Food, Crafts and Fun
My kids and I love Hawaiian Sweet Bread. And when I say love, I mean we are totally obsessed with it. I remember eating it years ago in Hawaii with Guava jam. It was so delicious I’ve been hooked ever since. And apparently I’ve passed that obsession on to my kids. Because we can sit […]
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The school year has started. Were you ready to send your kids back? I’m sure parents are all screaming “YES!!!!” But educators? Not so much. Well, I was ready to send my kids back to school, but I was not so ready to return to work. I like my summers. Strike that. I love my summers! […]
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How long have your kids been back to school now? A week, two weeks? Mine have been back a week and I had every intention of getting these fun little gifts to teachers on the first day of school. Well, that didn’t happen. So I took off the “first day of school” part and made […]
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We just finished the 2nd day of school and have I posted any back to school posts yet? I just can’t seem to get my act together right now. But I’m trying. Better late than never… right? Yeah, yeah. That’s the excuse that late people use. It’s never too late to talk lunch box notes. […]
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I’ve been MIA from the Secret Recipe Club for the past two months. We’ve been out of the country in Peru for the summer having an experience that was truly life changing. But we’re back and slowly getting back into the swing of life at home. My assignment this month was Cheese With Noodles. First […]
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After spending the summer in Peru we were in the mood for a big salad. It’s winter in Peru so they don’t eat a lot of salads right now. (Or so I was told.) The food was amazing there but my daughter kept saying “I just want a big salad.” So, when we got home […]
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How can you go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate? You pretty much can’t in my book. It’s my step-Mom’s favorite dessert combination so when I saw this recipe I knew it was something I was going to make for her. We have a yearly beach trip every summer and I bring the desserts. This was […]
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We have another Peruvian dish for you today and it’s a good one. Aji Amarillo (yellow peppers) are super popular in Peru and are in a lot of the dishes we had in Cusco. Unfortunately I couldn’t bring any fresh peppers home but I was able to bring home some dried peppers as well as […]
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Yep! Another pound cake recipe for you. Because, seriously, is it even possible to have too much pound cake? Absolutely not! And combine the moist buttery flavor of a pound cake with the delicious lemon-lime flavor of 7 Up and you have a winner! It was moist and dense and perfect. My family loved it! […]
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It’s been forever since I’ve written a blog post. We were gone for most of the summer in Peru and after coming back, I’ve been in kind of a slump. I’ve been baking and cooking, but writing? Not so much. We spent our summer in Cusco, Peru volunteering in the Juan Pablo II Orphanage. I […]
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Normally when I look at Sue’s blog I sit back and think “Man, why can’t I do that?!” She is amazing and so talented when it comes to baking and decorating the cutest cookies ever. Then I saw this post and thought “holy smokes, I can do that!” I was so excited! I’m always looking […]
Yep, another Thanksgiving-ish recipe. I told you we were going to rock the Holidays! (If you missed that post, you can check it out here.) And after our delicious Pumpkin Spice Fudge, we needed a kid friendly crafty kind of dessert to make. Can you get any more kid friendly or crafty with these Turkey […]
I can’t believe it’s October 10th and this is only our first Halloween post. Eeeee gads! I’m behind! I need to get my behind in gear and Halloween it up. So, to kick off one of the greatest Holidays known to man…. here are our Sugar Wafer Monsters. If you haven’t checked out Sugar Swings! […]
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. […]
I’ve seen these around blogland for awhile now and wondered if they would be good or just plain weird. My daughter loves corn dogs. So would she love these??? So I hopped on over to My Kitchen Adventures to see what I needed to do. How simple!!! I used a Corn Bread Muffin mix (the […]
I remember making this years and years ago for a friend’s children. It was pretty cool (I thought) so my kids and I thought we would make it again for some friends. It’s super easy and it’s fun to do! What you will need: * any kind of clear bowl. We used a fish bowl […]
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 […]
Magic banana? Yep, magic banana. Well, magic banana trick maybe. I guess the banana itself isn’t magic. Or maybe it is. Either way, your kids will think you are magic! Are you ready??? Your going to give your kids bananas and say “abracadabra” and then poof – their banana will be already sliced inside the […]