Food, Crafts and Fun
Does this scream yum or what? When I was flipping through my cookbooks in search of something delicious and not everywhere in blog land to make I knew this was it. It was just what my taste buds were craving. And I’m oh so glad I made it too. Talk about deliciously delicious! This recipe […]
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Would you be surprised if I said “I was craving something sweet earlier today”? You shouldn’t be. I’m in love with sweets. We have a great relationship. I make them, then eat them and they make me happy. See how that works? =o) I wanted something yummy so I went flipping through my “I need […]
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A friend at work turned 30 this year. 30! That feels like forever ago. But she was kind of stressing that she was getting so old. It just made me laugh =o) This is what we made her for her birthday. Cute, right? I found this idea over on the Cricut website. I just love […]
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This is what we do when we are bored. It’s free and totally entertaining. Yep, we take weird and goofy pictures of ourselves and laugh until we cry. Seriously, how could we not after looking at these. We took them in Photo Booth. Do you have that program? I’m not sure if it’s a PC […]
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I love Beef Stroganoff. It’s comfort food for me. And for some strange reason I am craving comfort food right now. So when I saw this recipe it spoke to me! I mean really. Just look at it! How could it not be love at first sight?!?! Ingredients: 1 lb stewing beef (or steak) 1 […]
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My daughter’s request for Valentine’s Day was sugar cookies. My son’s? Chocolate chip cookies. Not very Valentiney sounding right? Well, if only my children’s requests were simple =o) No way, not in our house. His actual request was “chocolate chip cookies with red dough shaped like hearts.” When I just stared at him he then […]
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Do you or your kids drink Horizon Organic Products? My kids love it! The first time they tried the vanilla milk was at Starbucks. I paid a fortune for it there but did because it was a treat. Of course they loved it. They always love things that cost a ton of money. =o) The […]
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My daughter requested that I make her more sugar cookies. She ate all the ones that we made and has decided they are now her favorite cookie. Her request… “heart shaped cookies with pink frosting and sprinkles”. So…. we made more sugar cookies with Sue’s amazing sugar cookie dough recipe. (Now my most favorite sugar […]
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I figured I should take a Valentine break to post something Super Bowly. Not that we are much into football, mind you. But doesn’t this just scream Super Bowl? I made it for a co-worker who was retiring last June. Here‘s how I made it.
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In December I made a batch of White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge. I make a ton of things around the holidays. Well, maybe all the time. But the great things about it is the freezing. I freeze about half of everything I bake so that I can take it out later and either take it to […]
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Oh, the pressure. My son’s request to make “fun food” every Saturday night for dinner is already getting to me. How do people come up with all these ideas??? Well, however they do it, I’m just grateful they do. That way I can copy them and my kids think I’m amazing =o) Jill over at […]
Normally by now I’ve posted a few Thanksgiving fun food recipes. Apparently I’m a little slow this year. I can’t believe this is our first (and only one!) But it is a fun one. How cute are these little guys? I thought my kids would have a great time making these. I bought all the […]
Forgive me for reposting old projects but we’re still not baking much around here and these ideas were so much fun. Check them out if you missed them! Octo Dogs and ShellsAn Alien Invasion For DinnerHot Dog CookiesWatermelon BeetleMeatloaf & Mashed Potato CupcakesSloppy Joe Race Cars Have fun with your meal!
I am totally loving all of the great April Fool’s Day things people have posted the past couple of weeks! I love the pranks but mostly I love the fun food. You didn’t miss our Fakin’ and Eggs I hope! (We’re all about fun food at our house!) So we wanted to pack in two […]
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 […]
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. […]
In keeping with our fun food theme we made these cute sloppy Joe cars. What do you think? (You didn’t miss our other fun food posts, did you? Octodogs and Shells, Aliens for dinner and our Squiddlers.) These were simple to make and will be a big hit with the kids. You will need: * […]
This may not look like much but let me tell you… it is delicious! My kids and I love root beer floats and have seen a lot of homemade popsicles out there that claim to be rootbeer floats, but they are imposters. Thanks to Almost Unschoolers for this amazing find because here is a real […]