Food, Crafts and Fun
Pen or pencil? Or do you have a preference? I can’t stand writing with a pencil. I know, harsh words, right? But it’s true. I hate it. I think it’s the sound it makes on the paper. Or maybe it’s years of writing in school and having a big bump on my finger from the […]
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A macaron (French pronunciation: [makaˈʁɔ̃] is a sweet meringue-based confectionery made with egg whites, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond powder or ground almond, and food colouring. The macaron is commonly filled with ganache, buttercream or jam filling sandwiched between two cookies. Its name is derived from the Italian word maccarone or maccherone. The confectionery is […]
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We have this joke in my family that we are a little obsessed with condiments. Seriously obsessed! If I cleared out all the condiments in my refrigerator right now I think 3/4 of the stuff in there would disappear. How can someone have that many condiments? Well, I’ll tell ya’ how. You never know when […]
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I can usually sit down in front of my computer and my brain just kicks into writing mode. Today I am struggling. Struggling with the millions of emotions that are playing tug of war inside of me. Struggling with the flood of sadness that overtakes me when I think about what I am trying to […]
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I can’t believe it’s the middle of October and I haven’t even posted a Halloween recipe or crafts yet. Ugh. Life is a little overwhelming right now but I’ve decided to kick it into gear and get my Halloween on. So the first Halloween recipe for this year is for Candy Corn Cookies. Aren’t they […]
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What are your favorite shoes? Are they your tennis shoes? A pair of comfortable moccasins? For me it’s my flip flop sandals. I love them! See? Here’s my flip flop tan lines =o) I would wear sandals all year long if I could. But, I live in the Pacific Northwest and although we don’t get […]
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Are you a popcorn lover? I haven’t met too many people who aren’t. Popcorn is a delicious snack or dessert and we love it. One of the great things about popcorn is all the different varieties you can get. I remember back when there was plain and butter. But not anymore! There are sweet […]
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I’m a HUGE lover of Mexican food! I’m pretty lucky to have so many great Mexican restaurants in the area where I live. But out of all of them, my absolute favorite is a little Mexican Bakery/Restaurant. It’s authentic Mexican food, not American Mexican, and it’s amazing! My kids aren’t huge fans of Mexican food […]
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Show of hands – who loves beef jerky? Okay, hands down. Another show of hands – who hates it when you almost rip your teeth out trying to take a bite of the same beef jerky? Yep, us too. We (meaning my daughter and I) are HUGE jerky fans. It’s such a great thing to […]
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Welcome to the Fall Into Winter Giveaway Hop hosted by This Flourishing Life and Generations Of Savings. This event features items for all of your winter and holiday needs. Each blog participating is giving away a prize or prize pack with a minimum value of $25, and the hosts are giving away four prize packs […]
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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. […]
The aliens are coming! The aliens are coming! I told you that I was going to make dinner time more fun and exciting. How fun is this idea?!?! My kids loved it! This idea came from the cookbook Just For Kids Collection. (If you missed my Octo-Dog post you MUST check it out here!) Here’s […]
I’m always on the search for fun foods to make for me… I mean my kids. Ah heck, who am I foolin’. I’d make these adorable scooter snacks even if I didn’t have kids. They are so cute. And all the ingredients that I love! Adorable, right? I found this in the August 2010 edition […]
I love that I found these over on Mom Endeavors. I knew immediately that this was a Halloween snack we had to make. Super easy which means little helpers can do this one all on their own! What you’ll need: * stick pretzels * white melting chocolate * raisins * milk chocolate melting chocolate Arrange […]
What do you think of Twinkies? I think people either love them or hate them. I love them. I’m not sure why. If I think about it too long I start to question my love of spongy yellow cake and frosting. So I don’t think about it for too long =o) For awhile, years ago, […]
A friend of mine at work bought this amazingly awesome ice cube tray mold for me. I thought it was a giant compliment when she said “I saw this and thought of you.” Seriously! How cool is that! I love it when people see weird but extremely cool things and actually think of me. What […]
Do they look like hot dogs? Of course they do. But are they? Well, sort of. They’re hot dogs, but not the kind you eat for lunch. You eat these hot dogs for dessert! I found the recipe for these over on The Seven Year Cottage. I changed it up just a little bit. They used […]
I mentioned in my last post for our Faux Deviled Eggs that I love April Fools Day and all the fun food ideas. Well, here’s another super cute idea. How about making a Chicken Not Pie for dinner for your kids. Did you catch that? Chicken Not Pie. I know, clever right? (Or were you […]