Spruce Up Your Space
We are excited to be hosting this months Creative Carousel and have some completely AWESOME sponsors for the Spring theme. Before we get started, though, let’s take a looksie at our yummy “Cheeps” {chocolate covered peeps} in case you missed them last year: To make your own batch of Cheeps, visit the full tutorial [...]
My neighbor dropped off the cutest treat for my family in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, a “Pot of Gold” neighbor from a friendly leprechaun family (;
Today we’re sharing an easy dinner recipe WITH a chance to win a vacation getaway! My hubby LOVES Italian food but I love Mexican so I’m always on the hunt for easy Italian meals since they’re not my specialty. After spotting Celeb Chef David Rocco’s Fusilli + Meatballs, I knew I could re-create this…with way less [...]
Since moving to Yuma I have had some MAJOR Costco withdrawals… although I appreciate that there’s a Sam’s Club here, it’s just not the same. Are you a Costco gal or a Sam’s girl? Usually people are one or the other, but our mother is both Anyway, I especially miss the Kirkland chocolate almonds. In [...]
Remember the chocolate dipped St. Patrick’s Day oreo’s I made last year? Well, I made another batch in pinks & reds for my Valentine today and thought I’d share these Valentine’s Day chocolate dipped oreos. They’re really easy to make! All you need is white chocolate, Oreos and a variety of cute pink and red Valentine themed sprinkles. [...]
Did you procrastinate neighbor gifts like I did?? No worries, here is the EASIEST recipe for the YUMMIEST treat! You’ll love these Homemade Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies! These bad boys taste JUST like Girl Scout cookies and all you need are TWO THINGS: Andes Chopped Mints + Ritz Crackers Directions: Melt 1 bag of mints for 1 [...]
It’s been a long holiday season already. The hubby’s been working long hours which means I’ve been on my own for Christmas shopping, planning, moving around our Elf on the Shelf, getting ready to go out of town for Christmas, creating and sending Christmas cards, etc. Bottom line: I was definitely ready for some girl [...]
What is Thanksgiving without some sort of a pumpkin dessert? And what is giving thanks really all about? For us it’s about neighborly love. So why not combine the two and give pumpkin desserts to neighbors, just because it’s the season! Here is an easy recipe for pumpkin cheesecake ecstasy! Kristi’s sister-in-law’s best friend has [...]
I have been waiting impatiently for pumpkin doughnuts to come into season…yes, I realize they’re not a crop (; I picked up these goodies at my local bakery. Okay, that’s a lie…they were sitting out so I snagged them from Circe K when I was on my daily Diet Coke run! After stacking them and wrapping in cellophane, [...]
Mmmmm. Dark chocolate brownies + peanut butter frosting I saw this recipe on {The Girl Who Ate Everything} and was immediately salivating! I just happened to have a box of dark chocolate brownie mix on hand and whipped this delicious little number up lickity split. And, I never did tell my pessimistic non-dark chocolate loving fam [...]
We made the perfect summer treat today: homemade dilly bars When I was a kid I loved going to Dairy Queen and watching them make the dilly bar by hand… I was fascinated with how fast the shell would harden. They were soooo good! Today dilly bars come pre-packaged Lame! Anyway I recently spied some cherry chips at the supermarket and [...]
What a fun cake we made using Lifestyles eyelet ovals & nesting frame to celebrate our brothers anniversary tonight… when they got married they were told to celebrate the birthday of their wedding. Cute! We love our little Bunting bundt cake! To make the bunting we punched the die cuts, folded over, taped closed and strung on [...]
So last night Kelli was running out the door and I stopped her to say bye {I LOOOOOOVE being next-door-neighbors with her, btw!} and spotted this cute jar in her hands she was taking to a friend: I snatched it from her and snapped some quick pics for your viewing pleasure…. then snuck in [...]
In honor of Cindo de Mayo (aiy yai yaiii!) we made dulce de lecha carmelita’s. I got this muy delicioso recipe called Dulce de Leche Carmelitas from my blog friend Jessica and the dulce de leche was sent from mi amiga en Argentina (¡gracias Cintia!) and we just love everything about the combination Mmmm. Alright we’re [...]
