For Easter I decided I wanted to make a carrot cake - but with some sort of new twist. Off to Pinterest I went. I found this recipe: Carrot Cake Cheesecake Cake from Shugary Sweets. I knew that this was a little more involved, but I had the whole weekend to time it out. Plus, I love … Continue reading Carrot Cheesecake Cake
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Happy Valentines' Day from My Color-Coded Life. My Pinterest News Feed has been filled with red hearts, candy, and cute ways to make the perfect valentines for weeks now. When I was in my 20s, I HATED this holiday, so much in fact, that my mom started sending me funny valentines each year signed with … Continue reading I Heart U
We had a great time at our annual Halloween Party this past weekend. In addition to good friends, fun times, and delicious snacks it's always great for the kids to do a test run of their costumes! A spooky clip-art owl was my inspiration for the party. Here are the materials I used to make … Continue reading A Happy Spooky Halloween Party
Happy Friday! Here are all the things I'm loving this week! On TV - I haven't talked about TV in awhile. We did have some great season finales this spring! Chicago Fire & PD, Scandal, Grey's, Parenthood! I can't wait for all of these to start back up. I binged watched Orange is the New … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 07.18.14
We celebrated Olivia's Third Birthday in style with a Cat in the Hat themed party. I made the invitations, address labels, and return address labels on my computer. I found blue envelopes at Staples that matched perfectly! Birthday Banner. I used a plastic red tablecloth and then red and white striped wrapping paper for the … Continue reading A Cat in the Hat Party
Here is a delicious dessert recipe for Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes. It is one of my sister's go-to dessert recipes. The recipe is originally from Paula Deen (not one of my favorite people, but you must give credit where credit is due.) Photo originally from food.com Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes Servings: 10 Ingredients: Cake 1 (18 … Continue reading Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes – Family Cookbook Scrapbook – vol 3
We had a great time hosting a Halloween party for Olivia and her friends this weekend. You know I love a good party - and I love Halloween! It has always been one of my favorite holidays. I hope by having fun get togethers for Halloween that Olivia will grow to love this holiday too. … Continue reading Halloween Party!
I love making corn muffins in the fall. I like them to be a little bit sweeter so they can also serve as a dessert. Here is my corn muffin recipe: CORN MUFFINS 1 cup of corn meal, 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, 3 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 … Continue reading Fall Treats
Happy Friday everyone and happy last weekend of summer. I hope whatever plans you have for this long weekend will be relaxing and peaceful before the air starts to cool, the coffee turns pumpkin flavored, and the kids get on the school buses! Here are all the things I am loving this week! On TV … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 08.30.13
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