Recipes, Travel, Crafts & Family Advice for Moms
If you are looking for an amazing Chocolate Buttercream Frosting then you do not want to miss this amazing recipe. This is the only Chocolate buttercream frosting recipe I will use, and I have been using it long before blogging was a thing. Most chocolate buttercream recipes are either lacking in rich chocolate flavor or they are lacking a great buttercream texture that you can pipe out well. This chocolate buttercream frosting recipe does not … [Read more...]
Homemade pumpkin puree is the best way to make all the pumpkin recipes that you love! Once you realize how easy it is to make homemade pumpkin puree and how much better it tastes then the store bought stuff you will never go back to using a can of pumpkin puree! Following the easy steps for how to make homemade pumpkin puree you will be making pumpkin puree in no time! This post will teach you everything you need to know, from how to roast … [Read more...]
If you are looking for the cutest Halloween cookies ever that everyone will love, then you are going to love these super cute and spooky Halloween Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies! Using melted chocolate chips and homemade chocolate chip cookies these Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect tasty Halloween cookie. Spider Chocolate Chip Cookies Halloween Spider cookies These Halloween Spider cookies are made with one of my favorite … [Read more...]
Halloween hot chocolate is the perfect after trick-or-treating treat for the kids! For this fun Halloween treat you are going to make adorable ghosts out of marshmallows and then add them to the most amazing homemade hot chocolate. This Halloween hot Chocolate is the perfect fun Halloween drink for kids! Halloween Hot Chocolate This sweet treat is a great way to warm your little ghost and goblins this Halloween season. I used my Starbucks … [Read more...]
If you are looking for a fun Halloween cookie then you are going to love these Vampire Cookies! These vampire cookies are made with homemade chocolate chip cookies, marshmallows, frosting and almonds. Vampire cookies are for sure going to put some creepy in your Halloween fun! Vampire Cookies This halloween cookie recipe is so much fun to make! When you are all said and done you have some creepy vampire mouths! They are totally perfect for … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats are the perfect combination of no bake marshmallow treats and pumpkin spice, the perfect fall flavor! I can not get enough pumpkin spice everything when it is fall, actually I can hardly wait until fall to enjoy pumpkin spice everything. Most years I only make it to about mid summer before I start whipping out the pumpkin spice baking, drinking and eating. Don't let anyone ever tell you that it is to early … [Read more...]
Looking for tasty treats for Halloween? Everyone will love these Tasty Halloween Recipes that are perfect for Kids! They are so much fun and they will make for one super tasty Halloween party! From pumpkins, to ghosts, to orange spaghetti there is totally something for everyone in this awesome list of Tasty Halloween Treats for Kids! Most of these are quite easy to make, and you can get the kiddos involved helping you make them too! Of course we … [Read more...]
There is just something so classic about a vanilla cupcake. It is so versatile that you can mix so many different fillings and toppings to change the taste. Vanilla cupcakes have a more of a mild flavor unlike chocolate cupcakes, it pairs well with lots of different flavors. Yet if you don't have that great vanilla cupcake recipe it can ruin all of your hard work on any other items you made to put on them. Now the classic cake that I had … [Read more...]
When making sugar cookies there are so many recipes out there. Sure they taste good but decorating them is a total pain in the butt because they spread when baking. Thankfully I went to baking school so I can teach you all the trick to having No Spread Sugar Cookies, and you can WOW everyone! This No Spread Sugar Cookies is a total showstopper when you decorate them with Royal Icing. Check out my favorite royal icing here, its perfect and you … [Read more...]
This Apple looks like it took a lot of work but it was quite simple for a caramel apple. The first time I made it was a complete accident I was trying to just stripe it with the chocolate and my finger bumped into the wet chocolate. But sometimes beautiful things come out of mistakes. Make sure you read how to melt the chocolate in a double boiler and Make sure you read how to make perfect caramel apples. If you want to make these without all the … [Read more...]
