Recipes

Welcome to our Food & Recipes page. Here you'll quick and easy recipes, simple kitchen tips, and food crafts and activities for kids. Check out a few of our most popular posts here, or scroll down for the most recent projects.

How to Peel a Peach, Perfect for Pies

by Marie

If you have a family like mine, they request to have the peach skins removed from their peaches. I personally like them, but they are a little papery and fuzzy at times. So I learned this trick long ago and it’s great for peeling peach skins, especially if you need to do a lot of [...]

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Spelling Out Summer with Sunflower Cookies

by Marie

I was inspired to create some cute cookies from my neighbors sunflowers that are growing bright and yellow. Doesn’t this image simply spell s-u-m-m-e-r?! Here are the cookies that came from the inspiration, even though it might be a little bit of a stretch. But we get to use candy corn (one of my favorite [...]

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Dreamy Watermelon Dessert

by Marie

While we’re talking watermelons today, remember this fun post for Watermelon Pie we shared last year? It’s so dreamy and just the thing for a summer party.

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Summertime Watermelon Crafts and Cookies

by Marie

I’m not sure what fruit says summer more than the Watermelon! Amanda from Crafts By Amanda shares this fun Watermelon Picnic Caddy, perfect for a summer setting. And Amanda also shares these Watermelon Cookies from Amanda’s Cookin’, which are the perfect touch for a picnic snack.

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Perfecting the Shirley Temple

by Marie

My good friend Carina, over at The Jet Set, has been perfecting some of her delicious mocktail drink recipes. I love the classic Shirley Temple and she’s sharing her recipe that makes it perfection, especially for kids! Head on over for the recipe and for a classic silly face from her son!

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Tasty Dips for some Tasty Crackers

by Marie

As a Snackpicks Mom, I received some of these new Town House Flatbread Crisps to try. I’m already a big fan of Town House’s Original crackers, but I think I like these even more. They have two new flavors, a new shape, and are a little more crispy. My favorite is Sea Salt & Olive [...]

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The Perfect Neighbor Gift: Mason Jar Cupcakes

by Marie

These jars full of cupcake goodness are about the best thing I’ve seen this side of anywhere! I would LOVE to get this on my doorstep. Maybe Kelly of According to Kelly wants to send me one all the way from California! Such a cute idea, love the ribbon and spoon! Head on over to [...]

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How To Make Homemade Popsicles

by Marie

Check out my post over at Craftzine, sharing a fun Homemade Popsicle Taste Test, helping us cool down during the hot summer. We experimented with 4 different kinds of homemade popsicles and picked our favorite!

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Yummy Chocolate Cookie S’mores

by Marie

I’m contributing a fun summer post over at Snackpicks, sharing how we turned Mr. E.L. Fudge into a s’moresy treat! With the layer of chocolate and cookie crunch, these marshmallows never had it so good!

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Garden Veggies are On their Way

by Marie

I’m almost 2 months in to my summer vegetable garden and I thought I’d give you another update. Are your veggie garden’s looking this green? It’s so fun to watch as something grow from a tiny little seed or plant to turn into all this. In my small square foot garden, I was worried that [...]

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