This year marked a special point in our little man’s life. He would be 4 years old. This age brings a lot more autonomy and some admirable (and sometimes stubborn) certainty over what he likes and wants. For me as a cake-making-mommy it can be a little scary opening up the cake decision to a little person with big ideas. My concern wouldn’t last long, he wanted a mountain bike birthday cake and I knew I could deliver! Mountain biking…
Does the idea of making Thanksgiving dinner make you cringe? Several years ago that’s exactly what it did for me. Thanksgiving dinner (especially the turkey) seemed like a high bar I would never even attempt to jump over. I felt ill-equipped and unfamiliar entirely. Luckily, my sister-in-law inspired me and redirected my culinary fear. For years now I’ve been making Thanksgiving dinner with the turkey proudly included. Today it is time to share how to make the star of Thanksgiving…
Making soup is almost as good as eating it. It is comforting and delicious any time of year, but especially during the cold season. This turn of season I aimed to try something new. New, and simple. Hearty was on the menu too. I found a bunch of ideas online with sausage, canned beans and canned potatoes and thought those ingredients sounded perfect. A few combined ideas online mixed with my preferred seasonings brought about this simple sausage & veggie…
Summer may be winding down, but it’s still 5 0’clock somewhere! That means it’s also time for Just Be Slower’s margarita cupcakes! Margaritas are so fun and colorful they’re perfect for summer and a staple at any happy hour. These are always a hit for any BBQ and will earn you plenty of compliments for looks and taste. Make your very own happy hour with my margarita cupcakes recipe and directions below. To make these margarita cupcakes there are a…
Anyone else out there always in search of a new dinner idea? I know I am. I love the food rotations we have, but every now and then something needs to spark new life at the table. With kids, it needs to be crowd pleasing too. They have their favorites, chicken, veggies and rice or pasta of some sort. It’s a great meal, but can use some new inspiration. So I came up with Cheez It Crusted Chicken. How did…
Once more, it has been a while since I made a cupcake post. I certainly make these tiny tasty treats more often than I blog about them. My latest brought together two of my favorite things. Harry Potter and cupcakes. In celebration of the new Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald movie coming out later this year, and the 20th anniversary of the books, there’s no time like now to plan the perfect themed treat. Harry Potter Lightning Bolt Cupcakes…
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…
Cheeseburger Casserole came to our kitchen after the little guy turned on this picky-eater stage lately. He has always been a great eater, but for some reason he just turned on picky toddler mode. Tired of the food duel at dinnertime, we sat down to consider what he wasn’t making a fuss over. We realized he ate anything with ground meat well. That was the only common denominator we boiled it down to. So we needed some new child-friendly meals…
Triple Berry Cobbler is so delicious it is one of my most requested dishes for parties and potlucks. My Perfect Peach Cobbler was posted a couple years ago with the fruit substitution mentioned. After all this time (and some photo upgrades) it was time to give triple berry cobbler its own post. Joanne Fluke‘s murder mystery series gave me the original recipe and the idea for variations. Since then, the surprise I see from people that this recipe comes from…
My whipped cream/cream cheese frosting is the best frosting ever. How can something that is already the best get even better? With chocolate of course. If you’ve tried the fluffy goodness of the regular frosting, now’s the time to try this chocolate rendition in my chocolate whipped cream/cream cheese frosting. When I was asked a few months ago to make poo emoji cupcakes for a friend I knew my regular frosting was not going to cut it, purely due to…