We needed another kitchen gadget/appliance like we need a hole in the head, but after several IG donut posts featuring perfectly round mini glazed donuts topped off with sprinkles, {the Easter Bunny} thought it’d be fun to skip the donut shoppe and make our own on Saturday and/or Sunday mornings! You, too, can craft homemade [...]
Jay is now on Pinterest. One of his first pins was a homemade Chick-fil-a sandwich recipe. Ironically we had these for dinner last night {Sunday} and we both could not believe how close they came to the real thing. I used honey wheat buns, put extra pickles on mine and slathered some kidnapped CFA sauce [...]
The last 10 weekends of the year are already filled on our little calendar…I am already beginning to panic and wonder when I am going to fit in Christmas shopping, homemade gifts, sweet treats and wrapping. I’ve picked up several little goodies for Christmas gifts here and there and have made a list of tasty [...]
On Monday afternoon I fixed my Pops and me an iced coffee with Coconut Creme coffee-mate ~ it was the perfect warm afternoon pick-me-up. I thought I’d try it blended and make a frugal girl’s version of a Mocha Coconut Frappucino. All you need is come chilled {strong} coffee, crushed ice, Coconut Creme coffee-mate, Splenda, [...]
Jay made a batch of pesto with his home grown basil for Mother’s Day. We had it on pizza with fresh tomatoes… It was delish…used the garlic herb pizza dough from Trader Joe’s. Pesto is a favorite sauce of mine…perfect on pizzas, pastas or as a condiment on sandwiches. Use it as a “rub” on [...]
Now that you’ve come up with your theme, it’s time to get your guest list together and decide how you’re going to get the word out. Part 2 ~ Invitations If you want to go the FREE route, you can use evite or punchbowl which have lots of cute templates. If you are trying to [...]
how cute are these homemade Pop Tarts? Found them over here… I must make these. When I complete 5 miles non-stop {running}, I am going to make these for a weekend breaky. The blueberry with key lime icing look ridiculous, but I think I’ll try some cinnamon & brown sugar with maple icing. The brown [...]
I whipped up some homemade Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub for Elliott’s preschool teacher, Miss Linda, as part of her end-of-the-year thank you gift. It’s the easiest thing ever. 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup regular sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 6 drops vanilla extract That’s it! Pour oil into a clear glass container, then add [...]
