Pink and White Velvet Cupcakes and Cake Decorating Basics

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I received a copy of The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating for review. All opinions are 100% my own. This post may contain affiliate links. I love cupcakes and cake decorating. Unfortunately I am not really that good at it. I get by but I would never win Cupcake Wars or be on the Food Network with my cake decorating awesomeness. That fact is the reason I was so happy to receive this book full of cake decorating basics. {Read More}

Golden Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Using Cake Mix

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I was in the mood to bake but really didn’t feel like getting into full baking mode. So I started thinking about making cookies using cake mix, which is one of my favorite things to do. It is easy, quick and of course delicious. If you know the basic recipe you can make just about any type of cookies. The basic recipe is pretty simple: 1 8 oz. pack of cream cheese 1 stick of butter 1 egg 1 tsp. {Read More}

#FamilyMobileSaves Me A Bundle with Unlimited Plan

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  I have Verizon Wireless and used to have Unlimited everything until they switched up their plans. I was grandfathered in for awhile until my phone broke, new phone equaled new plan. So I went on a search for a new unlimited plan. I was hooked up by #cbias and given a chance to check out the Family Mobile Plan with T-Mobile, squee! I couldn’t wait to get started and nearly attacked our UPS guy when he brought my new {Read More}

Fudge Spoon Pie

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When I was younger I remember when company would just pop in announced and kind of send my Mom into a tizzy. Especially if she hadn’t baked anything in a couple of days. That was when she would make Spoon Pie. If you have never had spoon pie, well you are really missing something. It is so good, especially when warm. It has a fudgey gooey center, like pie but the outside is crisp like cake. You spoon it out {Read More}

Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites

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When I was pregnant with my oldest I craved the sweet and salty combination. I must admit this drove a lot of my family nuts because they believed the old wives tale that said if you craved salty you were having a boy, sweet meant you were having a girl. I craved both and secretly wondered if I was having twins. The funny thing is my oldest is girlie sometimes and a total tomboy at others. It makes me wonder {Read More}

#IHeartMyNailArt Avery Style

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I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and Sally Hansen.   #iheartmynailart #cbias On Mother’s Day Avery and I decided to do Mother/Daughter Manicures. Let’s just say it turned into Avery manicures because my kid found her passion. I will admit that I really wanted to jump in and make them all perfect but she was having so much fun I didn’t have {Read More}

Drool Worthy Oreo Cookie Recipes

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How do you eat your Oreo’s? I like to take them apart, eat the cream and then dip the cookie in milk before gobbling it up. There is just something fun about eating an oreo and sometimes I feel like a total kid! Be sure to pin this to Pinterest with this pinnable image Of course you can eat just the cookies or you can use those scrumptious little cookies to make a sinful dessert. I can tell you from experience {Read More}

#SpringtimeNuggets with Tyson

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I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and Tyson. #sofab #springtimenuggets When our picnic got rained out I knew I had better come up with something quick to make Avery feel better. She loves being outside and even at 13 she doesn’t mind still being a kid. So I went to old faithful, Tyson chicken nuggets, and made a simple {Read More}

Creative Gifts From Catching Fireflies (Review and Giveaway )

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This giveaway and review were made possible by Fireflies, a site dedicated to creative gifts. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A few weeks ago I received this super sweet e-mail from a company called Catching Fireflies and they wanted to feature one of my recipes on their blog. I was completely flattered and before you know it I was doing a review and giveaway for them! How super cool is that? They have quirky and creative gifts for {Read More}

Anti-Inflammatory Super Foods

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I had talked a little about inflammation on my Wahl Hot/Cold Massager post and I mostly suffer with inflammation in my knees. When I have a flare up I sometimes reach for the Motrin bottle but lately I have been looking into healthier alternatives. Motrin can cause stomach ulcers and I really don’t want to have an ulcer. But when you are really hurting you don’t think about that, you just want relief. In an effort to find natural alternatives {Read More}