Food, Crafts and Fun
I’m not a huge breakfast food fan. It’s not that I don’t like pancakes or waffles or omelettes. I just wouldn’t choose to eat them over lunch or dinner foods. But the one thing that I do love in the morning is a breakfast casserole. The combination of potatoes, ham or bacon and cheese. Oh yeah, […]
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I have to apologize for my pictures. I took these out of the oven about 30 minutes before some of my family cam over for a birthday celebration and as soon as everyone got here, it was crazy. And when everyone saw these delicious loaves on the counter, they cut into them. Well, so much […]
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I know in January everyone posts healthy, let’s-all-lose-weight-and-eat-healthy recipes. Well, everyone except me. Sorry. I’m all for eating healthy and staying fit, but why in January? I don’t binge on Christmas goodies so it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. And I work out already (thanks to my son convincing me to join […]
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Back in November we had a really cold spell. Like, freezing cold. There were weeks where it didn’t even get above freezing. Holy icicles! It was cold! I decided quickly that I didn’t like it. How do you guys do it who live in the Northeast? Brrrrrrr! Everything was so cold – my floors, the car, the […]
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Sorry, I’ve been on a little hiatus having fun with my kids. Christmas kind of whiped me out. We baked so much the few days before Christmas that the thought of baking right now makes me exhausted. How horrible is that?! Good thing I always put some of our baked goods in the freezer. I […]
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Oh my gosh!!! Look what Zachary, our Elf on the Shelf, brought for us this morning! We just love our Elf. He’s done so many great things for my kids and this was absolutely the icing on the cake (or should I say cookie?!) Zachary and I have been following Sue over on Munchkin Munchies […]
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TGIF! And not just any Friday. It’s the Friday before Winter break! Whoo hoo! My kids and I are so excited about Christmas coming up (and having 2 weeks off from work and school). We have one more gift idea for you today. We made it as a teacher gift but we made some different […]
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Zachary, our Elf on the Shelf, brought us a fun (and creative) Christmas gift to do. A Candy Cane Garden. He brought it to us one night while the kids were sleeping. There was a bowl (to grow the seeds in), seeds, dirt and even fertilizer. The bowl was labeled and Zachary was holding the poem […]
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It’s that time again. Time for our Annual Fudge Throwdown at work. I love this day. There’s plates and plates of different kinds of fudge in the staff room. It’s like I died and went to heaven! Well, if Heaven is work, which I really hope it’s not. So I guess it’s not Heaven, just […]
[Continue reading...]When I was in graduate school a professor told me that the olfactory system was the strongest or most sensitive sense we have. There are those out there that believe that if you are trying to recall memories (whether from childhood or later memories), if you close your eyes and try to remember smells, memories […]
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It’s no secret that I love fun food. I love making it. I love serving it to my kids. It makes me smile. So this was right up my alley. And it’s kind of Halloween-y, right? Kind of? This recipe came out of the cookbook Simple 1-2-3 Cooking for Kids. Ingredients: * Jumbo past shells […]
Have you ever just wanted to give someone a finger??? Not the finger… a finger. Ha! I crack myself up sometimes. (I’m hoping that’s not a bad thing….) I found this great finger pan from Wilton last Halloween but never got a chance to use it. So it was calling our name from the […]
This might be the last of our Easter treats for this year. But seriously, don’t hold me to that. Sometimes we just bake on a whim so there might be more =o) So guess where I saw this cute idea. Give up? It’s another Family Fun magazine idea. I am totally in love with that […]
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. […]
Are you looking for a quick and fun Halloween treat to make? Here’s the perfect recipe for you! We made it for a little Halloween party that we had and it was a huge hit! Super easy and totally tasty. Thanks to Eighteen 25 for this post! PrintMonster Munch Ingredients2 cups popped popcorn 1 […]
To continue our April Fools Day fun food extravaganza, we have a simple but fun one for you today – Peanut Butter Potstickers. They don’t totally look like potstickers, but my kids didn’t care. They loved them. And they were so simple to make. Thanks Party Pinching for this great idea. What you’ll need: * […]
I’m not much of a prankster. It’s not that I don’t think they’re funny. I just don’t do them. Well, not a lot at least =o) So for me, April Fools Day isn’t really a big deal. But it’s like I said in my St. Patrick’s Day post, “now that I’m a Mom I have […]
I’m beginning to get a little tired of the rain around here. It’s May for heaven’s sake and it’s pouring outside. I want summer! I want to be able to open up my windows and smell the fresh air. I want to wear sandals and capris and not feel like I’m frozen. I want to […]