Flip Flop Cookies

National Flip Flip day is in June. Who knew there was even a day for my favorite shoe? In my desire to slow down time, as I am not ready for my son to start high school, let’s pretend the calendar says June, not August. What to do to celebrate? Flip flop cookies, of course! While …

DIY Script Sun Hat

Having seen the super cute script sun hats all over social media, I needed one. That is, until I saw the price tag. SO, off to figure out how to DIY I went. Actually the script isn’t that difficult, just a wee bit time-consuming. A bunch of us decided to DIY our own script sun hats …

Stars & Stripes Ideas

Red, white and blue, the perfect color combination.  Throw in some stars & stripes and I’m sold on whatever craft I find.  Below are a few of my favorites. Flag Luminaries Have a few jars hanging around? I do love and use them often.  Vases, perfect for mixing salad dressing and apparently also luminaries.  I used a pint …

Quinoa Black Bean Bowl

Meatless Mondays is such a great idea. However, to be fully honest, I rarely seem to participate as much as I like. But after indulging in wee too much rich food (and drinks) over the weekend, this quinoa black bean bowl is a welcome sight. From the blog, Spoonful of Sugar, the only change I made …

Game Day Food

Typical conversation with my husband. ‘There’s a <insert sport> game coming up. What should we make to eat?’  Isn’t that everyone’s first question? Game day food is important.  Especially when not everyone is a fan of sports. Good thing we watch big games with our friends. We are forever trying something new for game day food. …