This easy summer recipe is inspired by my favorite Bananas Foster dessert. Simply brush fresh pineapple with a brown sugar mixture and caramelize in the air fryer. Serve with ice cream for a tasty tropical treat! Welcome to this year’s #SummerDessertWeek event hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife. We’ve got 15 spectacular bloggers creating summer-themed dessert recipes that we’re going to be sharing with you all week! You can find them on our blogs (some of those recipe links posted in this post) and on social media with the hashtag #SummerDessertWeek. Ingredients: 1 large pineapple ..read more

Rice Krispies Treat S’mores are easy to make over the fire and perfectly crispy, gooey, sweet, and chocolatey. This tasty twist on a summer classic will become your new favorite treat! One of my favorite summer activities is sitting on our backyard patio with my family making s’mores and hanging out!    Welcome to this year’s #SummerDessertWeek event hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife. We’ve got 15 spectacular bloggers creating summer-themed dessert recipes that we’re going to be sharing with you all week! You can find them on our blogs (some of those recipe links posted in ..read more

The new Despicable Me 4 movie is out now and we can’t wait to see our favorite minions on the big screen again! To celebrate, I made this adorable minion shaped cake for our movie night treat! This fun recipe is super simple and fun for kids to help decorate (and eat).   Print Despicable Me Minion Cake Ingredients 1 boxed cake mix and ingredients required on box usually eggs, butter/oil, milk 1 jar white frosting I used cream cheese yellow food coloring blue food coloring black licorice strings or pieces 1 Oreo cookie 1 mini Oreo cookie white or silver round lid from a mason jar or ..read more

Despicable Me 4 is out today and it features our favorite round yellow henchmen/best friends: the minions! We have loved the minions since the first movie came out way back in 2010. Ava even had a Despicable Me themed first birthday party 12 years ago (how time flies!). This roundup features over 50 Minion themed recipes and crafts for birthday parties, movie nights, and kids’ playdates! Recipes: 1. Minion Cupcakes and Push Pops – For the Love of Food 2. Quick and Easy Minions Snack Mix – This Mama Loves 3. Minion Ice Cream Sandwiches – Desert Chica 4. Minion Cupcakes – Baking Beauty 5. IHO ..read more

From grilled kabobs and juicy burgers to campfire s’mores and foil packet meals, this roundup features over 75 easy to make recipes for your next outdoor camping adventure! 1. Campfire Fajitas – Champagne Tastes 2. Campfire Nachos – The Country Chic Cottage 3. Grilled Potatoes In Foil – Borrowed Bites 4. Chili SPAM & Eggs – Fab Food 4 All 5. Teriyaki Chicken Skewers – Fed by Sab 6. Chocolate Chip Cookie S’mores – For the Love of Food 7. S’mores Cones – Desserts on a Dime 8. Foil Pack Santa Fe Chicken Dinner – Eating on a Dime 9. Grilled French Toast Skewers – Strength and Sunshine 10 ..read more

Summer is here and guess what?! It’s baby shower season! This fun and festive collection of over 60 baby shower recipes features  the cutest themed food and drinks to serve at baby showers, gender reveals, and pregnancy celebrations this summer season! My two sweet baby showers- one in Louisiana with my military spouse friends and my Mom (pregnant with Stella) and one in Florida with my family (pregnant with Ava).  Such fun memories. I just loved being pregnant! Food:  1. It’s a Boy Puppy Chow – Three Olives Branch 2. “Beauty and the Beast” The Grey Stuff Oreo Mousse ..read more

Summer is almost here and that means school is ending soon and it’s time for kiddos to say bye to their wonderful teachers. My girls and I love making creative gifts for their teachers at the end of every school year, and this year we decided to make these fun Teacher Survival Kit Snack Gift Boxes. This fun gift is filled with all their teachers favorite treats along with a gift card and printable gift tag added on top. A unique teacher gift that’s so easy to put together and fun to give for teacher appreciation and end of school!  Stella’s sweet teacher Mrs L. was such a kind, thoughtf ..read more

  This easy pasta recipe from The Pioneer Woman is a meat free dinner that the whole family will love! Hearty, cheesy, and absolutely delicious!  Print Spinach Stuffed Shells Ingredients 1 box jumbo pasta shells cooked, drained, and slightly cooled 1 box frozen spinach cooked and drained 1 container ricotta 1 1/2 cup Parmesan grated 1 cup Mozzarella shredded 1 jar 20-24oz Marinara sauce 1 egg Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large mixing bowl add ricotta, 1 cup of Parmesan cheese, 1 egg, and drained spinach and stir until blended. Spoon approximately ab ..read more

Happy Earth Day! Here’s a great way to reuse and upcycle something that would normally be trash! I used broken pieces of Ava and Stella’s crayons and melted them in a silicone tray. We tried flower shapes first then we made alphabet letters to spell out words and our names. Not only is this Earth Day inspired craft easy to make but the colorful crayon shapes turn out so pretty and unique. They make fun gifts or party favors too. With the cool spring weather and sunny days, this was the perfect weekend craft for us to do as a family on the patio! What you need: 50 or more broken and old cr ..read more

This Bluey themed snack mix is a tasty and fun recipe to make as a party favor or treat for a kids event. My birthday girl Stella had a wild time at her Bluey 9th Birthday Party last week! Stay tuned for all the details on the blog soon.  Print Bluey Snack Mix Ingredients 3 cups Blueberry Chex cereal 3 cups Cheerios I used mini 1/2 cup dried blueberries 1/2 cup blue M&Ms candies 1/2 cup blue rolled wafer cookies 1/2 cup approx 5 packs Bluey shaped fruit snacks Instructions Add all ingredients to a large bowl and gently mix. Scoop into snack size bags as favors or a ser ..read more