Baby Stat blocks

Ok sorry i haven't posted in a while and i have tried lots of new things from pinterest. Mostly food and well lets be honest i forget to take pictures of what i have made food wise. But a lot of things we are making again because they are good so i promise i will be better about taking pictures and blogging. :) Today i finished making these cute baby stat blocks i found on pinterest. I cant wait to put them in Liam's room and use them as a decoration for his first birthday party. I also think they would be a cute mothers day present.

I love how they turned out. Happy pinning everyone!!!

Butterfinger Blondies

Butterfiend Blondies. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Do i really need to say more? Ok i made these last night and had to have one before i went to bed.



Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp coarse sea salt
2 cups coarsely chopped Butterfinger Bars (approx 16 “Fun Size” bars)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°
Cream butter and sugars in mixing bowl.
Add the vanilla and eggs and mix until incorporated.
On low add your dry ingredients (flour, salt and baking soda) until just combined.
Stir in your chopped Butterfinger.
Spread in a 9×13 baking dish and bake for 25 minutes until center is JUST set.
Remove from oven and cool completely.

Butterfinger Buttercream:

Ingredients
1/2 cup room temp butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2 1/2 – 3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup chopped Butterfinger Bars (approx 4 “Fun Size” bars)

Instructions
Cream the butter and shortening together until smooth.
Add in you powdered sugar on low speed. Turn speed up to medium and mix until smooth
Stir in your chopped Butterfinger. (I sprinkled mine on top rather than stirring them in!)
Spread on your cooled blondies



And just incase you were wondering Yes they were worth staying up late for!

Happy Pinning Everyone!

Chicken Pot Pie Soup

Oh my goodness another good find on pinterest. Chicken Pot Pie Soup. We made this for dinner last night and it was very good. I'll be honest i was a little skeptical about it tasting much like a real Chicken Pot Pie becuase its a soup and i really like that nice flvory sauce in the pot pie but it did. :)





Chicken Pot Pie Soup

1/4 cup Flour
2 Cups Water
4 Cups Milk
1 Large Celery Stalk Chopped
1/2 medium onion chopped
2 Chicken Bullions
fresh ground pepper
pinch of thyme
10oz Frozen Veggies
2 Potatoes peeled and cubbed small
cooked chicken breast, diced small

Create a slurry by combining 1/2 cup of the cold water with flour in a medium bowl and whisk until well blended. Set aside.

Pour remaining water and milk into a large pot and slowly bring to a boil. Add celery, onion, mushrooms, chicken bullion, thyme, fresh pepper, frozen vegetables and return to a boil. Partially cover and simmer on low until vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes. Remove lid, add potatoes and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add chicken, and slowly whisk in slurry, stirring well as you add. Cook another 2-3 minutes, until soup thickens, adjust salt and pepper to taste and serve

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baby tooth chart

So our little one got his firth tooth and i wanted to find a cute tooth chart to keep track of when his teeth come in. I wasnt able to find anything on pinterest so i went to the internet and found this cute little chart and pinned it to my board on pinterest, I also found this other one that is much more generic that i will use for now to keep track and use the other cute one when i have his baby book all ready. I hope it becomes helpfull for others.

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Tomato & Mozarella Pasta

Oh my i made this for dinner last week. It was good, needs more sauce in my opinion so i will either use less pasta or add a can or two more of tomatoes. I did take a picture of it with my phone....... i'm not sure what happened though its not in instagram anymore. So sorry two posts without pictures!

Tomato and Mozzarella Pasta al Forno
Ingredients:
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2-14 oz. cans diced Italian plum tomatoes
1 tsp. dried oregano
S&P
1 lb. pasta (tubes)
8 oz. mozzarella cheese, cubed
2/3 c. parmesan



Directions:
Heat oil in skillet. Add garlic and cook over medium high heat, 1 min. Add tomatoes and oregano and simmer rapidly, stirring occasionally until thickened, 15 min. Add S&P. Meanwhile, cook pasta. Toss pasta with sauce. Place half of pasta in an oiled 9×13” dish. Cover with half parmesan and half mozzarella. Top with remaining pasta, then parmesan and mozzarella. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes.


This is a dish we will be making again. It was quick and easy and is something you can customize to your liking.

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S'more

OMG!!!!! These were so good, i made them over the weekend and they are already gone. Here is a link to the post on pinterest. I am so sorry i didnt take a picture of the ones i made. I was too busy shoveling them in to my mouth..... I wish i was kidding on that but i am not. These are so good. Just the right amount of chocolate, marshmellow and the grahma cracker crust was perfect!!!! If you are considering making these at all do it!

Calendar Blocks

Yeah!!!! I have finally made & finished my calendar blocks!!! I have wanted some ever since a few years ago when my mom had bought a set at real deals. I had seen the unfinished countdown block sets at the wood connection for a while but wasn't ever sure how to go about changing out the months because I didn't want to spend a lot of money making a different wood base for each month, not to mention the additional space I would need to store them to only pull out once a month. Then I found this pin on interest & the DUH!!!! Why didn't I already think of this moment happened. I did do mine a little different from the pinterest pin in that I laminated my months, mod podge & I don't exactly get along all that great & I'll be honest I was scared that somewhere down the road the tape would rip my paper because the mod podge had been worn off. So I used my Xyron to laminate them. :) I did use the same font because I thought it was super cute & have been looking for a font with curly "Y"'s for sometime.

This first set I made for my friend who is moving to California. She will still be working for our work, just remotely. She has done so much for me & I am going to miss her not being in the office so much! I thought this would be fun for her to have on her work desk @ home. :)





This second set I made for myself. I LOVE this paper!!! It's Mr. Campy by Cosmo Cricket. They no longer carry it & I am so sad. I have very few pieces of this paper left & was able to make the calendar blocks with scraps! I haven't decided if I am going to take mine to work or keep it on our computer desk at home. Either way it is sure to bring a smile to my face everytime I see it.





Happy Pinning everyone!