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 the holiday. Now, I like to bake treats with Peyton. This year, I'm teaching her how to make ...
Desserts
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 Sheet Glass measuring cup First, take the melting chocolates and place them in the glass measuring ...
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 with the frosting, tip or bag. Inside the kit are the sugar eyes, little feet on toothpicks and ...
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 Cake. I know I get bored and frustrated with eating the same things over and over again. And when I get ...
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 issue. We have one that is lactose intolerant and another that has issues with Gluten. So, finding a ...
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 as many strawberries as possible. Aren't they the poster child for summer? Strawberries make ...