just a spoonful of sugar

Logan performed in Mary Poppins this week. This was his second performance and we just LOVE the director/teacher. In appreciation for all her hard work, I wanted to make an extra special thank you for her. Here is what i did...






I started with these simple ingredients...vanilla favored Almond Bark (white chocolate chips would work too), chocolate chips, mini marshmallows and some disposable spoons.
I melted the chocolates in the microwave, 15 seconds at a time, stirring frequently.

Then I dipped the spoons and decorated. Then I let it cool on some parchment paper. I eventually plopped it into the fridge to get nice and firm so I could wrap them up.

I used some bags that I had for Chocolate covered pretzel rods. It was the perfect size!

The end result!

I'm very HaPpY with the way they came out!

I think this would make a great teacher gift too, maybe with a mug and some fancy cocoa mix...mmmmmm

New Baby♥ = Baby Gift♥

Dad-to-be is in a band, Mom-to-be is in the movie biz...

No fancy Silhouette Machine here, just your basic ink jet iron-on. I grabbed the album art from the band's facebook page, which by the way...I totally recommend that you check out Traildriver, great indie rock/country sound!!! And added the text using Photoshop. Poof!

Like I said, Mom-to-be is in the movie biz, so I found a "clapper" clipart image and added the text.

I think they turned out adorable! and Mom & Dad-to-be were pretty thrilled too!

Don't be surprised if you see something like this in May

Amy Atlas is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!! And I LOVE her Dr. Seuss Party Ideas...

Monkey Dip

Dip makes everything taste better, right? Look at these ADORABLE dip containers perfect for a lunchbox.





Here is the site for these cute containers

more spooky food...that I haven't made yet

My kids LOVE to turn food into something else...roasted broccoli are always little trees, spaghetti noodles are worms, so they LOVE this fun food. I'm adding these to my "to-do" list (page 527, I think)

Octo-Pot-Pie

Jello EyeBalls

Sweet and Sour Eyeballs

Spider Bite Pretzels
I think I'd use shredded coconut for the body..mmmmm

Sand-Witch
The possibilities on this one is endless...pumpkin shapes, ghosts out of mozzarella...

This last site has a bunch of spooky food...some of it too gross for me! Logan and Shawn would probably LOVE it!

http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-fun-food-ideas.html

Our Spooktacular Dinner

Mummy Dogs and Spider Web Soup with Ghost Pops for dessert
To kick off Halloween weekend, tonight for dinner we had some spooky foods.

First the Mummy Dogs...SUPER EASY!

Roll out the biscuit...I used a little over one biscuit to cover each dog, which works out since there were 8 dogs and 10 biscuits.
Start the wrapping, first secure it around the top, where the mummy's head would be. Then keep wrapping it around. Be sure to leave a space for the eyes! I then gave them a quick egg wash to get that golden brown gloss.
Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes...wah-lah!
A couple dots of mustart to make those glowing eyes and you are done.
Spiderweb soup started off as Creamy Tomato, added some thinned sour cream from a squirt bottle.
And then did a little trick I first saw done by Martha. Drag a toothpick from the center to get that "web" look.
Add a spider raft garnish (one olive, cut in half and then cut again to make 8 legs each on a piece of toast).
And dessert...frozen bananas covered in White Chocolate. These turned out great and were super tasty! Here is a tutorial for the ghost pops.

BOO!

More Spooky Food

more soon!