This Patriotic Charcuterie Board is full of red, white, and blue snacks that everyone will love for your next Memorial Day or 4th of July gathering! Friend! You love the Valentine's Charcuterie Board SO MUCH. I decided to share another one with you - for any and all of your patriotic (in the USA!) celebrations. I know I have friends from all over the world who … [Read more...]
No-Bake Patriotic Pretzel Peanut Stacks
Hello gorgeous! This just makes me happy...the red, the white, the blue. The feelings of gratitude and the thoughts of hope that these colors spark. This fun Memorial Day & July 4th Day snack will be a hit at your party, BBQ or with the kids! It calls for all the fun colored candy melts, as well as star sprinkles (if you want to go all out!) They are … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Charcuterie Board
Let the green food fun begin! Loving all these green colored foods, shaped like a Shamrock - making for the perfect St. Patrick's Day Charcuterie Board! Let's have a little fun with all the green foods we can find! And you can go the extra mile by giving your board a LUCKY SHAMROCK shape!!! Another fun St. Patrick's Day board would be a "rainbow shaped" board! A … [Read more...]
The Fruit Flag Dessert – July 4th, Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day!
If you're looking for a patriotic and uber healthy dessert, look no further! For Memorial Day, we headed to my dad's house for a backyard BBQ. Before I had both feet in the door, I'd been recruited to help with the fruit flag. It's not terribly time intensive, and with 2 of us working on it, I was surprised at how quickly it came together. And I learned quite a few tricks … [Read more...]
Sandy Beach Fruit Kebabs
THE MOST FUN SUMMER SNACK THERE EVER WAS... Sandy Beach Fruit Kebabs! First, make a shallow "ocean" with blue jello on a shallow platter. Second, put graham crackers into the blender or food processor to make "sand." Then, make the fruit kebabs. Once the jello has set, sprinkle the sand on top to create the "oceanfront." Finally, roll the kebabs in the "sand" to … [Read more...]
Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
These Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are the best way to eat your veggies... but also have a treat! Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are the breakfast you need in your life right now! Double chocolate. Double delicious. Does it get any better when you get chocolate and some veggies in the form of a cute little fluffy muffin?! They are kid-friendly too, because … [Read more...]
7 Easy Snacks for Family Movie Night
You need these delicious and easy snacks for your next family movie night! Family movie night isn't even truly a movie night without the most important part... SNACKS! And if you're like us, it's been one family movie night after another right now. (We have loved introducing our boys to classics like the Back to the Future series!) There's no reason to … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Recipe
Your favorite flavors of fall blended with steel cut oats, cooked to perfection in this Instant Pot Oatmeal recipe! Around our house, we made a.l.o.t. of oatmeal in the Instant Pot. It's our preferred "breakfast" cooked in the Instant Pot, except it's not usually eaten for breakfast. It's usually the "2nd dinner" option for the boys. You see, I can start the Instant Pot … [Read more...]
30+ Soft or Crunchy Lunchbox Ideas for Your Sensory or Anxious Child
If you have an anxious child or a "sensory kid" and are struggling with lunchbox ideas, you have landed in the right place. My name is Erin Chase and I am a mom of four boys. Two of them are "sensory kids" and one is an anxious kid. They are different and similar in so many ones, but one of them landed himself in feeding therapy as a young toddler. I learned so … [Read more...]
Watermelon-Mint Popsicles
Homemade popsicles just got a little easier to make! No freezing, no mixing, no blending, no waiting. Well, maybe a little waiting...but not much! There isn't anything more refreshing in the summer than popsicles, especially homemade ones with fresh fruit. This busy mom is short on time and these watermelon-mint pops are a great way to enjoy homemade popsicles in a … [Read more...]