by Stacy on March 25, 2013
Today’s edible art project is brought to you by Imperial Sugar.
My family had such a great time working on these candy bowls. The pastel colors make them perfect for Easter, imagine serving them up as little edible place settings or even in arranged in a group for an adorable centerpiece.
These chocolate bowls were our inspiration, and would be divine with some berries and whipped cream. I’m planning to serve dessert in ours come Easter Sunday.
To make the bowls, you only need two ingredients: candy melts (or chocolate chips) and small balloons.
Here’s the crew demonstrating the melt and dip technique.
Note: It helps to rub the balloons with butter or non-stick spray to keep them from sticking later.
Spoon a bit of the candy onto your baking tray so you can set the balloons down on top and create a base for your bowl. The bowls will need to be frozen for an hour or more before you try to decorate them.
To personalize our candy bowls, we used this Royal Icing recipe. It was simple to make, only 3 ingredients, and worked great for adhering sprinkles and candies to our bowls.
We froze the bowls one more time after icing them so all the pieces could set. Then we whipped up a quick Easter trail mix: Organic Peanut Butter Dots cereal, cashews, cranberries, and a few cadbury mini eggs … who can resist those? When we were ready, we pulled the bowls from the freezer and popped the balloons. These are pretty fragile, but tons of fun.
I think they turned out great! This is a perfectly kid-friendly activity and very forgiving. I let the kids do all of the steps themselves, and I love the way these turned out. What do you think?
Big thanks to Imperial Sugar for inviting us to try this activity. Want to work with us on a future craft or cooking project? We’d love to hear from you.
by Stacy on January 16, 2013
Photo: Yummy Mummy Kitchen
Marina shared her favorite green smoothie recipe the other day and I dreamed about it for a week straight. I finally got to the store and stocked up on frozen mango so I could make these for breakfast yesterday.
They were everything I knew they would be and more, just delicious. I’m thinking of making another one right now! We used Coconut Milk because that was what we had on hand, and I loved the slight tropical vibe it gave this green goodness.
See Marina’s recipe here: Favorite Green Smoothie
Adding this to our breakfast rotation, and searching for more green smoothie recipes to try.
Do you have a favorite green smoothie?
Tell me what’s in it, I’d love to try it next.
by Stacy on January 12, 2013
Excuse me while I get a little more fashion conscious over the next few weeks … I won a ticket to Altitude Summit [insert me doing happy dance] and suddenly all those yoga pants and tees I have been collecting the last few years aren’t going to cut it.
Not only is this event being held in chilly Salt Lake City, hello it was 73 degrees here today —- I have not a thing to wear for temps like that! but it’s also the fashion capital of the blogosphere. Eek.
Have no fear, I’ve been hoarding up pics on Pinterest the last few days and I’m headed out thrifting next week (and planning to take you along!), but for tonight … it’s my nails I am thinking about.
I hardly ever paint them … unless you consider the 5 random different shades I have on my left hand right now (don’t judge, I was product testing for YOU!) but tonight is a different story. Zoya, the vegan friendly nail company, is offering customers 3 free shades of polish (you still have to pay shipping) and I am all over that!
Trouble is, I need some help narrowing down my choices. Which 3 colors would you choose … if you were me, not you. Then after you tell me that, go pick 3 colors for yourself! It’s free #treatyourself
Note: I am not an affiliate and this post is not sponsored in any way, I am just really excited about getting girly and wanted to share my happiness with my best buds – you!
Here’s a link to an article I wrote about this deal on Sulia, it will lead you to all the info you need to get your own shades.
by Stacy on January 7, 2013
These last two weeks have been some of the happiest days I can remember. It was so nice to have all three of the kids at home again. I love watching the way they interact together and love one another, I pray the bond they share stays as strong for all their days as it is right now.
They are pure joy and everything I could have ever asked for and more.
Happy went back to school today, Sweet goes back tomorrow.
Sweet & Little and I enjoyed one last carefree adventure together, just the three of us. We read piles and piles of books and played with trains and hung out at the DMV and soaked up every last minute of our last day together. It was pure and utter delight. And while today was one happy day for sure, tomorrow I’ll be watching my oldest two walk towards their schoolhouse through tear filled eyes.
I can’t help but feel awkward and wonder, are there other mothers out there who cry when their kids go back to school? Has this ever happened to you, please tell me I’m not the only tear-stained mom in the parking lot.
