Peanut Butter Blondies

Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Peanut Butter Blondies are delicious and easy to make.
         We made these delicious Peanut Butter Blondies for Mother's Day because we had already devoured the Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake I shared with you that day.
Matter of fact these didn't last long either and may or may not have resulted in a melt down from one of the kids.
 Someone ate more then their share resulting in some serious interrogation in our house.
You would think we never have dessert the way it all went down but to be honest if it was my slice of Peanut Butter Blondies I might have resulted to interrogating people too.
We might take dessert a little too seriously sometimes.
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Avocado Bacon Pasta Salad with Dill Dressing

Saturday, May 17, 2014
Creamy Avocado Bacon Pasta Salad with Dill Dressing is an easy to make pasta salad for any gathering.


I'm totally smitten with this Creamy Avocado Bacon Pasta Salad with Dill Dressing. When I first made it I thought it was ok but after a couple of hours in the fridge it became amazing.

I couldn't seem to keep the kids out of the leftovers.

When I couldn't sleep the other night because it felt like someone was running a stake into my hip I resorted to enjoying the last bit of this luscious Pasta Salad and catching up on a some Netflix.

It's perfect for all those summertime gatherings, barbecues, picnics, and potlucks.

Here's how to make this Bacon Avocado Pasta Salad Recipe:
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Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake

Sunday, May 11, 2014
Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake from Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Mother's out there! I am excited to be joining Sunday Supper this week to share Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake for Mother's Day. 

I just love Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake because it's great to make ahead of time since it's frozen. The strawberry cheesecake filling is so good! It's super creamy and melts in your mouth like ice cream with the best graham cracker crust.

A dollop of fresh homemade whipped cream really puts this dessert over the top! 
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Skinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Skinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
I was given 2 cookbooks for this review but didn't receive any further compensation for this post and giveaway all thought and opinions are my own.
I received a copy of Sally's Baking Addiction Cookbook in the mail last week and I'm excited to have an additional copy to giveaway to one of you!

It was really hard deciding which of her recipes to make first, so many drool worthy photos. If you haven't stopped by Sally's blog you can finder her at Sally's Baking Addiction where she shares lots of delicious treats to keep you drooling.

We decided Sunday morning to make Sally's Skinny Chocolate Chip Muffins to help kick start our day along with some loaded scramble eggs and fresh fruit. DELICIOUS! 

The texture is a little bit different from traditional muffins because it used yogurt in place of butter or oil to cut calories but a few less calories is always a good thing.

Sally used honey in the muffins that left the house with such a delicious smell of honey and banana as the muffins baked, it was hard to wait for them to cool.

We thought they were best fresh from the oven. We didn't even slather them with butter.
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Cinnamon Sugar Tortillas

Monday, May 5, 2014
Flour tortillas are fried in butter and covered with cinnamon and sugar to make Cinnamon Sugar Tortillas a favorite Mexican Tortilla Dessert.

Cinnamon Sugar Tortillas are a favorite Mexican Tortilla dessert.

Wow could today already really be May 5th? I'm so excited summers almost here! Happy Cinco De Mayo!

I love Cinco De Mayo simply because it's one of those great reason's to eat Mexican food and drink margarita's which is defiantly on the top of my all time favorite things list! 

In case you need an easy sweet treat for dessert these Cinnamon Sugar Tortillas are a favorite in our household. These are my version of Bunuelos or better know as Elephant Ears at the fair.

The kids beg for me to make these every time we have Homemade Soft Flour Tortillas.

When I'm feeling fancy we even drizzle them with a little strawberry puree and whipped cream.

Here's all my favorite Cinco De Mayo Recipes in case you need a few more ideas.

Here's how I make Cinnamon Sugar Tortillas a favorite Mexican Tortilla dessert:
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Homemade All Natural Inexpensive Weed Killer

Thursday, May 1, 2014
Homemade All-Natural Inexpensive Weed Killer

Our yards been over run by weeds this year, so I decided to make Homemade All Natural Weed Killer thats super inexpensive.

I usually buy the all natural weed killer at the local home improvement store because of the kids, and dogs, but it is so expensive.

Vinegar on the other hand is very inexpensive, and works even better then the fancy all natural weed killer I had been buying.

We picked up 2 gallons of vinegar at Costco for under $4.00 and it worked wonderfully when mixed with salt, and a little dish soap.

Under $5.00 bucks total for something that is completely safe for my kids, and pets, that kills weeds is a good thing in my book! 

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In a clean pump sprayer that hasn't had any chemicals added mix 1/3 cup Salt or 2 ounces Orange Oil, 1 teaspoon All Natural  Liquid Dish Soap.

Tip: If your wanting to grow other things where you are spraying this mixture use orange oil instead of salt according to a reader on Facebook the salt will make it hard for other plants to grow in the soil.

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Pour in 1 gallon of White Vinegar and use a long paint stir stick and mix until combined. 
Alternately if your strong like Colt you can just shake it until well combined.

Make sure the salt on the bottom becomes dissolved.

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Weeds are best sprayed on a warm day when their is no rain for 24 hours.

The picture on the right was 12 hours after the weeds were sprayed.

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Looks like it worked to me! 

Now at least I have the weeds under control until Colt has time to pull them.

All Natural Inexpensive Weed Killer
yield: 1 Gallonprint recipe

Homemade Inexpensive Weed Killer

Homemade All-Natural Inexpensive Weed Killer
prep time: 5 MINScook time: total time: 5 mins

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/3 cup Salt or 2 ounces Orange Oil
  • 1 teaspoon All Natural Dish Soap
  • 1 Gallon Plain White Vinegar

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Add all ingredients to a clean pump spray that hasn't been used for chemicals and mix or shake until salt is dissolved. The salt provide long term weed control but seedlings and delicate plants might have a hard time growing in the soil after spraying with salt. If you will be planting in the area you are spraying orange oil is a better alternative.
  2. Spray weeds on a warm day when no rain is expected for 24 hours.
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