Holidays, hippity hop, Easter is on it’s way!
We usually celebrate Easter at the beach, but this year everybody has too much going on… We decided to combine Easter with Charlie Brown’s birthday, April 16, and have some family fun next Saturday afternoon…a birthday party Easter Egg Hunt! CC and Charlie Brown’s other grandmother is … Continue reading
Party Panache, Strawberries & Cream Bushwacker
We enjoyed a taste of summer on the coast last weekend, Saturday was warm and sunny and was spent boating and swimming HHjr was head chef all weekend, which gave me time to play with flowers and paint with CC “Now that I’m 6 Gigi, I’m old … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Happy Birthday Duncan Hines!
Today is Duncan Hines birthday! March 26 1880 – March 15 1959 Let’s celebrate with a round up of fabulous cakes made with his cake mixes! Here’s some fun facts about how these cake mixes came to be…Duncan Hines began his career as a salesman traveling the country before there were interstate systems and chain … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, King Cake Crowns
Happy Fat Tuesday! For our celebration I made vanilla mini bundt cakes Don’t they look like little crowns? I had some help too! What makes these cakes so festive is the colorful batter Gel food coloring produces intense … Continue reading
Party Panache, Bourbon Recipes for Mardi Gras!
It’s less than a week until Fat Tuesday! 🎭 Barbie Masks from DIY Barbie Blog here Make the most of your Mardi Gras celebrations with these recipes made with Bourbon! Maple Bourbon Bacon Jam Crostini with Pimiento Cheese & Praline Pecans … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Pink Kisses
Happy Valentine’s Day! My sweet daughter and son in law gave me these gorgeous flowers last weekend Pinky red tulips and a hydrangea, plus a white and pale pink hydrangea, in a frosted hot pink vase… Swoon! Tones of red, pinks and … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Lite Cannoli Dip
How about a dessert than is a little less guilty A sweet treat that feels indulgent Yet made with low fat ricotta and whipped cream cheese, Served with low cal dippers You’ll feel like you had a slice … Continue reading
Holidays, Valentine’s Day The Easy Way
It’s all about Valentine’s Day this week with a Valentine Tablescape Blog Hop, a buffet of ideas for beautiful, romantic, sweet or fun ways to set your table for Valentine’s Day ❤️ You can enjoy a lot of Valentine fun without working too hard… You know the old saying, “The … Continue reading
Tablescapes, XO Hugs & Kisses
Welcome to the annual Celebrate and Decorate Valentine Blog Hop! Valentine’s Day is celebrated as a birthday in my house, my son was born on Valentine’s Day, and he is a real sweetheart! To keep this table more on the masculine side, I chose to use black, … Continue reading
Tales of the Traveling Tote, Where In the World …
Hello! Welcome to “Where in the World …” a new Tales of the Traveling Tote adventure! The Tales of the Traveling Tote group is made up of 12 McKenzie-Childs loving ladies who all happen to have the same tote bag that we love to photograph in various places Back in … Continue reading
