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Hand and Foot Turkeys

This weekend my aunt helped my kids make Thanksgiving turkeys using tracings of their hands and feet. Not only is this a great Thanksgiving craft, but I now have tracings of my kids’ hands and feet and their current ages. Priceless!!

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Honey Curried Chicken

This is possibly my favorite meal to make. I often make it on my birthday. It’s so delicious and a different way to make chicken. Plus, it has curry, which is one of the best inventions of all time.

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Surprise Filling Cupcake pan

My sweet husband bought me the COOLEST cupcake pan! Instead of putting candy in the center of the batter, hoping it won’t sink to the bottom but discovering in the end… it has, this pan has a skewer in the center, designed to hold candy, fruit, etc. WOAH!

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Witch Hat Cookies

Here is a quick, easy Halloween witch hat cookie that requires little artistic ability. It’s a twist on the classic peanut butter cookies with a kiss, but we made them all chocolate to look like witch hats.

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Tips for a Safe Halloween

We love Halloween in our house, especially my son. I think it’s the combination of dressing up like a superhero, loads of candy, and watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” everyday for a week. What’s not to love? But with all this joy, it’s important to take extra safety precautions. If you want to […]

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Homemade Halloween Sugar Cookies

My kids and I love to make sugar cookies together. This week, we made Halloween sugar cookies, but I was feeling far too lazy to dirty all my piping bags and make a ton of different colors of frosting. Plus, since my kids aren’t quite old enough to be stellar pipers, I wanted to find […]

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Easy Halloween Spider Cookies

Here is a Halloween spider cookie that requires no baking, mixing or artistic skill whatsoever. Plus, they’re adorable!!

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Cupcakes Two Ways

My mom made these cupcakes few weeks ago and shared the idea with me. This is a great idea for a get together because it leaves you with two very different cupcakes without having to make two separate batters.

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Chocolate Snack Cake

This is one of the best chocolate cakes I’ve ever tasted! It’s very moist and dark and best of all, it’s one of those one bowl cakes that comes together quickly. Plus, since it’s called a “snack” cake, I feel perfectly justified in eating a piece for an afternoon snack rather than that apple mocking […]

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Jack-O-Lantern Cake

Last week we bought a cake mix with Halloween sprinkles! The box had a picture of a jack-o-lantern, so when my son saw it, he was convinced we were having a jack-o-lantern cake. Rather than disappoint him, I decided to make one. And it was extremely easy.

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