If there’s one thing that I have started to love even more in my 40+ something age, is the Summer season. I used to completely dread it, even when I didn’t have kids. But now I absolutely love it, and I thought I would share some of my personal Summer Entertaining Essentials. Although, this post…
Summer Berry Angel Food Cake with melted chocolate
This is one of my favorite go-to recipes to kick off Summer. In particular, Memorial Day and obviously it can be used throughout the entire Summer. You can make this Summer Berry Angel Food Cake with melted chocolate the easy way…or the hard way. It’s totally up to you. But if you’re like me, I’m…
Summertime Outdoor Gift Ideas
Stumped on what to give Mom for Mother’s Day, or what to bring as a house warming gift, neighbor gift, friend gift??? One of these Summertime Outdoor Gift Ideas are sure to fit the bill for any of your gift giving needs! Whether you want to give a big ticket item, or you need just…
Kitchenaid Mixer Giveaway
I scream! You scream! We ALL scream for ice cream! Eek. I’m so excited to be part of this Kitchenaid Mixer GIVEAWAY! And, guess what? it comes with an ice cream attachment! Plus you get to pick your own color if you win. I haven’t done a giveaway in quite awhile! So when this brilliant…
Summer Favorite Things Printable
I could name off a thousand things for this Summer edition printable… But really, these things in a beach shell (notice what I did there?) really are my favorite things. I mean, even the 2 colors that this Summer Favorite Things Printable comes in screams S U M M E R to me! I love…
Watermelon Fiesta Salad
We can’t leave the grocery store without one. My middle child is a fruit loving, watermelon fanatic, slowing talking Southern boy. Anything to do with Watermelon he wants it. Heck, even our kids’ shampoo is Watermelon scent! So needless to say, I always have cut up watermelon in our fridge during the Summer. The other…
Brownie Batter No Churn Ice Cream
You all will either love me or hate me for this… The choice is yours. But I know with the words Brownie Batter Ice Cream in my title I have your attention, right? Well, truth be told you can also add the word: Skinny-ish. Yes, Skinny-ish. Because one of the {only} 4 ingredients in this…
Planning the Perfect Beach Vacation
This post is sponsored by Panama City Beach, Florida It’s that time of year again. When the sun is getting hotter, the kids have started wearing shorts to school, and I start a diet. BLAH! But really – it’s all good, because I do love vacation time!!! Because I know right around the corner the…
17 Fruit Salad Recipes
I am so ready for a change in the way we eat around our house. You know how a new season does that, of course. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m all about the pumpkin & spice and the chocolate & peppermint season. But really and truly I feel much better with the style of…
What to Wear with a Curvy Figure
I’m what women in the South would politely say, big boned. Gah! How I HATE that expression. Truth be told, I am! I have junk in the trunk. Cankles. Arms that wiggle way too much. And a muffin top for a waist line. Gah! But I do have some tricks up my sleeves on what…