Crafting. Cooking. Creating. | Crafts on a budget | Cooking with kids | Creating something new everyday
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Aren’t these Healthy No-Bake Coconut Almond Joy Truffles so pretty? (And with such a short name.) Seriously, though, these.are.ridiculous. They’re like healthy little nuggets of no-bake joy. ”Almond” Joy! Coconut-y, chocolate-y, deliciousness. Gluten free. Paleo friendly. Now that is a great dessert! They were SO easy to make, too. The kids could do it! They would love…Read More
I love kale. It’s true. I love it in my green smoothies, in Dutch stamppot, I like growing it, the kids even enjoyed it as baby food cubes. But, today I’m sharing with you how to make super quick and easy kale chips. Super chips from a super veggie! Kale Chips What you need: kale olive oil…Read More
the best pizza dough ever recipe and a snowman pizza. My sister always makes her own pizza dough. She’s better than me. We buy frozen pizza, already made. :) And we do like to make our own, but I only when I have the Trader Joe’s dough balls. Recently, we felt like having pizza, but…Read More
These little frozen banana bites are quick and easy to make, and healthy and fun to eat. My kind of snack. We’ve eaten them for dessert, snack and even for breakfast. The kids love helping me make them too. They taste like a frozen ice-cream treat! What I used: 2 bananas…Read More
These are so easy to whip up and the kids think they are just super fun! Taco cups an easy way to put a quick fun twist on a regular dinner. What you need: tortillas (I use Trader Joe’s whole wheat tortillas) taco filling (This time I used ground beef) cheese taco fixings…Read More
We made cards and wrapping paper using celery recently! The kids though this was absolutely hilarious and the results were actually really pretty. It was a cheap and easy project that the kids LOVED. Plus we ended up with cute cards and wrapping paper. My kind of project. We used them for Valentine’s Day, but they…Read More
Yeah. It’s real. I spied this little beauty on Pinterest and knew immediately I had to try it out. Plus, Kevin’s birthday is on New Year’s Eve and I needed to make a cake …..perfect. :)The recipe is originally from KevinandAmanda.com. I followed the idea, but didn’t make my own cookie dough. I know, I’m such a…Read More
It’s been a while since I posted last! Not for lack of doing fun projects and activities. Just a lack of time to post about them. The main culprit – I’m attempting to make some iphoto books as Christmas presents this year. So, every single spare moment spent on the computer is spent doing that….Read More
Poor neglected little blog. We’ve been such busy bees around here. End of summer and back to school for me…. and for the bird! Broken car. Sold a car. Bought a car. Tons of projects and fun crafts. Lots of trips to the museum, zoo and gorge. Hosted parties and went to parties….Read More
Man, Pinterest is the BEST! I spotted this clever little idea there last week. I knew my kids would just love it. The bird LOVES celery (so much that that’s what she named her hobby horse). And the bean LOVES goldfish. And they both love fishing. Great idea, and so simple – I didn’t even…Read More
I'm wife to wonderful hubby, mom to a bird and a bean and teacher to middle school ESL students. I love Jesus, cooking, bargains and anything crafty.