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Swiss Cake Roll Dessert

Published on December 29, 2025December 31, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog1 Comment

This is such an easy recipe to make and it can be very pretty to serve in a glass container.

Special Holiday Meals: January Edition

Published on December 27, 2025January 16, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

This time of year seems to be a little busier for us, so I thought it might be helpful if I just got all my special meals and recipes gathered for the month. I checked the menu plan and have made a list of the holidays that we want to celebrate.

If you haven’t seen our Perpetual Meal Plans yet, then you really need to check them out, as they have all kinds of special and unique holidays listed. Now is the time to start making your bucket list for Fall things, if you haven’t already.

Special Winter Meals with Recipe Links

You can also check out our Holidays tab and the January Holidays post for even more ideas!

Don’t forget to add upcoming birthdays onto your Meal Plan!

Here are a couple of links that you might find helpful:

Grocery List

Blank Meal Planner

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Our Top 10 Favorite Bacon Recipes

Published on December 20, 2025September 23, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

Most people probably think of bacon as a Breakfast food, but we use bacon in so many ways!

Here are some of our favorite recipes:

Biscuits ‘N Gravy

Side Dish:

Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus printable recipe

Cheesey Potatoes

Land Your Man Beans

Pepper Poppers

Casseroles:

Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole

Main Dishes:

Spinach and Bacon Smothered Chicken

Chicken Bacon Avocado Wraps

Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

Soups:

Loaded Potato Soup

Easy Thumbprint Cookies

Published on December 13, 2025December 20, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

These were requested by one of the older kids, so I had to dust off the recipe a bit. We had some leftover Rosella Sauce that we needed to use up, and it was PERFECT with these! These are pretty easy to make and they are a lot of fun to make with the kids!

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St. Nicholas Day 2025

Published on December 10, 2025December 20, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog3 Comments

Whew! This year is flying by at warp speed! I completely forgot to update you all about our St. Nicholas Day this year, but I did post a video on YouTube that I will post below.

We let the kids make their own Santa Pancakes with fresh fruit and whipped cream… yummy! We also had a few things in their stockings, as well as a few little candies. We read the book, ‘Saint Nicholas: The Real Story of the Christmas Legend.’ I will link it below.