Root Beer Float Cupcakes

I have had this recipe on my to-try list since February.  I was going to make them for my son's birthday.  Well, after getting around to making them finally, I'm glad I didn't make them for his birthday.

They will be on my make again list.  They were amazing!  I will do a few different things to them.  I will wait to put the root beer on the top until after I take the cupcakes out of the pan.  Making them that moist made it hard to get them out without them falling apart.  I will not put frosting on them.  I am a frosting person.  Love it!  But the glaze for these were so amazing that I will just put that on and call it good.

Don't worry.  I only used A&W's root beer in everything it called for.  No schnapps. :0)

Pinterest Overload

I may not look like I have done much lately but... I have.  I just haven't taken pictures to share.  So instead, I'm going to share all the links from Pinterest that I have done.  Ready?  :0)

Baby Wrap

Hair Detangler

Ribbon Flower for Mother's Day.

Cornmeal Waffles  I used my own recipe for chili on this one.  But I did make the seasoning from here.  It is a little spicy for our family so I think I am going to double everything but the chili powder and see if that helps.  Also, we loved the waffles with butter and honey on them too. ;0)

Bacon Ranch Chicken  We had it over pasta and rice.

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Strawberry Poppyseed Salad Dressing  WINNER!!!!!  This was a combination of two different salads.  I did both.  I made this salad with that dressing and just added strawberries.  I haven't tried the dressing that is in this recipe.  Sorry. But the chicken marinade is AMAZING!!!!

Chocolate Dipped Apple Slices

Oatmeal Cream Pie Cookies

Warm Bean Dip

Lemon Blueberry Yogurt Bread

Pepperoni Rolls with homemade Marinara sauce  I've decided I am canning this sauce we loved it so much.

Overnight, No Cook, Refrigerated Oatmeal  Raspberry is good. ;0)

Almond Joy Oatmeal  I liked it with Cream of Wheat also.

Pink Lemonade Poundcake

Pineapple Cupcakes  Make sure you drain the pineapple for the frosting.  Found out the hard way. :0/

Balsamic Chicken and Pasta Salad  We ate this for a dinner and my kids loved it.  Picked out the tomatoes but even ate the peppers.

Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich  Loved it!

Cream Cheese Chicken Chili  We have made this one twice!

And so many different kinds of Green Smoothies I can't even put them all on here.  I have one every morning for breakfast and try and do oatmeal for lunch.  I'm a big fan of changing things up but I have to say that the Banana Oatmeal Smoothie is one of my favorites. ;0)

See.  I have been busy. :0)  I have also been sewing up a storm.  I have made a few more of the Dora dresses for my nieces and have worked on some more baby things.  Little shoes that I keep having to re-make because I mess up, tag blankets, little rompers and some sun-dresses. ;0)  Now if I can get someone to come and do laundry, clean my bathrooms and kitchen, that would be great. :0)

Birthday Bash Decor

 I can not wait to use this again!  Pinterest again!  Everything but the crown was from Pinterest idea's.  I do love how this turned out.  I think if I were to ever make another one, I would make sure that I put some glue in the middle of the paper I put on the tops.

 I spent so much time putting together these cupcakes.  i took the time to put each color in baggies and to make sure that you could see each color on the sides and then look what happened when I cooked them.  They did look cool but I was sad that they did that.

The frosting was amazing!  I had so much fun.  The only difference I would do next time is put less color on the bottom of the bag and put the color father up the bag to make it last longer.

 This was fun.  I like to decorate my kitchen for my kids birthdays and this was super easy and made the room look special.

 Here is the birthday girl!  I made the crown for her to wear to church so that everyone would know it was her special day.

Blueberry Lemon Muffins

I was able to get a Bountiful Basket last weekend and it came with blueberries.  I'm not a big fan but my husband is.  So to Pinterest I went.  I found 5-6 recipes and looking to see what I had in the house I decided to try these.  Mary Lou's Muffins.  We are BIG fans of lemon in this house so I figured I couldn't lose.

I've never made muffins with real blueberries before.  I usually just buy the mixes that say to just add water, but I'm all about trying to expand my craft of cooking.

OMG!!!  These are the best muffins that I have ever tasted!  No joke!  They just melt in your mouth and the flavor... AMAZING!

I have no idea what the lemon verbena is that the recipe called for but I had some fancy paste that my mom gave me when I was looking for lemon flavoring for the Mountain Dew Cupcakes that is used.  I really think it made the difference. 

I happen to have one more package of blueberries that I was wanting to try another new recipe with but they just might end up being in more muffins.  :0)

Valentine Cupcakes

I am a sucker for cupcakes.  You can eat one and not feel like you are eating the whole cake.  But it sometimes is hard to stick to just one.

Another Pinterest recipe.  I got it here.  I used the Marshmallow frosting from here.  This frosting is just like my mom's 7 minute frosting.  So good!

I wanted to take some to our Sister's night this weekend.  Of course we got so full on all the other goodies that we had there that we forgot all about the cupcakes til we were leaving.  One of the sisters had left so I had one up for grabs.  Big mistake.  I'll be taking a bunch to her today. :0)  They were a big hit.  I will be making more when it really is Valentines day.