Bunny Bites

Pin It I am starting to think about Easter and how much I miss Luke being little boy and how he anxiously waited for the Easter Bunny.  We use to bake so many yummy treats!

At Christmas this past year, I had come across a recipe for homemade turtles.  They were so easy and very tasty so I thought I would try an experiment and make Bunny Bites!

Since this was an experiment, I wasn't sure how they would turn out but I stuck pretty close to the same process as the homemade turtles.  The ingredients were a tad different though. Today I used .... pretzels, Hershey's Hugs, and jelly beans!

Turn your oven on to 200 degrees F.  First place the pretzels on an ungreased cookie sheet then unwrap all the Hershey's Hugs and place on top of the pretzels. 

Place the tray in the preheated oven for approximately 3 - 4 minutes.  Watch them carefully as once they start to melt, they melt fast!

Remove from oven and place a jelly bean on top of the Hershey's Hugs .... push down slightly so the jelly bean sinks into the gooey goodness a little.  I was having a difficult time with mine as you can tell.  They didn't sink as much as I would have liked .... I have an idea for next time I make these .... I will let you know in a minute.

Can you see?  I think they should have sunk a little bit more.  Next time I have decided to use either Rolos or Hershey's Caramel Kisses.  I think the caramel in either one would melt a little easier which would help the jelly bean stay in place.

Oh well, a lesson learned the hard way but it was a tasty lesson!

Remember to give your loved ones a hug! 

Thrifty Thursday

Pin It Time once again for Thrifty Thursday! 

I picked this ceramic cupcake tray from Goodwill and I am LOVING it!  I can't stop making muffins with it!  LOL

It makes muffins (or cupcakes) just a 'little' bit bigger than a regular muffin tin and seems to make them so moist!

They even make them in the shape of a heart!  So cute!

Perfect with a cup of coffee in the morning.  I made these delicious Zucchini - Chocolate Chip Muffins from here.

Total cost for the muffin tray - $1.99. 

Remember to give your loved ones a hug!

Picking from the Garden

Pin It Tricky title but so true!  Yes, yesterday I harvested chives from the garden for dinner.  Mind you they weren't very big yet ... but what do you expect in March?

So my chives went from this ....

To this ....

To this .....

To this ....

To this .....

I am just LOVING this weather!  My potato salad is my Mom's very bestest recipe.  Simple but oh so delicious.  I never measure anything so here is a rough explanation if you wish to try it.

Mom's Bestest Potato Salad

5 or 6 russet potatoes - peeled, cooked until slightly firm, cooled and cut into cubes

5 hard boiled eggs - peeled, cooled and cut into cubes

fresh chives or spring onions - chopped

Miracle Whip - enough to coat

Mix all ingredients, adding just enough Miracle Whip to coat all ingredients.  Chill in refrigerator for an hour for all flavors to mix well.

Serve.

I always have to make a large batch since it doesn't last long around here! 

Remember to give your loved ones a hug! 

Tuesday's Tip

Pin It Today's tip is a trick to take care of those canvas running shoes.  With summer coming, it is time to 'treat' them so they last at least a season and continue to look great.  Canvas shoes don't last long around here with all the mud and I am very hard on shoes to begin with.

I picked up these canvas shoes at Goodwill last fall for $1.99.

All you need to make these shoes stay looking like new is some spray starch.

Spray liberally and let dry.  This starch is only .97 cents at Walmart.  A very cheap price to pay for your shoes to stay looking like new!

Funky Throw Pillows

Pin It Our local Walmart store has a HUGE selection of fabric right now starting at .75 cents per yard!  What a great price to re-stock the stash.

With alot of the Walmart's closing their fabric sections, our store is one of the lucky ones who are getting all the fabric from those closed departments.  The selection is wonderful, with many prints I had never seen before.

Since Lucas and Sarah need some throw pillows for their new apartment (mentioned in a previous post) I had been on the lookout for some fabric they would like. 

I found some that would match their bedroom comforter and since they are young, the pattern was something they will enjoy .... I hope. Their comforter is black with gold flecks ..... don't you think this will be a great addition?

I wanted the fabric to be removable so it could easily be washed and changed if they so desire or when a new comforter is purchased.  I searched the web until I found a pattern that was easy to follow and was happy when I ran across this ....   

First I needed some pillow forms.  Now in the instructions they mentioned you could even use an old pillow but I searched through my stash and found one pillow form I had picked up at Goodwill.

Notice I only paid .99 cents for it.  :)  I wanted to make them two pillows so I continued to dig through the stash and found some heavy white linen fabric .... just what I needed!  In only a few minutes a second pillow form was made in the same size as the store bought one.

Now, these 'pillow envelopes' are a breeze to make!  I had the fabric cut and sewn for the two pillows within 10 minutes ... amazing!

The pillow forms fit in the 'envelopes' just right.

Since I purchased one and a half yards of this fabric, I had enough left over to make two smaller pillows to add to the set.  These two are not 'envelopes' but I didn't want to have any of this fabric left over and figured it would be a cute addition.

I will make them some for their livingroom as well but I need to wait to find out what color their sofa will be!

Remember to give your loved ones a hug!