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Chocolate Caramel Pecan Toffee [Vegan & Gluten-Free]

When it comes to a special Christmas treat, one of my all-time favorite indulgences is a piece of homemade candy. It wasn’t all that long ago, one would often see tins of homemade treats under the glowing Christmas tree.Today were going back in time to when gifts were simple and made by hand. Love filled each and every tenderly created package. If this is what Christmas looks like for you, youre …

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Gluten-Free Cornbread Recipe

When I think of Thanksgiving, I often wonder about the first Thanksgiving and what that might have looked like.The first Thanksgiving occurred in the fall of 1621, between the Pilgrims and the native Wampanoag people. The meals were thought to have occurred for almost a week. Many of our modern-day traditional foods such as cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes were not even invented yet!Although our Thanksgiving meals have transformed over the years, I …

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10 Creative Swaps For Traditional Turkey Day Recipes

Turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce – Thanksgiving is one of the few holidays that, for the most part, has a very established list of standard menu items. But this year, why not switch it up? Shake up your dinner table with some of these creative alternatives to traditional Turkey Day dishes!1. Instead of boring dinner rolls or biscuits, give your guests a sweet surprise with these message-stuffed crescent rolls.

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15 Photos Of Pets We Love Too Much

Today is National Love Your Pet Day and here at ModernMom, we’re like “Psssh, b*tch please,” because we already love our pets so impossibly much it almost seems silly to hold a one day celebration. It’s like having a National We Love Oxygen Day… duh.But who are we to dictate holiday law? And of course, any excuse to look at pictures of adorable puppies (and kittens and hedgehogs and bunnies and …