Here Are 7 Tips to Making an Inexpensive Charcuterie Board. The holidays are upon us and that typically means a lot of gatherings and not a lot of extra cash. Whether it’s a formal gathering or a fall evening with a few friends, charcuterie boards make a great statement appetizer. Using these 7 tips will …
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These Neighbor Gift Christmas Candles only take a few minutes to assemble, are inexpensive, and add a festive touch to the holiday season. I’m always looking for nice Christmas gifts that are easy, quick, festive, and inexpensive to give to my neighbors. These candles wrapped in cellophane and ribbon with decorative-shred coupled with a cute …
Neighbor Christmas Gift Small Charcuterie Boards I love a good charcuterie board and since they are also healthy and “on-trend”, I thought that it may be a great idea for a Christmas neighbor gift. Turns out, they are! I recently made these and handed them out to many neighbors; they all said they were very …
This Neighbor Gift Christmas Potpourri with Free Printable is beautiful, classy, and inexpensive. Stovetop potpourri with Christmas smells like pine, cinnamon, cranberry, anise, and orange is a festive way to celebrate Christmas and set a Christmas ambiance in the home. I have made this for our home and love the way it smells. This mix …
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. …
This is a recipe for Delicious Homemade Creamy Tomato Basil Soup. Do you love tomato basil soup? If so, don’t miss out on this amazing homemade recipe. Some tomato basil soup recipes are too acidic and others don’t have much taste of basil. This recipe has a great balance between the tomato, basil, and cream, …
Universal Studios Orlando in 1 Day—How to Get your Must-Do’s done in one day in the park without paying for a fast pass. At 1 p.m. at Universal Studios Orlando, Florida my daughter and I had done everything on our must-do list. This allowed us 8 hours of extra time to re-ride rides, ride other …
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 Anna Barbie Cake from the Movie Frozen. My daughter, Amelia, really loves Frozen right now. For her 4th birthday party she asked for a Frozen theme. I had fun planning and throwing her this Frozen birthday party. She absolutely loved it. She especially loved her Elsa and Anna Barbie cakes that …
If you have children these kid-friendly Christmas Decorations can bring peace of mind to you about your Christmas decor. In the past when I would decorate for Christmas, I would have to put almost everything we owned up high. Eventually, there were not enough high places to put things on! So, I started making and …