enjoyed this post. You are so super CREATIVE. I love the way you did the "cartoon" photo of your warm and inviting kitchen space.
ReplyDeleteIt was so cute to see the photo of you with your girls and the whole family around the table.
The recipes look yummy. I want to give the Pork Tenderloin Chili a try.
Beautiful post....just beautiful.
Cori
Starview Sonnet
What a precious presentation of your warm and inviting kitchen with a heart that beats with love and activity. I loved every minute of my visit with you and your beautiful family!! :) I leave with a smile on my face!!
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Kim,
ReplyDeleteThose were fantastic photos! That is just what a kitchen and dining room should be like. I love all the activities, family together. What wonderful, warm, and inviting photos. THank you so much for sharing those. That put a smile on my face this morning.
Blessings,
Susan
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I think you captured the whole spirit of "Heart of the Home." You have a lovely family who will remember all the love in that kitchen.
ReplyDeleteVery clever! You showed us the true "heart of the home" those who occupy it! Thanks for the cracker recipe too. I love those oyster crackers and ranch so this sounds delicious to me. Thank you so much for visiting me and to answer your question about the color of my walls, they are Golden Fleece by Sherwin Willams.
ReplyDeleteI love to see the true 'heart' of the home...the family that occupies it! I love it all and printed several of the recipes...LOVE almond joys and can't wait to try! Thanks so much Kim! Three Pixie Lane
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute post! The heart of the home really is the kitchen ♥
ReplyDeleteLooks like your kitchen gets a good workout. Cute picture of all your kids around the table!
ReplyDeleteValerie
Kim, you covered it all in one, wonderful, post! I love it!
ReplyDeleteYou've certainly shown that your wonderful kitchen is truly the heart of your home! Love this.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful warm kitchen and what beautiful photos of your family!
ReplyDeleteYou look so much like my friend Joann!
Take care!
~Jennifer
Great post, Kim! The kitchen is the heart of our home, too. I love the last picture of your family around the kitchen table... just lovely!
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday!
~ Jo :)