Chex Mix is a holiday staple that can be made to fit any theme or taste. A friend of mine from Instagram shared this Butterbeer Chex Mix recipe and I knew I had to try it! Butterbeer Chex Mix is perfectly sweet, crunchy, and magically transports your taste buds right into the world of Harry Potter! If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you know there is nothing like wanting to try some of the food from this magical Wizarding World….
If you’re looking for an easy, light, and impressive dessert to put together for your next summer BBQ, you need to make this very berry trifle dessert! This is so simple, so yummy, and so pretty. It goes together quickly and can even be customized to your specific taste. A trifle is a dessert made of cake, berries, and cream. Trifles are typically served in clear cylindrical bowls making a showcase of their layered ingredients. With this very berry trifle…
Saint Patrick’s Day may be behind us, but it’s always a good day to have a good dinner, especially when that dinner is a one pot, set it and forget it crockpot corned beef! In years past I have failed miserably at making a decent corned beef. Not anymore with this tried and true recipe that will give you the perfect corned beef for a festive Irish holiday, or any day! I grew up eating corned beef regularly as my…
Call it charcuterie, snack boards, meat and cheese boards, whatever you will, these simple platters of tasty finger foods have burst into popularity. We’ve probably always seen them as party buffet staples, but these days they have elevated to elegance. Thing is though, when have you seen a kid happy and satisfied with any elegant food? I certainly haven’t. In fact, recently my oldest attended a rather posh dining experience with myself and friends where she laughed at all “the…
The holidays are shortly upon us. If you’re a noncustodial parent like me, you’re putting the final plans on those holiday child visitation arrangements and getting more and more excited. The holidays often mean a bigger visitation stretch than normal for us, and that is a gift in itself. I hope you are as lucky as I am to get to plan for special times together just ahead. As joyful as reuniting during the holidays is, gifting during these occasions…
America’s birthday is one of my favorite holidays. Family, food, fun, summer, and fireworks all together is the perfect combination. Cupcakes, of course, make that fave list for me too. You saw that one coming, didn’t you? 🙂 This year I wanted to represent the stars and stripes in a simply elegant cupcake way. Here are my super simple July 4th Cupcakes. To begin your July 4th cupcakes you’ll need some solid colored red, white, or blue cupcakes wrappers. I…
Top o’ the mornin’ to ya! Mutton better than a holiday with coordinated sweets! Cupcakes are the perfect treat for any occasion and can be easily outfitted to suit the theme. Irish you would try these St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes for your St Patrick’s Day celebration. Puns aside, these cupcakes are simple and splendid at the same time. They incorporate several artistic representations we associate to this holiday: rainbows and a pot of gold. Now, I’ll admit I had shamrock…
Valentine’s Day approaches. People’s feelings about this holiday show both love and loathing. You either love it or hate it. Either way, if you have a child in school, chances are they are having a Valentine’s Day party. For that event, they will need some sweet wishes to pass out to all their friends and classmates. What better theme to use for your child’s valentines than the classic tale of Harry Potter? Love is such a prominent theme in Harry Potter. …
It’s just not the holidays without something sweet. Everyone agrees on that, right? While that’s luckily the case, cranberry sauce can be a polarizing subject. Do you get the canned style, the chunky culinary style or something else? Most people blame their choice on a consistency factor. So, what to do? Make or supply both? Not in my house. I try to simplify things with the holidays and have found this super simple jelly cranberry sauce to be the perfect…
Just in case you’re new to my blog, I love cupcakes! My blog existed for a while before I incorporated my love of cupcakes, which was shocking. Now though I’ve been more in cupcake-making-mode and am sharing my Cupcake Ideas Gallery with all of you. I do not boast being professional by any means, but I am confident saying I can turn out some great designs, displays, and taste. Much of my inspiration came from watching Sandra Lee on her…