Try The Pin (#1)... A Recipe for Bubble Pizza

I'm always on the look out for fun kid friendly food. So, I was pretty excited when I found this recipe on Pinterest. Bubble Pizza! YUMMY!

Needless to say, this was a huge hit!

I think empty dish speaks volumes!

This recipe is definitely a make again. The possibilities for toppings are endless. Katie wants to try a Hawaian version and do Canadian bacon and pineapple. Sounds good to me! :)

Instead of sending you to Pinterest, you've got to go to The Two Bite Club and visit Becky because she has an adorable blog full of fantastic recipes. The Bubble Pizza recipe can be found HERE.

What toppings will you try?

Inspiration Friday (9/16/11)

So, I am going to have to sheepishly admit that I got totally hooked on Pinterest this week. I get my Inspiration Friday ideas from blogs that I follow and subscribe to, but oh the beautiful pics on Pinterest have captured my attention. I would love for you to follow me both here at the blog and over at Pinterest (just go to the first column on the right). I promise I will follow you back. Who knows maybe your project, art, recipe or beautiful picture may show up here!

Fabric Penant Tutorial at Sugar Bee Crafts

Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins at Mommy's Kitchen

Inexpensive Party Favors at The Happy Housewife

Oreo and Peanut Butter Brownie Bites at Picky Palate

DIY Pumpkin Art at My Blessed Life

3D Canvas Art at The Craft In Me

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Inspiration Friday (9/9/11)

River Rock Table Name Tags at inspiration & realisation

Kids Art Display at Clean & Scentsible

Freezer Paper Stenciling at The Artful Parent

DIY Stickhorse from Junk in Their Trunk via Lolly Jane

Faux Handblown Glass Ornaments at Aileen's Musings

French Breakfast Muffins at HoneyBear Lane

Homemade Gel Air Fresheners at Homemade Mamas

Repurposed Shower Curtain Seaside Wreath at Cajun joie de vivre

Rootbeer Float Fudge at Shugary Sweets

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Yummy Rootbeer Cookie Recipe!

When I was 16 years old, I spent the summer with my cousins in Utah. Looking back, my favorite things from that summer were when we would threaten to tattle to my Aunt Peggy (who had 5 children) and she would say she didn't want to hear it (I use this today with my own children) and these yummy, yummy, yummy rootbeer cookies.

My children have recently become rootbeer lovers like their Mom so I decided to dig out Aunt Peggy's recipe.

Rootbeer Cookies

1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. butter (softened)
1 egg
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 c. buttermilk or water
1 tsp. rootbeer extract**
1-3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Mix as for any cookie and bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes

Rootbeer Glaze

2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter softened
1-1/2 tsp rootbeer extract**
2 T. hot water

Glaze the cookies generously.

YUM!

**I used to be able to get rootbeer extract at the grocery store. Now it is rootbeer concentrate which I don't think is as strong. So I ordered my extract from Cooks Vanilla online.

Enjoy the cookies!

Inspiration Friday (6/10/11)

Okay, so it has been a pretty busy week.

We found out we are going to have a "son". I can't believe I'm going to have a little boy! Katie fell off a skateboard and chipped her permanent front tooth and got a bloody and fat lip. Nikki lost her first tooth. And we are simply busy having summer fun.

The girls love to go to the craft store. Katie takes after me spending hours making latch hook rugs and pot holders on a loom. And they both love to draw.

Thank goodness for the drawing. Katie has a stack of her own ICADs so since I haven't kept up this week I will post ICADs 4-7 in a little bit and they will be from her ever growing stack. She has some fantastic drawings for an 8 year old! You can see ICAD #1 here, ICAD #2 here (my fave so far) and ICAD #3 here. It's also not to late to join Daisy Yellow in the summer ICAD challenge here.

I'm never to busy to peek around the web though so I thought I'd share some inpiration I have for this week...

Love, love, love these artsy canvas shoes! Gabriela Delworth has a tutorial for these and more on her wonderful blog. Go check it out!

CrAzY HoUsE asks if you can say "yum"?! I'm pretty sure I could if I made this yummy looking recipe for Apple Julep!

Oh how I wish I could really sew! I would use this tutorial from Sew Like My Mom to make my girls each one of these swimsuit cover ups. Cute and fun!

Surviving Motherhood shows us how to make this patriotic and cute bunting. (A great new blog I just discovered this morning!)

YUM! Coffeehouse shared a recipe for healthy blackened tilapia baja tacos. Say that ten times real fast! Delish! :)

Would you believe this is a pasta necklace?! Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom proves they aren't just for kids with this wonderful tutorial.

Check out the tutorial for these adorable and handy little boy burp cloths at Made By Rae. They are made by using quilting cotton fabric and jersey knit cloth. Awesome!

Scrapbooking can be so overwhelming. I love Red Ted Art's Blog simplification of the process. It would be nice to just get the photos in a safe and pretty book. It doesn't have to be extravagant!

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Inspiration Friday (6/3/11)

 I am absolutely loving Google Reader and checking out all the blogs I subscribe to and follow. There is so much inspiration to be found out there! Check out these fabulous links...

If you have lots of ribbon like me, you can make these cool Ribbon Wrapped Letters at She's {kinda} Crafty!

I can just imagine all the ways to use these adorable hand painted buttons by Katydiddys.

Flamingo Toes shares how she made this cute, cute "Pretty Windows Dish Towel". LOVE it!

An utterly clever use for shelf liner! Make DIY Placemats with Frugal Family Fun Blog.

I'd absolutely LOVE to "accidentally paint" something this cute! Check out the tutorial at Lil Blue Boo. I think I'll try this once we find out Baby J's gender.

I'm pretty sure I could conquer this great keychain tutorial from Amy at The Idea Room. These would make great gifts!

Because I have several years of scrapbooking to catch up on and a long, hot, pregnant summer ahead, I was overjoyed to find this fantastic post full of tips and ideas from Kimbo at A Girl and A Glue Gun.

Another great gift idea! Check out this tutorial from Sew4Home. I'm thinking this would work wonderfully for some cute burp cloths for Baby J.

Can't wait to try this yummy recipe for Eggs Ranchero Brunch Pizza at Stockpiling Moms. YUM!

Ummm... yeah.... this one looks really good too! Passed along to us from allrecipes.com by Coffee House. Looking forward to giving this White Pizza a try!

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Friday Favorites (3/18/11)

Yummy! Orange Julius recipe at The Idea Room

Check out how to make these cute chicks at 504 Main.

Make a 10 Minute pretty spring wreath with Tatertots and Jello.

Make these sweet gifts with The Girl Creative.

Make yummy Shrimp Etouffe at Simply Recipes.

Make this cuter than cute baby dress with Keeping It Simple.

Check out this awesome dipping recipe at The Tidy Nest.

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