Since we had most of the food and drinks down at our neighborhood pool for the beginning of the party, I decided to keep the desserts at our house (and more importantly in the a/c). I served homemade cupcakes and homemade firecracker cookies (see links for both recipes below). We also had fresh red, white, and blue fruit (that went really fast), red, white, and blue taffy, and … [Read more...]
{guest post: seven alive}
I'm sharing a totally addictive recipe today with my friend Kadie at Seven Alive All Livin' in a Double Wide as part of her Summer Splash Week. You absolutely MUST head over there, tell Kadie I sent ya, read the recipe, drop what you're doing, go to the grocery store to get ingredients, and make these for dinner! You can thank me later :) Since you'll be making these for dinner tonight, I'll … [Read more...]
{what’s cookin’ this week?}
I've become a huge fan of meal planning. I love it for a couple of reasons... 1. It keeps me accountable for making a meal for my family pretty much every night of the week. 2. It reduces my grocery bill's immensely because I shop for specific ingredients. 3. It makes me feel good knowing that there are fresh ingredients in the meals we eat. Since I'm writing our our weekly menu anyway, I … [Read more...]
{homemade cake mix cupcakes}
I just chose the winner of my first giveaway! Was it you?! ***** A few weeks ago, I shared a delicious cupcake recipe with Jill of Two Yellow Birds Decor. In case you missed it, here it is again! I plan to make these for my little guy's 1st birthday. In addition to some pretty cute red, white, and blue decor, I've decided to make birthday cupcakes for him (and his party guests) this year! … [Read more...]
{guest post, a giveaway, and a yummy recipe}
First on the agenda today...a few notes/reminders... I'm sharing my tutorial for Mod Podge Dyed Mason Jars with Kelly from Here Comes the Sun today! Head over there to check out the tutorial and give Kelly some love! There are just a couple of days left to enter my first giveaway! I will be choosing one winner on Wednesday, June 20th around noon. Click here for more details and to enter (and … [Read more...]