Recently in A Hen’s Nest

Holiday baking, snacking and cooking coupons!

coupons

Check out this week's coupon selection! There are some great ones to help save on holiday baking and cooking, like the $1.00 off one OSCAR MAYER Pork Bacon, $2.00 off HORMEL CURE 81 Boneless Ham, $1.00 off HORMEL™ COUNTRY CROCK Side dish and $0.75 off Fleischmann's No Knead Bread Mix. Holiday … [Continue Reading...]

Floor & Decor has DIYers covered with affordable renovation supplies

Floor and Decor Outlet Store

Chris and I have dreams of owning a fixer upper someday. Since eh is a contractor, we plan to do all of the remodeling and fixing ourselves. While some may think it a daunting task, we cannot wait! My dream is to remodel my future kitchen. I'll be able to create a functional and stylish one with all … [Continue Reading...]

Magic Castle by Blast Zone – Bounce House Giveaway!

Magic Castle Blast Zone Giveaway

Just in time for Holiday gift buying, I'm joining Jessica from MySillyMonkeys.com to bring you this awesome Bounce House giveaway! Wouldn't your kids be SO excited to find a huge bounce house of their very own underneath the Christmas tree? Mine would!  The Magic Castle Bounce House by Blast Zone … [Continue Reading...]

Tips for Remodeling Your Kitchen The Easy Way

blueprint

Having a general contractor for a husband means that, for the most part, we can do all of our DIY projects ourselves. Occasionally though, we do need to hire someone for specific construction related jobs such as electric or furnace work. Being DIY'ers, we know that taking on a home improvement … [Continue Reading...]

Wordless Wednesday – Rainy Trick-or-Treating #ww

zombie house

We sure didn't let the rainy soggy weather deter us from heading to town for trick-or-treating! It poured the whole time and we were a soggy mess after an hour of candy collecting. We still had fun walking around with friends. Despite the umbrella mishap. Happy Halloween everyone, hope yours was … [Continue Reading...]

On Our Table

Silk Pumpkin Pie Bread Pudding Recipe #SilkHoliday

pumpkin pie bread pudding

My son and I are both lactose sensitive. While we don't often let that stop us from enjoying our favorite foods, I do try to make them without adding unnecessary milk. That's where Silk comes into the picture. We both enjoy drinking Silk products in smoothies and on their own -- especially the … [Read More...]

Make a Quick Cream Cheese Apple Braid

cream cheese apple braid

The first month or so after Christmas usually ends up being pretty lean times around here. This year is no exception, even though we didn't go overboard with the gifts. That means I haven't been grocery shopping as much as I would like and the fridge is getting a little bit boring. To cheer us up, … [Read More...]

One Bowl Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake #recipe

chocolate mayo cake

Cake is often on the list of good luck foods to eat on New Year's day, yes most specify that it should be round cake but to me; cake is cake is cake. The other day on Facebook, my cousin mentioned that she had just made mayo cake from our Gramma's Amish cookbook. Oh yum! I remember that cookbook … [Read More...]

More of Hen's Recipes....

Home & Garden

diy rustic wheel herb container garden project

DIY Rustic Wheel Herb Garden How-To #MiracleGroProject

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Gardening should be fun!  I love to … [Read More...]

my weekly menu board

DIY Photo Frame Menu Board with Fellowes Saturn2 95 Laminator

I know I have been saying it a LOT, but it is almost time for our kids to go back to school! Nine more days until the big day! We have been getting … [Read More...]

Family Moments

Dinosaur Park 1988 - Rapid City, South Dakota

Dad and The Giant Dinosaur :: Throw Back Thursday #tbt

I have wanted to participate in Throwback Thursday for a while now, but I always forget! Not today! I dug out some old photos and hope to remember to … [Read More...]

recipe book from a mini photo album

Preserve Memories with a DIY Photo Album Recipe Book #CanonPIXMA

This is a sponsored conversation inspired by the Canon PIXMA MG7120. All thoughts and opinions are genuine and 100% my own. For more information on … [Read More...]