Food, Crafts and Fun
It’s that time again. The first Monday of the month which means is time for the Secret Recipe Club reveal. I love this day. It’s a day when a group of bloggers post a recipe from a “secret” blog that they’ve been assigned. It’s a great opportunity to find new blogs (or re-visit old favorites) […]
[Continue reading...]
Winter in Oregon means rain – lots and lots of rain! After awhile it starts to drive me crazy. Everything is wet and soggy and I’m just ready for some sunshine. That’s where comfort food comes in. When it’s cold and wet and gross outside, I want something delicious to eat. Years ago when I […]
[Continue reading...]
It’s been five months since we’ve been in Peru. I miss it. I miss the people. I miss the adorable children at the orphanage. I miss the sights and the sounds and I miss the food! I really miss the food. I miss the Aji de Gallina, the Chicha Morada and the delicious Alfajores (among […]
[Continue reading...]
It’s no secret that I love cookies. They’re pretty much the perfect dessert in my opinion. You don’t need a plate and you can walk around while eating them. I’d say it’s a win win. I pinned these Chex Scotcharoos some time ago because they sounded delicious. I love Scotcharoo Cookies and this seems like […]
[Continue reading...]
This is one of those recipes where you think “yeah, that might be okay” and then after you try it you can’t stop eating it. My boss brought this dip to the Christmas party this year. It was a huge hit! Definitely an appetizer that is going on my “must makes” for a party! The […]
[Continue reading...]
This whole ugly Christmas sweater thing makes me laugh. Do you know how many Christmas sweaters I used to own but got rid of? Because they weren’t “in style” anymore? Way too many. Heck, I would have won every ugly Christmas sweater contest out there. I had that many. (Is that sad??? We’d better not […]
[Continue reading...]
A friend of mine asked me to make her some tags for a fun co-worker thank you gift for Christmas. This is what I came up with. What do you think? She found some fun highlighters and attached one to each tag. So dang simple but such a great way to say I’m thinking of […]
[Continue reading...]
My Mom asked me if I could come up with a fun baby shower invitation for my brother’s baby shower. Heck ya’ I can. I love fun things to mail! And what says baby shower better than diapers?!?! You’ll need diapers. That’s all. Easy so far, right? I wrote “pull” on the tabs (so they […]
[Continue reading...]
It’s time for December’s Secret Recipe Club post. It seems strange to be posting again since we just posted last week, but that was for our Holiday Themed reveal. So it’s even stranger (or is it a coincidence???) that this month’s blog assignment is the same blog I had for the Holiday Treats post – […]
[Continue reading...]
When I was going to graduate school in Seattle we used to drive up to Whistler, BC often to go skiing. Back then it was amazing and beautiful (just like it is now) but also still a little “undiscovered”. There weren’t nearly the crowds of people which made it perfect. One of the things I […]
[Continue reading...]
We have another fun and delicious Halloween treat for you today. Aren’t these little guys cute? I’m not sure what my favorite part of them is: the delicious white chocolate coating? Or the mouth watering Oreo Cream Cheese filling? Maybe it’s a tie. We found this recipe over on the The Recipe Critic PrintMummy Cookie […]
I’ve decided that I’m a little bored with cooking. I make the same basic things for dinners and I’m getting tired of it. Dinner should be fun, right? So that’s our new theme for the summer. Fun food! So we bought a couple of fun kid’s cookbooks. This is the first thing we made – […]
Tag! I’m it! Yeah! I love to play games. I’m a kid at heart. I’ll admit it. So when Tiffanee over at One Crazy Cookie tagged me, I was thrilled and honored. Thrilled because, like I said, I like to play =o) And honored because I love her blog. She posts the best recipes! What […]
Our last Halloween post for the season (sniff, sniff) is a simple but fun one – Mummy Pretzels! Cute, right?!?! We found two different versions on the internet, here and here – both adorable. The girls loved making them. I’m pretty sure they ate about 20 eyes a piece before I realized where they all went. […]
My daughter’s pre-school class has been learning Japanese all year. It’s so cool to hear her speak and she is so proud when she comes home and tells me the new words she has learned. At the school’s Spring Fling Bar-B-Que her class sang “Jesus Loves Me” in Japanese! In Japanese!!! She’s 5 years old! […]
Do your kids watch iCarly on Nickelodeon? My kids love it. One of the things that Spencer (one of the characters) makes is spaghetti tacos. My kids have been asking me to make them for some time but I just never did. They didn’t sound all that appetizing to me. Spaghetti in a taco shell? […]
One of the best things I’ve done with my kids is taking them camping. I was a little afraid the first time we went. It was just me and my two, very young, children. We had so much fun. Now, 5 years later, it’s the highlight of our summer when we go camping. We load […]
My son wanted a Nerf birthday party. Do you know how hard it is to find Nerf party things out there??? It’s darn near impossible. Tiffanee over at One Crazy Cookie made our Nerf Birthday Party Invitations which were a giant hit! I don’t know how she does it but she is a computer […]