The Best Cranberry Orange Bread It all started when my mom convinced me to try mixing cranberry juice into my orange juice. The tart flavor of the cranberry perfectly balances the sweetness of the orange. Cranberry orange juice is still my favorite drink, but it’s gone far beyond just juice now. I absolutely love the tartness of cranberries and how they can complement a sweet salad, baked good, or even soup so well....
There’s this one restaurant we go to in our local area that has my son’s absolute favorite dessert ever – dirt and worms. We’ve all had it before – pudding, crushed up Oreos, and gummy worms. My son gets it without the pudding but the idea is the same – there’s just something about eating dirt and worms that’s fun. This Oreo dirt cake makes it not only fun to eat but also delicious with the addition of layers of a pudding filling to go with the Oreo crumbs!...
A couple of weeks before our Europe trip, I asked people for recommendations on the best travel shoes. I’d heard a ton of great things about Tieks from friends (mostly how cute they are) and wanted to see if they were worth the cost. AKA would they save my feet from the aching pain I normally feel after walking a couple of miles on uneven ground. The response was underwhelming and mixed....
Wouldn’t you love to be the person who gave the best gift at a baby shower? While everyone else is bringing clothes, why not try out one of these more unique gift ideas; I would’ve loved to receive one of these gifts instead of another onesie or blanket. Most of these make it on my baby registry must-haves too! Awesome Baby Shower Gift Ideas 1 – A cool-mist humidifier This is the perfect gift that mom doesn’t even know she needs until her baby has a cold and can’t breathe in the middle of the night....
There is just something magical about spring. Maybe it’s the fact that you can be outside for more than five minutes without freezing or that the hours of light are longer or the colorful flowers popping up all over the place. Who knows. Robin Williams had it right when he said said “Spring is nature’s way of saying let’s party.” So naturally, with the weather finally being warm enough to be outside for a few minutes, I hosted an Easter celebration using my favorite spring party ideas to celebrate....
Water ballon games, games to play in the sprinklers, and even one of the most water bottle flip games you’ll ever play! Simply try one or ten of these fun water games on a hot summer day for guaranteed cool down fun! Fun Water Games for Kids & Adults Is there anything better than playing water games on a hot summer day? And I’m not talking about playing water games for kids only – I’m a huge fan of water games for adults too!...
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase via those links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Best St. Patrick’s Day Activities What’s a St. Patrick’s Day party without games and activities? I’ve put together a collection of the best St. Patrick’s Day activities from all over – activities for kids, adults, and all ages! Simply pick out your favorite activities from the list, serve with some of these St....
This maple bacon Texas sheet cake recipe is the perfect addition to any backyard BBQ, block party, or really any occasion. Rich and fudgy chocolate sheet cake topped with a delicious maple bacon icing and crispy bacon makes this one of the best sheet cakes you’ll ever try! Did anyone else watch the CMT Music Awards earlier this month? It’s one of my favorite award shows every year and this year was especially fun because most of the winners were some of my country music favorites – Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, and Lauren Alaina....
I love Valentine’s Day. I love all of the cute and corny valentines that everyone makes. And I miss elementary school where everyone gave all of their friends cute valentines and candy to go with them. I’m sure in a couple of years when I’m making hundreds of valentines to give to my then 5-year old’s classmates, I won’t miss it. But right now I do. My husband and I always go out or do something special for Valentine’s Day, but that’s just expected....
With the kids back in school, sports all week long, and life just being crazy – I’m all about easy desserts right now. Desserts like this caramel apple dump cake where you literally just dump things in a pan and bake. Oh and add ice cream – always add ice cream. This apple dump cake is my new favorite because it combines two of my favorite fall flavors – caramel and apple – with cake....
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Breakfast Pizza One of my absolute favorite ways to create a recipe is to combine two of my favorites into one easy dish. For this sausage gravy breakfast pizza, I did just that. Biscuits and gravy + pizza = the ultimate breakfast comfort food. And the best part? Like all of my recipes, these are simple to make and super kid friendly. This is also a fantastic way to use any leftover scrambled eggs or country gravy that you might have from a previous breakfast....
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. 4th of July Bingo 4th of July is one of my absolute favorite holidays. Fireworks. Food. Fun outside without a lot of prep. Freedom. I love it all. When we lived in Washington DC, you had to find a place in the mall hours and hours before the fireworks actually started....
When my oldest son was younger, he was obsessed with all of the hidden picture, seek and find, i-spy type activities and activity books. Pretty sure we had an entire library full. I even ordered him a custom one where you had to find him on each of the pages (such a great gift for kids by the way). So it’s probably no surprise that I like to make i-spy pages for all of the holidays....
This post contains affiliate links to products. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. St. Patrick’s Day Charades I love a good game of charades whether it’s regular charades or reverse charades! I just think it’s great for a good laugh and honestly nobody is really that good so it puts everyone on a level playing field! Plus it’s fun for all ages – kids through grandparents!...
To prep for my party, I headed over to Walmart to pick up everything I would need for the party. K came with me and helped me pick out some of his favorite treats – Dasani Water, Wheat Thins, and Halloween Oreos. And I saw the Orange Fanta and knew it would be perfect with its bright orange color and Halloween decorated cans. Luckily the Wheat Thins and Oreos are both in the snack aisle and the Fanta and Dasani are both in the beverage aisle, so it was a short shopping trip....
Grandma’s Brownie Cake A few years ago my grandma gave everybody in the family a cookbook of recipes that she loves along with some fun stories to go along with it. Talk about vintage recipes right? Some of them I’m not sure how to try because ingredients aren’t readily available anymore. Some of them have been family favorites for years like this homemade chicken noodle soup and pizza loaf. And some of them – like his chocolate brownie cake – have become new favorites!...
My Favorite Holiday Punch My husband and I are completely different when it comes to drinks. He drinks water, and I drink pretty much everything else (like this strawberry citrus mocktail!). I love water but can only drink so much of it before I need something a little stronger like juice or a yummy sparkling non-alcoholic holiday punch like this one. I originally created this recipe back in 2014 and it’s still one of my go-to holiday punch recipes every single year!...
I’ve hosted my fair share of baby showers in the past but never a Halloween one! Halloween wasn’t even in my list of the best girl baby shower themes or the best boy baby shower themes. I didn’t actually know it was a thing. But I was helping someone come up with Halloween baby shower ideas the other day and figured I’d share some of the super cute Halloween theme baby shower ideas I found during my search!...
One of the most typical things to do at a Christmas party is a gift exchange of some sort. Often times people play a gift exchange game of some sort (and if you’re going to do that, I have the best gift exchange games here), but sometimes you just don’t want to play a game. I’ve put together a list of creative gift exchange ideas that aren’t all necessarily a game....
When we moved into our new house a couple of years ago, we always had the intent to finish the basement as soon as we had the time and money. Then the world shut down and time and money were things of the past. We finally were able to make it work, and I can excitedly say that our basement is finally finished! Over the next few months I’ll be sharing photos and details of what we ended up doing, tips for designing your own, and things we learned during the process....
