Food, Crafts and Fun
Happy 2012! I can’t believe the year is over and here we are. It’s pretty cliche to say “it goes by so fast”. But seriously… it does! We brought in the new year in style. We all have strep throat so we partied with our anti-biotics and watched a movie. =o) We did run out […]
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Ever since I can remember my family has eaten cheese fondue on Christmas Eve. My Grandmother made it when we all went to her house. Then when the Christmas Eve festivities moved to my Mom‘s house, she made it. Now that Christmas Eve is at my house… well… I can’t break tradition. It brings […]
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I think this was one of the coolest things we’ve done in awhile. I’m still fascinated by how this worked. (And a little frightened by the wonders of Borax.) This is so easy to do and it’s so much fun to see the look on everyone’s faces as the crystals grow. Here’s what you’ll need: […]
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Santa sent us an Elf. His name is Zachary. Meet Zachary. I can not begin to tell you how much fun it has been to have Zachary. The looks on my kid’s faces in the morning when they search for him and then find him – priceless. Truly priceless. He’s a funny […]
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Do I even need to explain why I wanted to make these for co-workers? I mean really, they are so stinkin’ cute. We gave them to the secretaries in the front office and the administrators. (I work in a middle school.) Cute right? And so simple! The idea came from One of a Kind […]
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I had every intention of making my kid’s teachers Christmas candy bar wrappers as a little Christmas gift. I just love candy bar wrappers. But then I saw a version of this so cute idea over on Today’s Fabulous Finds and knew this was what I wanted to make. I thought they were so cute! […]
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A couple of months ago for the Secret Recipe Club I was assigned the blog Betcha Can’t Eat Just One. Oh man. Katie has so many good recipes! I just had to make this Malted Chocolate Tart too. And I’m so happy I did. It was amazing!!! But I have to admit that if I […]
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I just love participating in the Secret Recipe Club each month. It gives me the opportunity to read new blogs and find amazing recipes and learn new techniques and cooking styles. Our amazing host Tina from Mom’s Crazy Cooking does a great job coordinating it all and helping Amanda from Amanda’s Cooking out. My blog […]
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I’ve decided candy bar wrappers are my new favorite things. They are cute and make the perfect little gift for teachers. We made our Thanksgiving Pilgrim candy bar wrappers and they were huge hits with my kid’s teachers. So when I started finding all these great Christmas ones, I figured I’d share them all with […]
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I think fudge is my weakness. Well, okay, fudge and donuts. Ummm…. fudge, donuts and fried food. Okay, fudge, donuts, fried food and diet Coke. Yeah, that’s them. Is that bad? At least with fudge I only eat it once a year. And yeah baby, that time of year has come! Yipee! I am […]
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Are these the cutest cookies EVER?!?! Not to toot my own horn. Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t invent this recipe. I just stole it =o) But how could I NOT steal it, right?!?! After I saw this cookie on Raina’s blog The Garden of Yum I knew this was the next cookie I was […]
Meatloaf and mashed potatoes are comfort food to me. I love them! My kids love them! And I love that my kids love them! But I wanted to kid it up a little. (We eat meatloaf a lot.) So I made my regular meatloaf. It’s nothing uber fancy. I buy the spice packet at the […]
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 […]
My daughter saw these wonderful looking treats in her Fancy Nancy Tea Parties book. (Did I mention we LOVE Fancy Nancy?!) Her books are stupendous (that’s fancy for great!) I did an earlier post from this book as well. Click here to see it. So Ellie saw these and said to me “oh, let’s make […]
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 […]
For Halloween do you do silly fun or gory? We always do silly fun but I do like a little bit of the gross. So when I saw these cupcakes over on Pinterest (my new love) from Cakehead Loves Evil I knew we had to make them. Totally cool, right?!?! We made stained glass candy […]
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 […]
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 […]