DIY Heart Ice Cubes

With Valentine's day just around the corner, I've been oh so happy to be finding Valentine's inspiration EVERYWHERE. I was beginning to feel like I was the only person who enjoyed the holiday still, but I guess I can always depend on the blogging world to still appreciate an excuse to have a day filled with flowers, romance & a few tasty treats. ;)


This Valentine's day I'm trying to share the love with my boy without heading out to dinner & instead making a few cute & delicious treats, so when I found this tutorial on how to make these heart-shapes ice cubes for your milk and cookies, I just had to share.

Not only are they completely adorable, but my boy loves him some oreos, let me tell you.


For directions on how to make these cuties yourself, click HERE.

Lasagna Soup

Hi all.

I'm on a crazy soup kick at the moment, so let me warn you, I may be blasting you some AWESOME soup recipes for the next few weeks.

I found this recipe for Lasagna Soup (I know, how delicious does it sound) over on no other than pinterest and decided to test it out.

And let me tell you... it was ABSOLUTELY delicious. The only difference in the recipe we made was using tiny shell noodles (because we figured they would be easier to eat) and we also used ground turkey instead of sausage. I also like to top all of my soups with reduced fat tortilla chips, which is ridiculous, I know. But if you would like to go the normal people route and stick with the Italian themed meal, I'm sure some homemade garlic bread would be absolutely delicious as well.

Go try it, seriously. It is heaven in a bowl!

Click HERE for the recipe.

Last Minute Treats

Although you may be knees deep in wrapping paper & your car might be loaded up with presents...

chances are you will be waking up the day before Christmas Eve by the sudden realization that you have forgotten to get a present for that co-worker or overly friendly neighbor who always seems to manage to give you a holiday present, leaving you mortified that you didn't get them a thing. Oops. Isn't that always the case?


Chances also are that you shopped until you dropped the past week and you promised yourself that you would never be going back to the mall EVER again (well, at least until after the New Year). Luckily for you, I have a few sweet treat ideas that you can whip up in your kitchen to give out as lovely and delicious holiday gifts for anyone and everyone.


First up:
Candy Cane and Eggnog Macarons, anyone?

find the recipe here



Next:
Salted Caramel Sauce

Perfect for dipping apples or pouring on sundaes

find the recipe here



Last but not least:
Thin Mints

Who doesn't love this Girl Scout classic?

find the recipe here