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Banana S’more Goo Recipe

It had been windy here. So we haven’t had a chance to go outside and melt our marshmallows. Then, the last 2 nights we have rain, monsoon rain… and I am not complaining. So the kids had me made our Banana S’more Goo: Fry bananas in oil Once crystallized, add marshmallows until melted Add the [...]

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Homemade Laundry Soap – 3rd batch made!

3rd batch DONE! WOWWIE! I can not believe that we are in April and I am still on my initial $30 investment on soap. Here is the recipe ALL OVER AGAIN! ENJOY and hopefully you can see the savings that we have. This batch, we added an extra gallon of water to the mixture and [...]

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Berlyn’s 5th birthday – STAR WARS

I have been doing a ton of research on creating the perfect Star Wars birthday for my son Berlyn. Some of the sites that I found were: http://www.squidoo.com/StarWarsBirthdayCakes http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/01/20/star-wars-birthday-party-ideas/ http://www.tipjunkie.com/star-wars-birthday-party/ And my absolute favorite: http://justjennrecipes.com/foodbuzz-24×24-the-ultimate-star-wars-party/2010/10/04/ We created a FUN menu and a fondant covered cake for him with both the good and the dark side [...]

Monday, February 14th, 2011

Don’t be afraid to use your leftovers – revisiting butter cream and fondant

You should never be afraid to “reuse” supplies that you have on hand. I made WAY too much fondant and butter cream and needed to make a dessert for my Vital Moms group for the Heights Church this morning…both butter cream icing and fondant will keep in the refrigerator for a week+. I made a [...]

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Happy Birthday Jakey! Fondant, Chocolate Cake & Butter Cream Recipes

What a fun weekend!! (besides having Larry not feeling good)  I wanted to do something AWESOME for my nephew Jake’s birthday. I have been reading the book by Buddy, the Cake Boss and decided to make a cake covered in fondant. I had eaten a decorated one before at a scout event that had store [...]

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