Happy New Year Everyone, hard to believe another year has passed us by and 2025 is upon us. There have been so many great features shared with us every week and I truly hope y’all continue sharing into 2025. A fresh start, January is back… to me, A Labour of Life. So, let’s see what you have been up to. .
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Elote Crispy Chicken Tacos
First off, surprise, I am not starting my year off with a pretty Tablescape. Guess it is time for new directions. Kicking the year off with a foodie edition to really change it up. Homemade on a Weeknight is kicking this week off. Sometimes you just want a good ole chicken taco – and sometimes you want to make take taco night on an adventure and combine it with some bacon and elote style corn. And that is how these Elote Crispy Chicken Tacos came to be. With super simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can make these flavor packed soft tacos any day of the week.

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The Easiest and Spiciest Air Fryer Orange Chicken
The Hungry Mountaineer is sharing something fun and actually quite simple to try to create Orange Chicken from scratch check out this easy recipe. You may want to just throw some Trader Joe’s Orange Chicken nuggets in the air fryer and call it good. Or if you are anything like me you may want to get a bit bougee with your Orange Chicken delight.

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Make The Best Holiday Cookies Ever – 10 Classic Recipes For You
Do you love making cookies for the holidays? Sinea does, too. Thinking ahead we are sharing 10 of the most popular types of Christmas cookies with their recipes. Pick out the ones you like, click and go right to the recipes! Be sure to pin your favorites, too. You might even want to start a board for them. .

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Peanut Butter~Chocolate Krispy Bites
Shoestring Elegance is sharing a tasty treat. Starting things off this year, were these Super-Yummy, Super-Easy twist on the all-time favorite, guaranteed to leave an empty plate, Rice Krispy Treats. Here’s the twist: I use less butter, add a good dose of peanut butter and top them with a chocolate ganache! That’s it! Simplicity at it’s best!

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Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Rounding out our Foodie week is tasty soup from The Painted Apron. This soup is easy to make, family friendly, and comfort in a bowl!

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Thank you for joining us this week whether you are a blogger sharing your latest posts OR a reader enjoying all of the inspirational shares! Don’t forget to drop by and say hello to all our hostesses, they always appreciate your visit! .
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Here are all of our hostesses at Happiness Is Homemade!
Linda @ A Labour of Life Sinea @ Ducks ‘n a Row Beverly @ Eclectic Red Barn Katie @ Love My Messy Messy Mess Mel @ Décor Craft Design Niki @ Life as a Leo Wife , Would you like to be a part of Happiness Is Homemade? We are looking for hostesses to join our team. If you are interested, please email any one of the Happiness Is Homemade hostesses and let them know. We would love to have you join our party.
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These little guys are wondering if you got what you wanted for Christmas this year? They have been feeling bad about all the fur they have been leaving lying around!
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Do you brew your coffee with K-cups? If you do, take a look at this nifty little coffee pod storage drawer for K-cups that you can even keep underneath the coffee maker!
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