Last weekend Peyton and I attended a cupcake decorating demonstration from Way Cool Cooking School at the Crayola Experience at the Mall of America. This weekend I decided to take the knowledge and new skills and put them to the test. I wanted to see if it was really that easy to make Tie Dye cupcakes at home. Because everything seems so simple when you are in a class, I was curious to see if I … [Read more...]
Cherry Soft Serve Ice Cream with Ice Cream Depot
We are having a blast trying out new recipes with our Ice Cream Depot machine. Tonight, I created a recipe for Cherry Soft Serve Ice Cream. I will admit, the strength of the cherry flavor is going to depend on the ripeness of the cherries you use. Since it's the middle of winter in Minnesota, I used canned tart cherries. This gave the soft serve a mild cherry flavor. This summer I plan on … [Read more...]
Chocolate Covered Christmas Trees
One of my favorite things to do is bake cookies with Peyton. When I was little, I remember my mom baking and filling our whole dining room table full of treats during the holidays. She would wrap them up in decorative papers and give them to friends, family, and neighbors for the holidays. She was a fabulous baker and everyone looked forward to receiving a basket full of goodies from her during … [Read more...]
Emoji Inspired Cookies
With The Emoji Movie recently being released I decided to whip up some quick and fun emoji cookies to go along with the movie. These are fairly simple and even the kids can help! You'll need the following - Yellow Melting Chocolates Cookies Black Icing White Icing Red Icing Blue Icing Green Icing Whatever other color icing you would like Silicone mold Cookie … [Read more...]
Halloween Spider Cupcakes
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love decorating the house and making special treats. Today I decided to try my hand at making these super cute spider cupcakes. They didn't look too challenging. At least on the package. I saw the Wilton kit while I was at the store picking up decorations and I thought it was so adorable! But the kit only makes 12 spider cupcakes. And it doesn't come … [Read more...]
Hold On To Summer a Little Longer with Nutrisystem Pound Cake
The kids are heading back to school and summer is coming to an end but I'm going to hold on to it as long as I can. This coming weekend there will be celebrations and BBQs. It can be a hard time for those of us that are on a weight loss journey or trying to eat healthily. But I have a little recipe up my sleeve! Here's an option for a low cal strawberry shortcake using the Nutrisystem Pound … [Read more...]
Everyone Can Enjoy Jolly Llama
We had such a busy day today! Peyton and I are in Chicago visiting family and decided to take a day trip to the Lincoln Zoo. It was our first time and we had a blast! After the zoo, we went back to my Aunt's house and we spent the rest of the day with our family. It was a warm day out, which means the kids are looking something cold to enjoy. But with all these children, we run into a few dietary … [Read more...]
Celebrate Summer with FatBoy
Doesn't it feel like summer is just flying by? It seems like just yesterday was the last day of school. It feels like we should still be at the beginning of summer. But were not. School starts in 4 weeks. FOUR WEEKS! Did you get that? In 4 weeks, Peyton will be back in school. Summer will have come to an end. So I'm going to hold on to summer for as long as I can. And for us, that means enjoying … [Read more...]
S’Mores Brownies
Peyton and I really have a sweet tooth. And while I was out shopping the other day I came across this baking mix from Betty Crocker - Hershey's s'mores premium dessert bar mix. Of course, I just had to pick up a box and try it out. I was curious if this was really going to taste like a s'mores and how hard was it going to be to make. Turns out, it's fairly simple to make! There is a graham … [Read more...]
Caramel Corn the MELT Organic Way
We are huge caramel popcorn lovers in this house. Whenever I buy a bag, Peyton eats it the instant we get home. She even hides it so she is the only one to get any! But the store bought caramel popcorn is full of preservatives, trans fat and lots of other ingredients I rather keep out of Peyton's diet. MELT Organic sent me a recipe for Caramel Corn to try out. With the holiday weekend, I thought … [Read more...]
