We love Cafe Rio so much around here. So much. And best of all, their tomatillo ranch. But since there are no Cafe Rios near me, I have to make my own. And in January, we usually do a “reset” where we pray about the year to come, and fast both processed carbs and sugar […]
christmas gift wrap idea- picture wrap!
I’ve mentioned in the past that we had a ton of Christmas Eve traditions growing up, and we are trying to continue most of them with our little family. Which means Christmas Jammies on Christmas Eve! This year, I made personalized gift wrap for the kiddos and thought I’d pass the idea along. To create […]
edible christmas gift idea- gourmet cookie dough
I may or may not have been *slightly* late to the game in figuring out that I need gifts for all of the wonderful people that work at Adam’s office. And then I may or may not have spent an afternoon weekend perusing pinterest and all sorts of old blog recipes trying to figure out the […]
easy snow ice cream recipe!
Today’s post is a total surprise, thanks to an unexpected snow storm that gave us a Snow Delay AND a surprise chance to make snow ice cream for breakfast (so ironic to be writing this from south texas and not colorado- haha!). I can’t actually remember who gave us the tip that Half & Half […]
gift wrap ideas- the prettiest packages
So I’ve always loved pink Christmas trees and white Christmas trees with sweet pink decorations, but am fully committed to a “family tree” (aka- a place to pile on all of our eclectic, homemade, and souvenir ornaments). However, last year Adam got me a rose gold tree when artificial trees went on sale. Pair that […]
crispy spicy sweet potatoes
Even though these sort-of-crunchy and just-a-little-kick-spicy sweet potatoes aren’t necessarily a Christmas-y side dish (in fact, I made them the first time for Easter brunch), they fit right in with a fall-ish, winter-ish holiday menu, making them perfection for this time of the year. Plus easy. And did I mention YUMMY? INGREDIENTS 3 large sweet […]
DIY wooden mountains
I pulled these DIY wooden mountains down from Bohden’s nursery to use as décor for his bear birthday party. And then we used them for a sweet friend’s mountain-y bridal shower. And then we put them up as décor on the mantel for a Woodlands-y baby shower. At all three of these parties, people kept […]
DIY mini bath bombs
We are starting to make our Christmas lists around here, which is pretty much my favorite. We do two sets of lists- lists of things we’d like to receive for Christmas, but then also lists of everyone that we want to surprise with a gift this year and ideas of what they might like. We love […]
make your own italian soda bar
Italian Sodas were pretty much our drink of the summer, and our Italian Soda affection has extended itself into the fall (literally, we have a lazy susan filled with syrups in our pantry as I type). As the holiday season approaches, the kids have been asking about adding Italian Sodas to our Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year’s Eve […]
the best ingredients for a trail mix bar
Before putting together the Trail Mix Bar for Bohden’s Bear Party, I scoured the internet for trail mix recipes. Then I added ingredients to the party bar, trying to offer elements from each flavor and texture category (plus a few of our favorite extras, just for kicks). The key to making a great trail mix […]