Holidays

Edible Halloween Land: Chocolate Castle, Buckeye Lake, Mummy Meadow, & more

My most ambitious project to date. I was fairly happy with how it turned out despite the fact it wasn’t perfect. Is anything ever perfect?While it looks fabulous, the average person’s reaction is probably: “I do NOT have days to dedicate to this.” Understandable. If it looks too large, you can pick part and re-make that. Trust me, if you break it into… Read More

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice: Cheap & Easy

'Tis the Season. No, not that season. The season for everything "Pumpkin Pie Spice" flavored. Though even I must admit some of the options available are ridiculous. I saw (online) pumpkin pie spice Pringles & butter. I seriously hope it's a joke...but am afraid it is not. Rant done. Back to making your own homemade pumpkin pie spice. It's cheap.... Read More

Bacon Bourbon BBQ Chicken & Pork Kebabs

When I first found this concept, I said “mmmm…bacon on chicken...okay”. Then I said "bourbon?!" I decided “Why stop with chicken?” So I grabbed chicken, steak, and pork, and tried them all out. And we arrive at Bacon Bourbon BBQ Chicken, Pork, and Steak Kebabs. Verdict: I thought the chicken was best. Husband liked the pork best. The steak was... Read More

Beach Party Cupcakes: The cutest cupcakes ever!

How about one last beach party before school starts? Combining that with National Cupcake Day (well, it was in 2015...apparently it's now December 15)- because who doesn’t love cupcakes?- I decided to feature these amazingly cute cupcakes. Beach Party Cupcakes. My friend Danielle made these for the beach party she organized for the FRG. (If you can’t tell from the... Read More

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe

I love BBQ pulled pork. And it is hard to find good BBQ. We're military- so every time we move, the search for a great place starts again. And while smoking the meat is obviously the best method, I don't have a day to dedicate every time I want pulled pork. Plus I don't own a smoker. Then I saw... Read More

Baked Tilapia Veracruz: Healthy, Easy, Delicious

Tilapia Veracruz is one of my household’s favorite. Healthy. Delicious. I can eat the entire dish for under 1,000 calories. (Not that anyone needs to eat an entire dish.) And it’s easy. I’ve been making this for years and it still gets requested on a regular basis! I eat just the fish and veggies. Husband prefers to eat it with... Read More

Easter Muddy Buddies (aka: Easter Puppy Chow)

Easter Muddy Buddies (aka: Puppy Chow). Classic peanut butter and chocolate treat with a little twist for Easter. Easy, delicious. I had a dilemma. A food dilemma, my favorite sort. I love muddy buddies (or puppy chow, if you prefer). And I had an easter event coming up that I promised to deliver food to. But I couldn’t just serve… Read More

Free Printable Easter Treasure Hunt: 24 Mix & Match Clue Plus Blanks

Free Printable Easter Treasure Hunt. 24 mix-and-match clues plus a page of blanks to make up your own! Great fun for the kids. I love Easter. It’s not just the spirit of Resurrection and joy that I feel. Those feelings are the most important. But I also love the secular side of the holiday. Bunnies and Easter baskets and eggs…. Read More

Free Printable Easter Gift Certificates for Kids

Free Printable Easter Gift Certificates for kids. Pre-filled certificates and blank ones. Put in eggs for an easter hunt or in Easter basket. Does it ever seem like every holiday is an occasion for candy? Are you looking for something besides candy to put into eggs? Or something in addition to candy to give to the little ones? Free printable Easter gift… Read More

Free Printable Saint Patrick’s Day Treasure Hunt

Free printable St. Patrick’s Day Treasure Hunt. This treasure hunt for kids is a great activity. A leprechaun has left clues that they need to follow to get to the treasure! Want to make this Saint Patrick’s Day more interesting for the kids? How about setting up a St. Patrick’s Day Treasure Hunt? Place the clues around the house, leading… Read More