Green onion dip recipe We love green onions, so naturally we planted a ton of them in our garden. Well, we're not eating them as fast as we thought we would, and we keep forgetting about them. We'll be sitting down half way done with dinner, looking out at our garden and that's when we think "oh yeah, green onions would have been great on this." Moral of the story, I'm ...
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Triple Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate is one of the addictions that I openly admit to having, I seriously can’t go too long without having some sort of chocolate. I know other people love chocolate too but most of them cringe a little when they see how much chocolate is in some of the things that I love. My wife likes chocolate but not too much chocolate, like when I get a chocolate cake with chocolate ...
Easy corndog muffin recipe using Trader Joe’s cornbread mix
I'm always looking for family friendly recipes, my daughter isn't even a picky eater, but I like to make meals a little more fun. Sometimes I think I appreciate kid food just as much as she does and chicken tenders end up on the meal plan often. So I made some fun corndog muffins with a box of Trader Joe's cornbread mix. It was so easy, all I did was add a little garlic ...
How to Plan a DIY Candy Buffet for Your Party
This post does include some affiliate links, so you can set up your candy buffet without leaving your house, and I get a little credit for helping you out. (I'd call that a win-win!) Candy Buffets (or Candy Bars, I avoid the term Candy Bar as everyone thinks I'm referring to chocolate bars) have become a very popular trend at weddings and parties. Personally, I love candy ...
Easy Frosted Cupcakes with Kool-Aid
The first time I made cupcakes with Cherry flavored Kool-Aid frosting I was in college and we had all the guys over to play video games all night long. Playing video games for that long takes stamina so I had to make some delightfully sweet cupcakes. Even if our kitchen was the size of a shoebox and I had to use the dining room table (a small bistro patio set) for most of the ...
Quick and easy triple chocolate parfaits
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TreatYourselfToSummer #CollectiveBias Phew! We had a long weekend, my cousin had basketball tournaments all weekend long and we were there to cheer her on and endured a whole lot of icky spring weather to get to the stands. It was worth it she won the championship ...
Girl Boss Book Par-Tea! (fun brunch ideas)
We hosted a ridiculously fun Girl Boss book party...I'm sorry, did I say party? I clearly meant par-tea, because bad puns are better when used in excess. Our Girl Boss Book par-tea was held to celebrate some pretty amazing books penned by girl bosses that have dominated in their field. Originally I wanted to work with a hot pink color palette, but weirdly enough, hot pink tea ...
Simple Minions Marshmallow Crispie Bar Layer Cake
We made a Minions Cake to celebrate the launch of The Minions Movie. At this point, you've probably encountered photos of every kind of minion decorated dessert that you can dream up. Unfortunately, I'm the worst ever at decorating. So I had to come up with my own minion dessert that had almost no effort required. I took my standard Marshmallow Crispie Bar Layer Cake, and ...
Gilmore Girls DIY Binge Watch Party Ideas
We're a little over a month out from finding out the actual last line that Lorelai Gilmore was always destined to say. As we count down the days until Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life the hype is getting real. The Luke's Diner pop up shops were absolutely amazing, and it really brought fans together not only in coffee shops, but also on the interwebs. Going home and reading ...
Simple DIY football centerpiece
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, MARS. All opinions are mine alone. #ScoreAtCVS #CollectiveBias It's Fall which means it's time for everything pumpkin, leaves falling, and football. We're serious about football games around here, and we always end up hosting games at least a few times a year. So I thought I would create some fun ...
Geronimo! How to make a simple Doctor Who Pie.
The Trader Joe's Gods decided to put out an awesome cherry pie filling and I instantly had the perfect excuse to bake up a pie. This post contains affiliate links so you can make your own easy peezy Doctor Who pie. So Instead of making a boring pie I made two pie crusts, used one for the bottom of my pie and used the other to cut out super fun Doctor Who shapes. I started with ...