Goodie Catch Up

So I've neglected my family blog which means I've definitely been neglecting this one too.  So here is a little catch up of some goodies I've made the last few months.  It's not much since my creativity/energy/motivation has been lacking since I got pregnant.  I didn't feel good for a couple of months which really takes it out of you.  But I'm back.  So enjoy!

For Valentine's Day I made a special breakfast for my husband and little girl.  Everything hearts.  I bought bacon and cut each strip in half and used each half to make a heart.  I cooked it in the oven and voila.  Yummy crispy heart shaped bacon.

 

Here's the pinterest link for more details: http://thepapermama.com/2011/02/wordlessish-wednesday-bacon-of-hearts.html

I also made heart shaped toast. I was hoping to have a bigger cookie cutter but it still worked. So first, you cut out your heart shaped bread. Then you mix some milk with food coloring and lightly coat the bread (you don't want to use too much otherwise the bread will be too soggy to toast). Then using a tiny brush, write a note on the toast using a different color of your milk/food coloring mixture. Then toast your bread. So cool! It takes longer than you think. Mine aren't perfect because I was running out of time so my husband could eat before he needed to leave for work.

Here's the pinterest link: http://cuteeverything.com/food-fun/valentines-day-meal-ideas/

And last I bought a heart shaped ice-cube tray from the $1 section at Target. I dyed some orange juice red and froze my cubes. The next morning I put them in our orange juice. I didn't get a good picture but you get the idea. I also dyed our scrambled eggs pink just for fun.

My next goodie was for Mother's Day. I made these Pampering Kits with a friend for a couple of our friends from church. We loaded them with tissues, chapstick, nail polish, candy, hand sanitizer, lotion, fingernail/toenail  kit, mints, and bath salts. It was pretty easy and I was able to get some of these things at the $1 store to help save on money.  And we drink a lot of juice so I just kept and cleaned the bottles to use for this.

Here's the pinterest link: http://andeverythingsweet.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-packaging-idea.html

And last is a dessert I made for Father's Day. It is so yummy but there is some tweaking that needs to happen. I call it Cookie Oreo Brownies. First make your favorite cookie dough and spread it out on the bottom of your pan (size doesn't matter but I chose 9x13).

 

Then place a layer of whole Oreos on top of the cookie dough.

 

Last, whip up a batch of your favorite brownie mix and spread over Oreos.

Cook at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. This is where I had issues. I cooked it for 10 minutes longer than this and my brownie part was still super gooey. The edges were done but right in the middle was super runny. I haven't made it again to play around with the cook time but maybe lowering the temperature and cooking it longer will fix the problem. I had a friend cook it for an hour and that helped the middle but the edges were too crispy. So good luck but when it's cooked right, it is delicious!

Here's the pinterest link: http://blog.babygizmo.com/2012/02/ultimate-chocolate-chip-cookie-oreo-brownie-bars/