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2013 was a Big Year! In Disney Tokyo, they were calling it “The Happiness Year” because they were celebrating their 30th year of being open… I know someone else who was celebrating their 30th year of being on the Earth. 😉 BIG Things Happened here …
With all of the ridiculously unhealthy things that we shove in our body, it is nice to have something more healthy every now and then. Now, I love that junk as much, if not more than, everyone else – but I know that my body …
What IS the perfect party? Well, I for one, am not quite sure. What I DO know about the Perfect Party is that it includes food!
I think when entertaining a [large] group of friends, often a Cocktail Party or Hors D’Oeuvres Party is the way to go. Have you noticed how BIG little plates are right now at restaurants!? A great advantage to serving lots of little things is that you have plenty of opportunity to sample lots of things without needing to feel like a pig for trying one of everything!
I am going to stick to the savory side of things here and go into a wide variety of Perfect Party Pleasers! Continue reading Party Perfect
Chocolate Cookies, Chocolate AND Cookies, Chocolate but no Cookies… that is how we have arrived at today’s No-Bake Chocolate Treat! All you need in some melted chocolate (hello microwave), some chopped pistachios and some dried cherries or cranberries. Wanna talk about easy + impressive + …
At Christmas Time, people are baking batch after batch after batch of cookies. All of those cookies are absolutely fantastic, but today I have an impressive change of pace from cookies! These Christmas Trees are made all from store-bought supplies (Reese’s Cups and Hershey Kisses). …
Before I got so into cooking, I was quite the crafty lady! I am now trying to find time in my life to balance my two loves (make that four loves, since I have to find time for the dogs and hubby in there too). These Cupcakes combine two of my favorite things – food (cupcakes to be exact) and crafts! Blogging is also near the top of the list for my favorite things with my family (and food). I love going to school and seeing my students grow into fantastic leaders, I enjoy teaching and hopefully making a positive impact on their lives. I enjoy being a big-kid at heart and making others smile. OH YEAH – making others smile… if you don’t want to whip up a batch of Cupcake Ornaments, you can WIN some at the bottom of this post 🙂
These adorable little cupcake ornaments can be made in about a million different colors Continue reading Homemade Cupcake Ornaments with a Giveaway