Life, Family, and Home - Simplified & Sweetened
Hello everyone. Thanks for stopping by for another linky party! This week I’m continuing my summer themed features with a few refreshing drinks. These are so pretty and colorful, and judging from the sound of them, I bet they are full of flavor too! Hope you enjoy!
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If you’re a mom, back to school means back to school shopping, organizing, and planning, especially menu planning! Your little darlings need breakfasts, snacks, lunches, after school snacks, and dinners! Whew….that’s a lot of food prep! Today I’m talking about just a few options that Quaker gives you help get your through the morning breakfast time, and I’ve got a delicious recipe for Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Pancakes that you and your kids will love!
And to help you get organized in the kitchen this fall, I’ve created a free printable that you can use to create your weekly menus! Yup, it’s going to be a jam packed post, so let’s get started!
Who doesn’t love brownies and vanilla ice cream? What’s even better? The two mixed together! My sister and I were visiting my grandparents’ home when we were children. One evening my grandmother decided to bake some brownies. When they cooled they began to crack severely. As she tried to cut them they continued to crumble. She had the brilliant idea of mixing the brownie crumbs with vanilla ice cream! I thought she was genius! That was one of my favorite memories of spending time in the summer with her. She had just created brownie ice cream cake!
I hadn’t had this brownie Ice cream cake since I was a teenager. Now that my kids are teenagers I wanted to make one for them. It’s quite simple and I am all about simple. When my kids tasted it they couldn’t wait to find out what I had put in it. Were they surprised when they found out that there were only two ingredients! So here we go! Are you ready for simple?
Brownie Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients:
1 box brownie mix (any brand)
1 half gallon container of vanilla ice cream
Directions:
Make the brownies as directed on the box. I used a 9 X 13 pan.
Let brownies cool in pan.
Take a fork and turn it upside down, scraping the brownies until they start turning into crumbs.
Continue until all the brownies are small crumbs, but not too fine.
Set the container of ice cream out for about 15 – 20 minutes. It should be a little soupy on top. If it’s still too frozen put it in the microwave on defrost for about 3 minutes.
When it’s the right consistency scoop up heaps of ice cream and put it in the pan with the brownie crumbs.
Take a large spoon and start mixing until the two are mixed well. Take the back of the spoon and smooth out the mixture.
Cover with aluminum foil and stick in freezer for at least two hours.
Cut into slices and enjoy!
In the past several weeks I’ve alluded to all the home improvement projects we’ve been working on. Now my husband I are getting ready to share some of those. I say my husband and I because in the future we’ll be having some contributing posts from Mr. Simply Sweet Home on his fields of expertise, and believe me, when it comes to tools and fixing things, it’s definitely his field of expertise and not mine. But as long as he thinks that I look cute trying, I feel good about it! And believe me, I DO TRY!
I decided to make this part of a series on Easy Home Makeover Projects. When it comes to home improvement, I find that a little goes a long way, and when you look at your home and try to divide the work in to a series of small projects here and there, rather than looking at it as one big never ending project, it definitely makes the work easier, and it takes all the pressure off!
Hi all. Welcome to this week’s linky party! With delicious fruits now in season, it’s easier than ever to fix up a healthy parfait for dessert. Today I have some yummy berry parfaits and crisps from our friends. Check out the creatively; then be sure and share your own projects at our linky below!
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Today I’ve got more delicious summer food for you! It is a sweet treat from our friend Christine at Must Love Home. If you link up with us on Fridays, you are probably already familiar with Christine. (She’s one of our Friday Favorites hostesses!) If you’re not familiar with Christine, please go over and pay her a visit. You’ll love her blog! But first, check out Christine’s guest recipe!
Hi everyone. I am Christine from Must Love Home. I was honored when Jerri asked me to be a part of her Summer Recipe series at Simply Sweet Home. At Must Love Home, I am able to share my love of DIY, decor, creating easy recipes, cooking, and well…eating!
Today I want to share one of my most delicious and simple recipes: Mini Lemon tarts with Strawberries. The beauty of making these tarts is that you do not need any expensive tart pans. I use wide mouth mason jar lids!! And the recipe only calls for four ingredients. Let’s get started!
You must know by now that I love all things spicy, and especially all things buffalo! The other day I made these delicious Buffalo Pepper Jack Nachos. They were awesome, of course, so much so that I’ve already made a second version of the buffalo nachos (to be posted later….stay tuned!) [Read more…]
It’s been a while since I put together a round-up post, so here we go! Today I’m featuring 12 yummy looking recipes featuring one of my favorite fruits and flavors: ORANGE!
Hope you enjoy this mouth-watering collection of 12 orange recipes!
Does summer time mean ice cream time for you? It does for me! And I love nothing more than a little homemade ice cream! This week’s featured recipes go way beyond your traditional homemade vanilla! Take a look…then be sure and add your own recipes and projects to our linky collection!
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“I’m hungry!” This phrase is uttered so many times a day in my house by everyone, including me! I thought that I’d have more time for cooking with school out, but boy, was I wrong! The last few weeks I’ve been dealing with a pretty big work load, and on top of this, we’ve been doing improvements around the house: painting, de-cluttering and organizing, rearranging furniture. Ah!
By the time I get done with everything else I have to do, the last thing I want to do is cook. And yet, “I’m hungry!” continues to echo through the hall (and in my own mind and stomach).
Ordering out is an option, but we can’t do that every day, so having easy and convenient food options is a MUST. For that, I often go to the freezer! [Read more…]
