If you’re expecting overnight houseguests during the holidays, I’ve got all the tips and tricks on how to set up a Houseguest Welcome Basket with essentials your houseguest might need during their visit along with some nonessentials to make your guests feel welcome and at home! Houseguest Welcome Basket When we have a houseguest visiting, …
So, I have a confession … I found an abandoned bag of 11 pomegranates in the Target parking lot. And I took them! I mean, they needed a home and I was willing to give it! Finder’s keepers defense? Anyhow, I decided to put them to good use on my Thanksgiving table, so I gave …
If you regularly read my blog, then you know that on Fridays I like to post a monthly themed recipe. This month? Thanksgiving leftovers recipes! And today I’m sharing a recipe for Turkey Hash Potato Pancakes. Turkey Hash Potato Pancakes are perfect for breakfast or brunch the day after Thanksgiving (that is if you’re not still battling …
My husband and I had a little movie night recently with some themed popcorn! I made Rainbow Kettle Corn! We’re pretty big Pixar and Disney fans and we love watching the new Pixar and Disney movies when they come out on DVD. And I love making themed food, so this rainbow colored popcorn was perfect for …
I LOVE Thanksgiving! It is one of my favorite holidays! I love planning the food, getting up early to cook everything, planning the theme, decorating the table, gathering with friends and family, etc. I have a small family, so we invite friends over who don’t go home for the holiday or don’t have anywhere to …
These Worms in Dirt Halloween Donuts are an easy hack to store-bought chocolate donuts. Simply top your chocolate store-bought donuts with cookie crumbs and some DIY Jello worms and they suddenly look they’ve been taken from a freshly dug grave! Worms in Dirt Halloween Donuts These donuts are easy to make, but it is a …
I’m on a spider trend! First I made Spiderweb Donuts, then hanging Double Chocolate Spider Donuts, and now tonight? Spider Egg Donut Holes! I got the idea for this the other day when I added powdered sugar to a mixture and the powdered sugar clumps looked like spider eggs, so I thought, why not powdered …
You can’t have Spiderweb Donuts without the spiders! So tonight I made Double Chocolate Spider Donuts! And they hang! Did you know it’s National Chocolate Day? No? Me neither. But it is! So it’s a great coincidence that I made these double chocolate donuts with a chocolate glaze! Plus, aren’t they just so cute? Googly eyes …
I’ve got another store-bought hack for you tonight! Homemade donuts are great, but they take time, so if you don’t have the time, but still want some festive donuts, then this donut is for you! It’s super simple! All you need are some Bismarck donuts (aka, Berliners, jelly filled, Bismarks, etc. which are donuts without …
I see all of the ceramic and fake witches’ spell books in the Halloween decor section at the craft stores, and I love the idea of them, but hate how fake they look. My favorite Halloween movie is Hocus Pocus (Amuck! Amuck Amuck!) and I’ve always wanted to make a Hocus Pocus Book minus the …