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Last year, I conducted yet another one of my kitchen experiments and came up with what was my favorite drink of the holiday. The recipe is pretty simple and it is sure to bring you a warm, fuzzy feeling at any given time of the day. Around this time last year, I selected Winter White as one of my monthly bottles. Take a look at the twist I put on my favorite winter wine that transformed it into my "Winter Wonderland".

Sweet Potato Cognac Bread Pudding Serves 8-10 Ingredients 2 Baked Croissants, sliced into ½ inch pieces 1 cup leftover Pound Cake or plain cake Doughnuts, crumbled into large pieces Sugar 1 Tablespoon Ground Cinnamon 3 teaspoons Ground Ginger Additions 1 Cooked Sweet Potato, cut into chunks ½ cup Pecan pieces, toasted Royale 2 cup Egg Nog 3 teaspoons Ground Ginger 4 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon ¾ cup Sugar 1 cup Cognac (also Bourbon works) 3 eggs 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract LOL Ingredients 1 Whole boiled Red Beet (small to medium), peeled 1 cup Cake Flavored Vodka ½ cup White Godiva Liqueur ¼ cup Chocolate Syrup ½ cup Raspberry Liqueur 1 ½ cup Almond Milk

Therefore, I created a gift guide with some awesome gifts that are sure to make all of your gift-ees happy! During this observance, I shared some of my favorite TeaLife teas with you that included blends that taste just like Apple Pie and Thin Mints to blends that help to help you detox after the holidays. While I've placed TeaLife under the yummy experiences section of my gift guide, you should also know they have bath and body teas as well. ZonkdBox is a monthly kids activity box subscription that was created to help families connect, learn, and grow with their kids through fun and educational activities.

Earlier this week, the above image dirtied the campus of what I’ve always thought looked like a nice high school. This happened at Leto High School in Tampa, Florida — the same Tampa where I live. Having teenagers and a little one that will be a teenager one day, it saddens me to see such openly displayed hatred in a place designed for educational and personal development. We know these thoughts exist and we’ve talked to them about the harsh reality of the outside world, as I shared in Shell-Shocked: