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Salt Painting
Here’s a fun craft for the kiddos to do. We did a 4th of July theme picture for the fridge and my son also did his own creation to decorate the playroom with. All you need is glue, salt and water color paints.First we started with a dark sheet of paper and drew on the...
Breezy White Sangria
I’m about to be out on vacation so that means easy blog post this week! I do intend on making this for my next girls day!! Wow was this good. I started by trying the wine and I didn’t care for it at all. I then was talked into trying the sangria and holy moly was it...
Chocolate Molding How To
I love trying out new techniques in the kitchen and I’ve always seen people make things out of solid chocolate and figured it can’t be that hard to do, so I found a site that kind of outlined the process. I did mine not so thick. The couple I made it for don’t eat a...
Impossibly Easy Banana Bread Coffee Cake (With Make-Ahead Directions)
Sometimes having company can be overwhelming. I recently had family staying with me so the more stuff I could do in advance I did! This was a great breakfast item and held up great for a couple days. I also liked that It was not overly sweet, it tasted more like a...
Hollandaise Sauce Egg-Free Substitute
Sometimes I have request such as finding a substitute for something everyone loves, but can’t always have. This request is for an egg free diet. I came across this recipe which tasted really good. You can adjust the amount of lemon juice to make it just right. The...
Slow Cooker Honey Jack Jalapeno Chicken
This recipe is a little odd, and doesn’t look pretty, but it tasted really good. I forgot to add the cheese on at the end so maybe it would have melted over the top and looked less chunky. Slow Cooker Honey Jack Jalapeno Chicken(Adapted from Slow Cooker...
Grilled Steak with Blue Cheese and Chive Compound Butter
We made this for Mother’s Day while we where at the lake my sweet son cut up the cheese for our appetizer so mommy could have a glass of wine and relax. I used some fresh chives I got from my neighbors garden. I love when they have an overflowing amount of something...
Recycled Milk Jug Into a Bird Feeder
We originally did this as an Earth project, then it became so easy we made a few more for our lake house to watch the birds. It seems to be a huge hit and made it through a bunch of storms, not to mention kept the rain water out pretty good. My son painted a bird...
Michael’s Coffee Braised Short Ribs
This was a little twist on the usual crockpot recipe I do, and the flavor came out really good. Sorry I didn’t get a final presentation pic, hubby took it all to work for lunches and I forgot to snap a picture. Michael's Coffee Braised Short Ribs (Adapted from Paula...
Creamy Ravioli with Squash, Lemon, and Chives
Once again I find our schedule this month to be out of this world busy. Luckily I find some easy recipes like this to make on busy nights using some fresh veggies from the store and fresh herbs from my neighbor!We saw these at HEB (photo credit of my son). Loved the...
Fly Repellant
Summer is here people! Do you know what that means? Flies!!! I swear as soon as we take off the grill cover here they come. Wanna snack outside there’s a fly. Well if you are sick of swatting at them let me share a little secrete I’ve got. Recently at my cousin’s...
Dancing Corn
Summer is here! That means you’ll be scrambling to find stuff to entertain the kids with. This is a great project and kept the kids busy for a while watching the dancing corn. You can use gummy worms, corn, or gummy bears, etc. Check out my video from when we did this...
