Happy Monday, y’all. What a weekend we had! Monkey turned 8 on Saturday; attended 2 birthday parties on his birthday – neither for him, and had his birthday party on Sunday at our favorite gymnastics complex. It was a Texans themed party,and I made the kids’ favorite ice cream cone cupcakes and decorated them with…
WHEW! First week of school in the books – here we are starting the second week already! Where has the time gone? We celebrated the first week of school by taking the kids to their first High School Varsity football game at the high school we’re zoned for here in Katy, and with good food,…
This lemon drop martini recipe was inspired by birthdays, bingo, and friends. It’s cool, crisp, zingy, and absolutely delicious, especially with the lemon drop treat at the end!
Happy Monday! It’s August, y’all! That means it’s BIRTHDAY MONTH! I’ll be 36 on Thursday, and I can’t wait. We’re testing some brownie recipes over here, and I have an enthusiastic little helper Hope your Monday is as delicious as his 🙂
Let’s talk about turning banana splits on their sides – because it’s summer and that means grilling, but it also means ice cream, and Hershey’s Syrup so I combined my love for both, and I’m here to tell you; the result is mouth-watering, delectable, sweet, rich, and bottom of the bowl lickable good. Grilling fruits…
Happy Monday, y’all. Hope you had a tremendous weekend! Ours was filled with the best volleyball games that Princess has played to date, a volleyball team party, Monkey’s first umpired baseball game, Goonies on the house, burgers on the grill, dirtbike riding, sleepovers, homemade buttercream (adapted from and inspired by I Am Baker’s back to…
Is there anything more cozy and comforting than walking into a house that smells of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies? There’s a reason that real estate specialists and home stylists pop a tray of chocolate chip cookies into the oven prior to open houses and showings…. Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of the ultimate feel…
Happy Monday, y’all! It’s the Monday after Mardi Gras – did y’all eat anything delicious? Did you go to any parades? Eat your weight in beignets? Nathan and I went to the Houston Rodeo cook-off with new friends, caught up with old friends, did some people watching, listened to live music, ate some outstanding bbq,…
I adore giving food as gifts. Too many of us have too much “stuff” as it is, but something yummy and homemade? That always goes over well. I try to do something different each year, though I have my favorites. This year, I decided to go seasonal in my colors. Instead of my usual chocolate…
Happy Monday, y’all! Hope everyone had a great weekend. We got a pay it forward surprise yesterday when a neighbor walked across the street and handed Nathan an envelope with 4 tickets and a parking pass to yesterday’s Astros vs Marlins game. This was the kids first ever MLB game and they loved it! The…
Happy Mouthwatering Monday! Hope y’all had a delicious weekend! Ours was filled with recipe testing, playing in the rain, go cart rides and learning to skateboard! There was some serious deliciousness last week, I spent a good portion of my time drooling over my keyboard and I blame it all on y’all 🙂 Alright, let’s…
I hope y’all all had an amazing 4th of July! Ours was filled with food, friends and frivolity. The kids got to experience playing with sparklers for the first time and they had a blast – {no pun intended} Y’all’s recipes last week were inspired – SO much yumminess! Here are the family favorites…