Food, Crafts and Fun
Where has September gone? With the start of school (which means going back to work for me) the month has flown by. I kind of panicked last weekend when I looked at the calendar and thought “oh no, it’s almost reveal day! Get on it!” But fear not. I baked (and ate) and I’m here […]
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The last week of September has been Nationally designated as “Keep Kids Creative Week”. While this week is often celebrated in schools with many fun activities to help stimulate kid’s creativeness, parents can also take advantage of this week to do some really fun things at home. Many parents struggle with finding time to fit […]
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I don’t think you can beat homemade red raspberry jelly. I’ve tried. I have purchased every red raspberry jelly on the market, I think. They aren’t even close to this good. The burst of raspberry sweetness in my mouth makes me happy. Yep, I’m shallow like that. Simple things make me happy, like soft, fresh […]
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I just love zucchini! This past month my Dad and a good friend have been giving me tons of them. Holy smokes. When it rains, it pours. So we made a freezer full of zucchini bread and chocolate zucchini bread (yum!) We grilled enough to feed a small country =o) and I really, really wanted […]
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There is nothing I enjoy more than crafting with my kids. Baking comes in a close second but crafting if for sure my number one. I love watching my kids faces. It’s almost like I can see their little minds working as they piece things together or paint. And nothing pleases me more than watching […]
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I live in the Pacific Northwest and if you know anything about the weather here, you know it rains for about 9 months out of the year. It’s awesome (I say sarcastically.) But the summers are amazing and dry and perfect. I don’t know about the rest of you but when I’m used to […]
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I just couldn’t stop at “regular” zucchini bread. I wanted to try a chocolate zucchini bread recipe. At first I wasn’t quite sure what I would think about it. I’m not a real big, add veggies or fruit to my desserts kind of person. But I figured since we had about a million zucchinis, […]
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I’ve always been a fan of unusual and new things. Not like freaky things, but fun things around the house or in my office that people look at and say “cool! Where did you get that?” I remember years ago my niece saying “Aunt Erin, you always have the coolest stuff.” That was 15 years […]
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Is there anything better than zucchini bread? I just love it! Every summer at this time I make a TON of it and freeze it and my kids and I eat it all winter long. It’s the perfect bread to have in the freezer. It freezes great! It’s delicious and almost tastes like […]
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My mouth waters just thinking about these. They were soooooo good! Who knew adding caramel to the classic rice krispie treat would make it taste so much better?!?! Well, Jocelyn knew. She is a dessert guru! I wish I lived next door to her (and I’d be that really great neighbor who would bring in […]
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My Mom called me the other day and asked if I would bring a fruit tray to the family gathering we were having. To me, this was an open invitation for some fruit creativity. I mean, I could have just sliced up some fruit and plopped it on a plate. But really??? That’s not how […]
This was one of my first posts (and it’s a pretty poorly done one.) So I thought I would repost this. It’s one of my son’s favorite meals and he asks for it all the time. I’m not sure if he likes eating the hot dogs and noodles or if it’s just the way he […]
Here is an easy and fun treat for the kids. They didn’t turn out as cool as I had hoped. I think it was because there was so many bubbles in our 7 Up. But the kids didn’t seem to mind. PrintGummy Bear Popsicles Ingredients7 Up Gummy BearsInstructionsLet your 7 Up sit out for […]
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? […]
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 […]
We’re taking a little break from all of our holiday desserts to bring you a dinner idea. Crazy, right? Not so much if you know me. I just love making fun foods for my kids and with Easter coming up, I thought these Sloppy Joe Baskets would be fun to serve for dinner. They look […]
The other day my son said to me “Mom, we should have every Saturday dinner a fun dinner. You know, like the Aliens and race cars that we had.” Bless him. I love that they want to help me in the kitchen and eat fun things. So we decided to make something similar to our […]
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 – […]