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60 Ultimate Cookie Exchange Recipes {and When It's Time to End It}

If you're looking for a winning recipe for your holiday cookie swaps, then scroll through this round-up  of 60 Ultimate Cookie Exchange Recipes on Taste As You Go!   Do you ever get That Feeling in your gut when you realize that what once brought you happiness now fills you with dread? You know the one... It's That Same Feeling that causes you to ask yourself repeatedly " Why am I doing this again?" I've been trying to battle that super persistent feeling for the past few weeks by giving myself little pep talks: "Don't give up now. You DO want to do this!"  "Don't you remember how much you used to love doing this? Just keep going!" " Do it one more time and you'll see -- everything will be fine. You'll feel much better once you get it over with." But no matter how many times I tried to get excited about it, I found a reason to avoid doing it. (Thank you, Caroline.) That's when I knew it was time to e
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What's for Dinner: November 15 - November 21

Flat Lay Photography of Turned-On Silver iPad beside Apple Pencil | Photo by Jess Bailey via Unsplash


Under normal circumstances, making a plan is helpful to me. If I'm busy, my to-do list helps me focus on the important things first. If I'm working through a project with a lot of steps, a plan helps me stay on track. And, as a mom, if I'm trying to manage calendars and more than one schedule... a plan helps me make sure nothing falls through the cracks.

Under normal circumstances, following my plan makes me feel productive... on top of it. But, last week, my plans and to-do lists fell apart. A member of our daughter's school community tested positive for COVID-19... and our family pivoted to remote learning while the school conducted contact tracing.

Thankfully, on-campus learning resumes tomorrow. Then we have just one more week of classes before Thanksgiving Recess. We're all relieved to have some time off so we can reset before the final weeks before the longer Winter Recess.

To get me in the proper mindset for the week, I started making tonight's dinner this morning. The next step is for me to get the vegetables in the oven for roasting. After that, things will come together pretty quickly.

If you're curious to see what I'm making for dinner tonight (and the rest of the week), then keep reading!

A Week of Dinners: November 15 - November 21


What do you have planned for dinner at your house this week?

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