This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #QuakerRealMedleys #CollectiveBias While trying to come up with creative breakfast ideas for Back to School, my mind flashed back to an ice cream sundae served on top of a waffle. In particular, I remember having them at the amusement park. I realized that a waffle sundae was perfect […]
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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TysonAndAMovie #CollectiveBias My family loves MARVEL movies. My husband and I have enjoyed re-watching older MARVEL movies with our daughter as she has gotten older and taking her to see the movies in theaters. Fantastic Four is opening on August 7, the last comic book […]
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Mini-Milkshakes are the perfect summer treat for kids. They offer a sweet treat in a great size for kids. Our Strawberry Fudge Mini-Milkshake incorporates fresh local produce (and fudge) into the drink. Visiting the Farmers Market This morning, my daughter and I stopped at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market to buy fruit and vegetables for the week. We were particularly looking for fruit to use […]
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Today I’m making my Mexican Shredded Chicken – both for dinner and to restock my freezer stash. I’ve shared the recipe before: I have always done the shredding by hand which is a time consuming process. However, I have read several recommendations to use a Kitchen-Aid mixer to shred the chicken. There are numerous pins on Pinterest about how to do this. I was skeptical, […]
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Do you ever have one of those days where you are out of the house all afternoon and then need to rush and get dinner together? Yesterday was one of those days in our house. It was crazy with Science Olympiad practice, dropping off my daughter’s entry in the Bricks 4 Kidz/Ann Arbor Art Center LEGO Build Off, UM graduation traffic, […]
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My daughter had a Star Wars Birthday party last year when she turned 8. We had her birthday party at home. In addition to Star Wars themed activities and cake, we wanted to theme her birthday lunch to Star Wars. When I think of Star Wars food perhaps the most iconic image is Princess Leia’s “cinnamon roll” hair buns. I definitely […]
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Last year, my daughter asked for a Star Wars birthday party. Even though she likes brownies and not cake, she always wants a themed cake as well as her brownies. I will often purchase the cake, but last year all of the cakes that I found in the stores were Clone Wars themed which she did not want. When I searched […]
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Disclaimer: Meijer has sponsored this post by providing a box of treats and a gift card. When Meijer asked me to work on a promotion for the Avengers themed snacks, I knew it was a perfect fit. With MARVEL’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron opening in theaters on May 1, my family wanted to re-watch some of the previous films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. […]
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As a pre-Easter treat this morning, I was making Cinnamon Rolls. Earlier this week, I had found the Cinnamon Roll Bunnies on Pillsbury’s website through Pinterest. Since we aren’t having Cinnamon Rolls for Easter Breakfast, I decided to make them this morning. Rather than use a long strip to make two ears as suggested in the method, I cut each strip in […]
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For the last few years, I have heard about Snow Cream. We have never made it before. However, after the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum shared a recipe this morning, I knew we should give it a try. With 14″ of snow in Ann Arbor, today was a good day to try it since we had lots of fresh snow. It was […]
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