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Frozen Banana Bites – Such a treat!

Laura — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:43:31 +0000

I don’t remember exactly the last time I had a frozen chocolate covered banana, but I do know that I had one or 2 when I was a kid, and I loved them. I thought of making them many times since I’ve had kids of my own, but never quite got to that. So [...]

No-Bake Eclair(s)

Laura — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:00:19 +0000

I’m going to be quite honest with you here: This dessert is quick, easy, and sooooo good. I’m going to be even more honest than that: It’s not quite like real eclairs. It’s more of a…. fun spin-off, of real eclairs. But you know, everyone is going to eat them all up, just like that, [...]

3 All-American Treats, for Your All-American Weekend.

Laura — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:08:56 +0000

With Memorial Day here, and the 4th of July not too far away either, I thought I would share 3 very easy red, white & blue treats, that are perfect ideas for your all-American weekend celebrations and gatherings.

{JOS}’s Birthday ‘Cake’ Choices

Laura — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:38:03 +0000

As I’ve mentioned, we all choose what we want for our birthday cakes in our family. Up until this year, we’ve really lucked out in that, {J, O & S} have always just agreed on the same kind of cake. So this year was a ‘first’. They had all spent their own bouts of time [...]

Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

Laura — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:38:57 +0000

After our good-intentioned whining spells as of late, about wishing for more comments, we thought you all deserved some nice treat ideas. The hot cider was one, and just as soon as we get some “I”s, I’ll be posting the easy recipe to that. (Yes, we are relentless.) (OH….I double posted. So there is a [...]

Make Your Own Ice Cream Sundae…

Laura — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:54:41 +0000

Still trying to catch up on work here, but had the chance to finish getting these family photos processed too, which are (some) from Memorial Day weekend, actually. So I thought I’d share them on the blog real quick. ‘Make Your Own Ice Cream Sundae’ is a pretty exciting happening around here. Actually…the kids like [...]