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I’m crazy happy right now. I have been spending countless hours working on beautifying the front and backyard of our little house over the past week. While that might not sound like a lot of fun, it actually has been extremely satisfying to me. I have never claimed to be a gardener, in fact I am positive I have claimed the opposite on this blog before, but I am giving it another go. Last week, with the help of a {Read More}
I’m going to be honest with you right now. When I set out to make this fabulous dairy filled dessert I was hoping to create one killer Strawberry no-bake Cheesecake. But sometimes mistakes in recipe development can turn into beautiful disasters. My creamy Strawberry Cheesecake filling was a little on the runny side and wouldn’t hold, so I did the logical thing and threw it in my freezer. That’s when the Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Cake was born. If you {Read More}
We need to talk. Ok, maybe I need to talk and you need to listen to me rant. What is up with kids and balloons? It’s like it has been programmed into them since they were mere infants to go completely and utterly berzerk whenever they see balloons. Jumping up and down, arms waving all around, screaming at the top of their lungs, “BALLOOOOOONS!!!” My husband just has his birthday last week and to surprise him when he got home {Read More}
It’s National Strawberry Shortcake Day! The fine people at Driscoll’s Berries asked if I would like to join in on the festivities… of course I would! I am a pretty big fan of Strawberries. {In case you forgot, I stuffed a whole strawberry in a cookie and also made my own strawberry toaster strudels just recently.} Both- delish! But in keeping with the theme of my Kid Friendly Lunches this week, I wanted to make a Strawberry Shortcake recipe that {Read More}
I hope you don’t mind another strawberry recipe. I just can’t help it. Those berries are so red, and juicy, and cheap. They call to me. I don’t know about you, but my mom rarely bought us toaster strudels when I was a kid. Probably had something to do with the fact that we would eat the entire box, while watching Charles in Charge, in one sitting. I thought it would be fun to try and make my own, and it turned {Read More}
It’s National Chocolate Chip Day! Did you know that? Well, now you do! I want all you guys to add a link in the comment section with your favorite Chocolate Chip recipe, or just tell me about it! Since it’s strawberry season, I can’t help but buy pounds and pound of strawberries, they are so juicy and flavorful, and not to mention cheap! Hello! So for National Chocolate Chip Day, I created the perfect combination… Strawberry stuffed Chocolate Chip Cinnamon {Read More}
It’s getting warm here in Arizona. So we did the logical thing and put our above ground pool up. I love swimming, and I love going swimming with my kids. But can you imagine me at a community pool trying to manage all 4 children at once? Yeah, not gonna happen. Having a pool in our backyard is easier for me. That way when the little babies are taking naps I can put up the baby monitor, and sneak into the backyard {Read More}
Quinoa- {pronounced- ‘keen-wa’} a species of goosefoot (Chenopodium), is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. (Thanks Wikipedia!) So Quinoa is a seed…now what? How do we use Quinoa? Most commonly it is treated like rice, used in the place of rice or couscous. It has a slightly nutty flavor, and it is light and fluffy when cooked. I thought we could make a Light Summery Salad featuring Strawberries and of course…Quinoa! You’ll need : 3 cups Strawberries- tops removed {Read More}
Looking for the Summer-Time Things Swap?? Scroll down or click here! Hurry up– cut off is June 11th!! -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Last night I went grocery shopping to get all the food I needed for my first official week of the “Flat Belly Diet.” It calls for loads of produce {which I love}, everything to be whole grain {ok, I can handle that}, and lots of random ingredients that I do not typically store {out comes the wallet}. I spent some time {Read More}
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