Pintrest

Yes I have been part of the Pintrest craze (and brought others with me!) for about two years now. I can honestly say that through this addiction I have been able to look better, cook better, find better ideas and such through Pintrest that through a Google search!

My fav of all fav categories is the ‘Beauty’ section. I’ve learned to contour my face, see new techniques, learn how to do hair better, and so on. Let’s just say Pintrest changed my life lol.

Here is a link to my Pintrest board where you can follow me/links for the pictures below and some of my favorite pins. HAPPY PINNING!!!!

 

Swig Sugar Cookies

So I am obsessed with Pintrest! I love all the inspiration it brings and just about anything. Who KNEW there was a 101 different uses for toilet paper rolls! I’m mean REALLY!? I think that’s awesomeness!

I found a awesome recipe called SWIG COOKIES. It’s a sugar cookie with sour cream icing. Now these cookies are ADDICTING! They are simple to make and aren’t overly sweet. I like eating them with no icing but the girls loved the pink icing.

I had the girls help and as we all know every little kid loves to make cookies. The girl who made this recipe has a little shop in her home town that these cookies are given with each order for free! How cool.

The link to the recipe and to the store behind the cookies is here.

 

Holiday Planning in July

Yes, I know I am about 5 months early however with working full time, 5 little ladies, and a tight budget I need to get my ducks in a row. Of course since I have found the amazing world of Pintrest the ideas are flowing!

This year for the girls we are going to do clothes since they have wwwaaayyy too many toys to begin with. Aaron is a little more tricky but I will get that figured out lol. For friends and family Im going to be doing some homemade gift baskets because personally I think that is more sentimental, don't you?

For the past few years, I have done a friend's Thanksgiving the beginning of November and this year will be no different. I like to be the one that not only hosts but I love doing the majority of the cooking. Of course, this year Aaron has convinced me to just do the turkey, stuffing, and potatoes and have everyone else bring the other dishes. This should help with the 'Holiday Nazi' I always become. Hey, what can I say, I love hosting and have being able to entertain. (I most get that from my Nana) 


I've also decided to do a Ladies Only Cookie Exchange the beginning of December. I love the idea of exchanging recipes, eating finger foods, and of course WINE!

Here are some ideas I've found on Pintrest already:

Christmas Wreath Tutorial

Christmas Tree Cheese


Applesauce and cinnamon ornaments

I'll be doing a weekly Pintrest finds so stay tuned!

Sour Cream Pound Cake

Paula Deen’s Sour Cream Pound Cake


Ive really been in the baking mood lately. I am making some special cake balls for a family get together after Momma’s rehearsal dinner and will post that later. Today I made Paula Deen’s Sour Cream Pound Cake.

Oh my goodness, while it was baking it smelled soo good that I couldn't wait for it to be done and slice into it. I personally don’t like toppings for my pound cake but you can always do a easy glaze, fresh fruit, or powder sugar. The recipe calls to bake for 40-60 minutes. After 40 minutes, mine was still really gooey so a hour made it perfect.

Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients
• 1 stick butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Add the sour cream and mix until incorporated. Sift the baking soda and flour together. Add to the creamed mixture alternating with eggs, beating in each egg 1 at a time. Add vanilla.
Pour the mixture into a greased and floured loaf pan. Bake for 40 minutes to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

It is so easy to make and taste delicious!

Tell us what you feed your toddlers/preschoolers

I have been blessed with children that are not very picky with their meals. Yes they do have their favorites but usually they are great. Kelly’s Korner is featuring what you feed you toddler/preschoolers and with me having a preschooler, toddler, AND baby I thought this would be good for me to add my two cents.

Now I will have to be honest, I wish I had the time to spend fixing gourmet lunches and dinners but with working full time I do my best so please don’t judge lol.

So here are a few things we like to eat for meals,

BREAKFAST-
Cereal (we do a rotation so we don’t get tired of one kind. Currently the kids are liking Captain Crunch Berries)
Strawberry instant oatmeal
Chocolate chip pancakes(only on Family Sunday morning breakfast)
Scrambled eggs with cheese and chalua hot sauce (don’t ask me why but my kids like it spicy)

LUNCH-
PB&J or PB&B (peanut butter and banana)
EZ MAC microwaveables
Hot dog and ketchup with apple sauce

DINNER-
Marinade chicken (lowery’s garlic and herb) with mashpotatoes
Spaghetti ( we have this at least once a wekk)
Hamburger Helper (Aaron and the kids fav)
Chicken A La Leslie (recipe in blog archives)

SNACKS-
Fruit snacks
Jello cups
Goldfish
Cheese sticks
Capri suns bag drinks

So there is kind of a rundown of my kiddos favorite things to eat. Of course there are those recipes I try new and no one likes but hey at least I try 

Baking with Addison

Since it is the month of love we made some Pillsbury Valentine Sugar cookies with pink frosting. Addi poured the mix in the bowl while I did the butter and egg and then she held the mix all on her own and mixed them. After baking all 3 dozens we iced them and of course ate a few :P

Since it is the month of love we made some Pillsbury Valentine Sugar cookies with pink frosting. Addi poured the mix in the bowl while I did the butter and egg and then she held the mix all on her own and mixed them. After baking all 3 dozens we iced them and of course ate a few :P

I think they came out cute and just the right size for the little girls. I just used a teaspoon measuring spoon to scoop and place on the cookie sheet

It was a nice day of now work, nap, baking, and yummy spaghetti for dinner. Tomorrow is forecasted to be just as cold and windy with wind chill -15! We decided no school tomorrow and to enjoy being at home again all together.

Roast, potatoes, carrots, and garlic rolls

I made some yummy comfort food tonight. I made a roast in the crockpot for 8 hours today. Rubbed it in garlic salt and the covered it with three cans of beef brith, two packs of onion soup mix, and a cup of water. It comes out really moist and yummy. I used cut up golen potatoes and baby carrots. For the rolls I did cresents. While they were baking I brought 2Tbs of butter and 2 Tbs of olive oil to a simmer and then added 1Tbs of minced garlic and 1Tbs of parsley and set aside. When the cresents were done while warm I brushed the mixer over the rolls. Nice dinner for a nice fall day!

Fall is Here!

Fall is here! I took a little time to make some decorated halloween cookies and they came out good for a first timer i think. I used a simple sugar cookie recipe and then made and colored my own icing. What do you think?

Coffee Lover

I LOVE coffee and I start my day everyday with a cup of joe in one of my favorite coffee cups that my Nana gave me and yes it is pink lol


I also CRAVE a Starbucks Iced Caramel Macchiato. During the Spring/Summer its iced and in the Winter it is hot. Extra shot of expresso and extra caramel. I don't get them often because they are expensive but its a treat every now and then.

McDonald's has come out with a new Frappe which Im really liking. Not only the caramel one is yummy but I keep getting coupons to get a free small (which is the size of a grande at Starbuck's)! Hey, you can't beat free can you?

Mmm I think I will have to go get one now :)