My sweet baby girl LOVES to bake and design cakes and other treats. She adores making a HUGE mess playing in flour, and she recently discovered a new love of kneading fondant when we made her special football jersey football cake. She also adores rainbows so this rainbow cake project was fun for both of us. […]
Simple Recipes & Party Treats
Happy Birthday Ellie! Football Jersey Cake
Today my baby, my youngest Ellie, turns 6. Yikes! Sitting on this side of it, I feel as though time has flown like lightning. I know in another blink of an eye she’ll be off to college. Seriously, isn’t that what it feels like?! You moms of older kids, doesn’t it feel that way? I’m […]
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse
This No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse is a perfectly delicious simple dessert for your next holiday gathering! We’re still in pumpkin season, right?! I wish it lasted all year long! I don’t often blog about food (although I have been more lately) and I have a bit of an obsession with pumpkin. So I’m going with it. […]
Minions Movie Night Snack Ideas
We have had some BIG minions fans in this house ever since the days of Despicable Me. Who can resist those silly characters! Ronin actually has an adorable minions comforter on his bed, and he even talked John into dressing up as a minion for Halloween this year. So funny! We’re definitely excited for the Minions movie Blu-Ray/DVD release tomorrow […]
Simple Wine Pairings
Disclosure: The Hess Collection provided wine. No other compensation was received. All opinions are my own. I was eleven the first time I traveled from Florida to the Napa Valley. My Uncle was an accountant in the wine industry, so my Grandma decided to start a tradition to take my brother and I for a […]
Allergy Friendly Mango Cashew Cornbread Stuffing Casserole
Now that Halloween is over, who’s getting ready for Thanksgiving!? Haha. With all of our allergies around here, we immediately had to sort all of the peanut and gluten candy out of the candy bags. It’s our annual ritual because, well, we have to. Especially peanut because it’s an anaphylactic allergy for Ronin. But we also […]
Happy 8th Birthday Ronin! {Minecraft Party Ideas}
My Ronin turns 8 today. It’s shocking how fast it’s flown when sometimes the day-to-day seems like it’s dragged at a snails pace. Motherhood altered my life in innumerable ways and it’s not always rainbows and kittens. But when I add it all up, I wouldn’t change it for the world. I could not live without that smile, […]
DIY Minecraft and Pokemon Inspired School Lunch Kits
Disclosure: This DIY Minecraft and Pokemon Inspired School Lunch Kits post is sponsored by Snapware. They’ve also provided a Snapware Total Solution 16-piece-set to giveaway. (Retail Value $29.99.) Oh Back to School lunch. We’ve been back in school a little over a week, and I’m back in the swing making school lunches. It’s one of my most […]
New Orleans Style Bloody Mary Boosted
I’ve had a life long love affair with the Bloody Mary. Back in the day, well before marriage and kids I went to college in New Orleans, a city I just adore. It’s a part of my soul, and so is the incredible food and libations. I have such memories hunting down the perfect Bloody Mary while I […]
Sweet Potato Flan with Dark Chocolate Drizzle
A week and a half ago I was on vacation in New Orleans for Jazz Fest, and oh the food! I went to college there many moons ago and one of the things that I absolutely dearly loved, and still miss is the fabulous cuisine. We ate at this incredible soul food restaurant one afternoon and […]
Skylanders Inspired Portal Cake
What You’ll Need: Cake Mix Marshmallow Creme Chocolate Frosting Ovation Sticks (2 boxes) 2 Skylanders Figures of Choice Wilton 6 x 2 Inch Round Cake Pan Step 1–Bake & Cool Cake: Mix cake batter per instructions and pour into 6-inch round cake pan about 1/2 full. Bake and flip over to cool. (Cake will remain […]
Stunning Cake Tips and Inspirations in Cake My Day Book with Sweetworks
This is a Fashionista Event and a promotional item was provided to me by Sweetworks. Hosts for this event are Still Blonde after all these Years and ModlyChic. I was never a baker, that is until Ellie came along. She’s always been interested in baking, has a HUGE sweet tooth (much like her mother,) and at the age of […]