Savory Ham and Cheese French Dinner Crêpes Recipe

December 20, 2016

Savory Ham and Cheese French Dinner Crêpes Recipe

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As someone who is a total food lover, certain foods provide such wonderful memories for me!  Food isn’t just something we have to consume.  Food is love, food is time, food is tradition, and recipes are passed down from generation to generation with love and care.

My dad comes from the Brittany region in France, home of the French crêpe.  Every Christmas since I can remember, my family makes these savory ham and cheese dinner crêpes from a recipe that was passed down to my mom from my grandma (or Mamy).

Crêpes are often thought of as a sweet dessert, but savory crêpes are equally as good, and they are a perfect dish to add to your holiday table!

Traditional Christmas Ham Cheese and Mushroom Filled Savory French Crepe Recipe

Holiday Table Dinner Spread

My family has made these savory dinner crêpes for special holidays as long as I can remember, it really isn’t Christmas unless our favorite dinner crêpes are served!

Sargento Artisan Shredded Swiss Cheese

The recipe has a beautiful béchamel sauce with ham, onions, mushrooms, and is completed with some Sargento Artisan Blends Shredded Swiss Cheese, as well as a little sprinkling on top!  They are savory and scrumptious, and I could never bite into one without thinking of all those family Christmas’ over the years!   I love bringing this tradition from my childhood to my little family’s Christmas table each year, and I hope you will too!

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Warm up to Something Good // Cauliflower Cheese Soup Recipe

December 16, 2016

Cauliflower Cheese Soup Recipe with Shredded Sargento Cheese Toppings

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Living in Utah, my family has learned to embrace the cold winter months.  We love the outdoors, and come hot or cold, it is always nice to get outside and enjoy family time!

We recently had our first big snowstorm here in Utah!  As soon as the first big snowfall hits, our kids are chomping at the bit to get outside and play in the snow, and of course, build a snowman!  I always love seeing how excited they are for the fresh fallen snow!

Videography Credit: Modern Atelier | Styling and Creative: Caroline Armelle Drake | Assistant Styling and Creative: Sarah Larsen

We successfully made our first family snowman of the year!  He might be the cutest one yet, and the kids promptly named him “Frosty!”  We came in from the frigid air, and warmed up with a nice warm bowl of cauliflower cheese soup, complete will all the fixings!  We teamed up with Modern Atelier to capture our fun family time in this video, and it is something I will cherish in the years to come!  I hope you enjoy it too!
 


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The Secret Life of Pets Max Puppy Pops & Family Movie Night Ideas

December 8, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets Movie Party Snack Tray

This post is in partnership with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, all opinions are my own.

A favorite Family Tradition of ours is to have a Family Movie Night every Sunday night that we are available. It is a fun way for our family to be able to spend time together, laugh,  have a fun treat, and a good time!  We each get a turn to rotate what movie we all get to watch, and the kids just love having their own night to pick!  My cute five year old Thomas is so into dogs right now.  He might even spend more time on all fours, than upright these days!  He even has asked Santa Claus for a dog bone for Christmas! So funny!  He was so excited to chose The Secret Life of Pets (Now available on DVD and Blu-Ray!) for our Sunday night movie night choice!

The Secret Life of Pets Family Movie Night Ideas

The Secret Life of Pets Movie Party Snack Tray

The Secret Life of Pets Family Movie Night Ideas

The Secret Life of Pets is a cute comedy about the lives that pets lead when their humans leave for the day.  It’s by the same humans that brought us Despicable Me, which we were huge fans of!  The all-star voice cast includes Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Steve Coogan and Albert Brooks. The new DVD and Blu-Ray release also features nearly an hour of bonus content, plus three mini-movies including: Norman Television and Weenie PLUS Mower Minions!

The Secret Life of Pets Movie Party Snack Tray

The Secret Life of Pets Family Movie Night Ideas

The Secret Life of Pets Movie Party Snack Tray

DIY Puppy Chocolate Max from The Secret Life of Pets Pops

I love to put together fun treats to coordinate with the movie of the night!  I made a movie party tray with some “Pup” corn, “Meat Sticks,” Secret Life of Pets fruit snacks, and some “Puppy Chow” with assorted snacks including graham cracker bones.  I also decided to create some fun “Puppy Pops” inspired by the main character Max the dog!

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