Rote Grütze Trifle Recipe. I combined two of my favorite desserts: German Rote Grütze and a British Trifle (non-alcoholic) to make this delicious Rote Grütze Trifle. One of the staple desserts in northern Germany is Rote Grütze. It is a pudding traditionally made with red fruit (strawberries, raspberries, red currants, and/or cherries). It is often …
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My daughter wanted a Medieval birthday party. I was thinking of fun and inexpensive party favors. I thought it would be nice to make DIY Medieval Snow Globes. It ended up being a very easy, inexpensive, and quick activity that the kids loved. Among the crafts I thought of, the DIY Medieval snow globes were …
Very Simple and Quick Blueberry Lemon Curd Trifle This dessert is delicious yet it is so simple and quick. It’s got a great combination of fresh flavors that balance sweet and citrus. It’s also a pretty mix of blues, purples, whites, and yellows. Normally, I always whip up fresh whipping cream, but when I made …
Traditional Shepherd’s Pie is typically quite bland (in my humble opinion). However, I have done a lot of tweaking to my recipe. Now my family and I consider Shepherd’s Pie incredibly delicious! Do these ‘5 Steps to Incredibly Delicious Shepherd’s Pie’ and as the German’s say, ‘guten appetit’. Shepherd’s pie originated from the United Kingdom …
If you like puff pastries and spinach artichoke dip, try this Spinach Artichoke Puff Pastry recipe. It is easy to make and delicious.
Aurora’s Chocolate-Filled Fresh Strawberries. My seven year old daughter, Aurora, made these chocolate filled fresh strawberries on her own. She made them to try to play a yummy trick on me. She brought a fresh normal looking strawberry up to me and told me to taste it. I took a bite was so pleasantly surprised …
Food and Decor for a Peter Rabbit Party This post shows the food and decorations that I used for my son’s Peter Rabbit birthday party. To decorate, I bought a cute red wheel barrow and hoe and shovel for $10 on the local classifieds. As soon as I saw the small vintage wheel barrow, shovel …
If you have never tried homemade BBQ sauce you NEED to—especially this recipe! It tastes way better than the store-bought varieties. It is so fresh, and the flavors balance each other out amazingly well. There is a little bit of sweet, salty, mild spice, and smoke, which together form the BEST homemade BBQ sauce ever. …
Here is an awesome list of quick and inexpensive neighbor gifts for Christmas. This is a list of over 50 ideas for neighbor Christmas gifts, many of which cost less than $3.00 each. Mini Cake– Bake and frost mini house cakes covered in white frosting and powdered sugar for a festive, delicious, and cute neighbor …
Modern Rustic Thanksgiving Mantel Thanksgiving is a few weeks away and I’m getting a late start on decorating. I haven’t even brought the official Thanksgiving/Fall decor bins up from our storage room in the basement. Yesterday, I took down this Halloween Spider-Themed mantel decor and was looking at our blank mantelpiece wondering how I should …
This is how to make these Halloween Cereal Necklaces and Bracelets. My daughters love to craft with me. My older daughter and I have time set aside once a week to do crafts together. So, I’m always looking for fun, cheap, and easy crafts we can make. Today, we made Halloween cereal necklaces and bracelets …