Author: Tammy Litke
Cozy Up with a Coffeemisu this Holiday Season!
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Barista Prima Coffeehouse® K-Cup® packs are a new exclusive collection of the world’s finest Arabica coffees, roasted in the tradition of Europe’s most celebrated coffee houses. Designed for the passionate coffee lover, the Barista Prima Coffeehouse darker, richer blends feature:
How to be a Great Gift Giver

Well it may be too late this year, but you can always learn for the next one right?! One of the best ways to give a gift that will elicit a genuine “thank you” from the recipient is to listen to your loved ones.
Did your tween daughter gush over a pair of earrings when she came back from the mall with her friends? Is your niece obsessed with Justin Bieber? Sometimes it’s just something that’s mentioned quickly in a conversation.
Hearty Beef Chili Recipe
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A well-stocked pantry, full of versatile, useful ingredients means you’re always ready to whip up a healthy meal in a matter of minutes.
Whether stocking up on staples or avoiding the latest onslaught of snow, a prepared pantry will enable you to sustain your family throughout any weather.
December is “Write To a Friend Month”
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Dear Blog Readers,
While I’d love to send each of you a handwritten letter, well it’s not going to happen, I imagine I’d get severe hand cramps doing that! This post though is to inspire you to break away from the computer, e-mail, Facebook and text messages for a time, and send a handwritten note to a friend this month.
Really they’re making it easy for you – it’s December, the month for Christmas cards and New Year’s wishes.
Easy Quick Basil Rice & Tomato Soup ~ Give Away

Soup has a way -especially in winter- of being so comforting at the dinner hour. This time of the year we eat it a lot in our home, and I’m always on the lookout for easy soup recipes that I can make quickly.
Imagine putting dinner on the table in 10 minutes with just 4 ingredients…well for the soup anyway, you’re on your own for any sides you want with it!
Need an Easy Last Minute Gift Idea for a Young Sports Fan? We’ve Got You Covered!
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Still haven’t finished your holiday shopping…Sports Illustrated Kids has you covered!
If you are still checking off your list and realized you missed a young sports fan in your life, Sports Illustrated Kids makes the perfect gift!
It’s the perfect stocking stuffer with no lines to wait on and easy to purchase right online!
Did we mention there is no gift wrapping? It’s delivered straight to their door. It is the gift that keeps on giving the whole year through!
Holiday Gift Ideas for Boys from Hasbro
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If you’re still out there buying gifts here’s a great idea for a boy. Hasbro combined Transformers and building blocks to make the ultimate gift for the Building Fanatics.
TRANSFORMERS KRE-O allows builders to construct both the robot and vehicle mode of their favorite Transformers characters with the same set of bricks!
It’s really no wonder that the KRE-O sets are some of Hasbro’s top items this holiday season.
Make a Christmas Wish Book from the Santa Pups!
Do your children have Christmas hopes and wishes, for not just themselves but for their family, community and even the world? Print out the elements of the book from the below button and help the kiddos craft their very own Christmas Wish Book, brought to you by the recently released Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups! Once it’s done, be sure to hang their Wish Book from a Christmas tree or mantle so Santa is sure to see it!
iPhone 5 For Dummies, 6th Edition -or- A How To Use an iPhone Book that Even Your 60 Year Old Mother Can Understand

Okay, you convinced your mother to get an iPhone, and now she keeps calling you to ask you how to use it. “If only there was a manual for it that she could understand,” you think to yourself.
Well friends, THERE IS, and we’re going to give you a review of it.
The book is called: iPhone 5 for Dummies (6th Edition, in full color!), and it covers not just the iPhone 5 but also the 4S and 4. This is a winner of a book for anyone who has recently received an iPhone and doesn’t know how to use it to its potential. You can read through the
Universal Pictures’ THIS IS 40 Movie ~ Give Away

If there is ever a time that I feel like I’m old, it’s when I think that next year I’ll turn 40. 40! Yikes, which sort makes me want ( and not want 😛 ) to see This Is 40.
Five years after writer/director Judd Apatow introduced us to Pete and Debbie in Knocked Up, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann reprise their roles as a husband and wife both approaching a milestone meltdown in This Is 40, an unfiltered, comedic look inside the life of an American family.

Tammy Litke is a Dallas blogger, blogging since 2008. She loves to watch movies, play video games, spend time in the kitchen, and travel. Between recipes and reviews you’ll find many helpful and some just plain funny posts on her blog. Welcome, pull up a chair and stay for a while!