Hot Cocoa in a Jar Recipe If you want to make a dry hot cocoa mix to put into a jar this recipe has been tried, tested, and approved. My kids, many of their friends, and I, myself all love it. I was actually surprised that so many kids who have tried it like …
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Christmas Neighbor Gift Bonne Maman Preserves Items that are small are often viewed as very cute and/or more desirable than their full-sized counterparts. I feel that way about these mini Bonne Maman Preserves jars. They are just so darling! Plus, they come in a variety of flavors that are hard to find—if not impossible to …
Christmas Neighbor Gift Homemade Lollipops. These lollipops are homemade and can be customized as to color and taste. We used edible glitter in gold, white, green, and silver to make these gorgeous Christmas glitter lollipops. They are so pretty and yummy that they’d make a great neighbor Christmas gift. Homemade lollipops are a great family …
Christmas Neighbor Gift: Honey Jar If you have never tried creamed honey you need to. It is divine. Creamed honey has such a light airy/whipped texture and is lovely on rolls, bread, toast, and more. It also has a really pretty golden-yellow hue. Bought on sale, you can gift these beautiful creamed honey jars to …
Neighbor Christmas Gift Peppermint Hot Cocoa in a Jar + Free Printable This is a classic neighbor hot cocoa gift with a bit of a twist—I may have intended to use that pun. Adding peppermint Hershey’s Kisses to hot cocoa is a delicious way to make a standard hot cocoa mix taste divine. It also …
Neighbor Christmas Gift Rock Candy Sticks + Free Printable Below. I am always on the lookout for unique and inexpensive gifts to give neighbors for Christmas each year. These rock candy sticks are fun, festive, and unique. And for many, they may even be nostalgic. I recently threw a Frozen Birthday Party for my daughter …
This is How to Make M&M and Rolo Pretzels. This dessert is so simple it is not even a recipe. It only requires the assembly of 3 store-bought ingredients and takes a few minutes from start to finish. M&M and Rolo Pretzels are a delicious combination of sweet, and salty and are simultaneously smooth, and …
Tea-Free Chai Latte Recipe. When I lived in Queenstown New Zealand, I worked at a restaurant called The Bathhouse. The Bathhouse is an incredible heritage site and restaurant located on the water with mountainous views all around. They carried a chai mix for their chai lattes that was tea-free and caffeine-free. I often recommended this …
Chocolate Raspberry Cake Trifle I love chocolate and raspberries. I also love trifle. I wasn’t happy with the way my homemade chocolate six-layer cake with chocolate buttercream turned out. In fact, it was a sorry excuse for a cake. I decided to deconstruct it and make something more beautiful by turning it into a trifle. …
The Best Chocolate Buttercream Recipe. This is the best chocolate buttercream frosting recipe. It really is so delicious. It has a great balance of flavors—not too rich or sugary. It pairs really well with a chocolate or vanilla cake. I used it in my chocolate raspberry trifle cake and it was delicious. My daughter and …
How to make this Elsa Barbie Cake from the Movie Frozen. Amelia is obsessed with Frozen right now and so she asked for a Frozen party for her 4th birthday. I love throwing parties, so I was happy to throw her this Frozen birthday party. I think her favorite things at the party were the …