A sweet treat doesn't always mean it has to be bad for you. This Candy Corn Fruit Salad a great treat to get your kids into that Halloween sprit without loads of candy. The point of this salad is to layer the orange, yellow and white just like a piece of candy corn. You can use the individual fruit cups if you are making them for 1/2 kids or use cans of fruit if you are making it for multiple kids. Candy Corn Fruit Salad Candy Corn … [Read more...]
I am going to eat your brains!!! On the plus side they will taste very yummy! This zombie brains are really just a nut cover in royal icing. These cookies will sure be a hit at your next Halloween party or just for you to enjoy while you watch your favorite zombie show. Check out here on how to learn everything you need to know on making sugar cookies . You will want to use the perfect sugar cookie dough recipe and the royal icing recipe when … [Read more...]
Making & Decorating Perfect Sugar Cookies These little cookies can make such a wow factor as gifts for friends or a center piece at a party. The only thing is they can take some time to get all of the details to look just right. With this article I will walk you though all my tips on home to make professional looking cookies without having to spend $20 a dozen. Making & Decorating Perfect Sugar Cookies Tools: Rolling pin Rolling … [Read more...]
Having fall down south is very different than what it is like up north, I am used to that full fall experience of leavings changing, pumpkin picking and apple flavored food everywhere and in the south it is so not like that! I love having caramel apples but they are very hard to find around here premade so I am resorting to making my own and now I am sharing my secrets on How to Make Perfect Caramel Apples with you. Plus you will make homemade … [Read more...]
In the mood for a fall treat that has very little work needed and can be whipped up quickly? Then this Pumpkin Patch Pudding is going to be your go to treat! It is super easy to make these Pumpkin Patch Pudding cups and they will be a big hit with the kids too! Pumpkin Patch Pudding Pumpkin Patch Pudding Ingredients: 1 package vanilla Oreos 1 box instant Butterscotch pudding - If you are not a fan of butterscotch you can … [Read more...]
I am always looking for a healthy way to celebrate holidays and my kids love yogurt banana pops. In our house they are a special treat and they have no clue they are having a very healthy snack. These little Yogurt Banana Ghost Pops are sure to scare you little ones into eating them quickly! If you have any small mouths eating them you can cut them in half so they can eat the Yogurt Banana Ghost Pops easier. Yogurt Banana Ghost Pops Yogurt … [Read more...]
Perfect! Open it up. Quickly! Its the nightmare before Christmas sugar cookies! How jolly are these Jack Skellington Homemade Halloween Sugar Cookies. How to draw on sugar cookies To make Jacks face I used these edible markers but you are more than welcome to pipe some black icing on top of the edible marker face to make Jacks face pop. You will also need royal icing, this royal icing is easy to make. So make sure you make … [Read more...]
Twinkies are something that if I would let him Tom (hubby) would eat daily. I have brought them in the house only to have the whole box disappear before I could even think about them. That happened a few times while I was buying supplies to make these Twinkie Mummies. I rebought the twinkies like 3 times and got smart the third time by hiding the box. However that also meant when I went to make these Twinkie Mummies I heard "What! You … [Read more...]
Halloween, oh what a fun holiday to play with food for! Seriously I love the fun things you can do for Halloween to your food! You can make easy Orange Noodles for Halloween, if you are looking for eye balls, then theses easy monster eyeball cookies are a sinch to make and if you need some fruit these Snow White’s Candy Apples will do the trick! But these Jack O Lantern Quesadillas are a super easy one to make and great for lunch, dinner, snack … [Read more...]
When you are making cupcakes there are many different types of frosting you can use. This recipe is for homemade whipped frosting if you are looking for buttercream use this Homemade Buttercream Frosting Recipe and if you are looking for chocolate frosting use this Chocolate Frosting recipe . You can use this frosting on cupcakes and cakes and have a great flavored treat. If you are looking for cake recipes use my favorites, Boxed cake made to … [Read more...]