Category: Pinterest

Dreaming of… Chocolate

I haven’t eaten chocolate in several months since discovering it irritates the baby’s stomach when I indulge (ah, breastfeeding, sometimes you can be hard on mama).

Since I can’t eat chocolate RIGHT NOW, I thought it would be fun to make a list of recipes to try in several months when the baby tolerates me eating chocolate again. (Knock on wood.)

I can’t wait to try these decadent, easy, chocolate desserts (that are all gluten-free and mostly Paleo) from my Almost Healthy Sweets Pinterest board:
Almost Healthy Chocolate Dessert Recipes
1. Banana and Cashew Cream Ice Pops from Souvlaki For The Soul | 2. No Bake Peppermint Patty Bars from oh she glows | 3. Mexican Hot Chocolate from Minimalist Baker | 4. Chocolate Covered Coconut Stuffed Dates Recipe from Gourmande in the Kitchen | 5. Homemade Junior Mints from Coconut Mama

Want to work your way through the list with me? I’m hoping to try one recipe a week… starting sometime soon. I’ll keep you posted as to when. ;)

April Wishlist

I’m in the midst of a shopping diet. Call it a New Year’s resolution. We’re trying to save money (or at least come out even each month!). No more gratuitous eating out or splurges at Lululemon or Kate Spade.

So I thought perhaps you’d like to do a little window shopping with me from my Retail Therapy Pinterest board.

Here are my April favs:
April shopping wishlist via Pinterest
1. MORE LOVE print from theloveshop via Etsy (pin)
2. Handmade Owl Shaped Soaps from Seventh Tree Soaps via Etsy (pin)
3. Ball Heritage Collection Limited Edition Blue Pint Jars (pin)
4. Back Bay Pottery: Rustic Yet Elegant Handmade Dinnerware & Tabletop (pin)
5. Soludos® Low-Cut Espadrilles in Polka Dot from Madewell (pin)

What are you lusting after this month?

Simple and Tasty Independence Day Eats

I’ve been eyeing these tasty red, white, and blue themed snacks for our Independence Day celebration. In addition to July Fourth, this week we celebrate our seventh wedding anniversary and David’s birthday! Should be a busy and fun Fourth of July.

Featured above:
1. A healthful Fourth of July breakfast of toast with berry jam, blueberries and bananas (link/pin)
2. Flag fruit kabobs (link/pin)
3. Red, white, and blue donut hole breakfast skewers (link/pin)
4. Red, white, and blue berry trifle (link/pin)
5. Red, White and Blueberry Parfait for the 4th of July (link/pin)
6. Rice Krispy Treat Sparklers (link/pin)
7. 4th of July ice cream cone topped with blueberries and red sprinkles (pin)

View these and many other July Fourth pins, including several fantastic Independence Day kids craft activities, on my Summer Holiday Inspiration Pinterest board.

(images obtained via Pinterest)

Passover Matzah Treats

While our family may avoid unleavened bread and thereby celebrate Passover essentially every day of the year (being gluten-free and all), I do appreciate the deliciousness of matzah during Passover and miss eating it.

(Yes, I know that you can now buy gluten-free matzah! Unfortunately it contains potato starch, a big no-no for this family thanks to my husband and daughter’s pesky nightshade allergies.)

If I could eat matzah, here’s what I would be making for our family this week:

Featured above:
1. Apple-Matzah Kugel (pin/source)
2. Matzah S’mores (pin/source)
3. Matzah Almond Brittle (pin/source)
4. Chocolate-Covered Matzah Two Ways: with Candied Kumquats and Toasted Coconut (pin/source)
5. Chocolate-Covered Caramelized Matzah Crunch (as David Lebovitz says, “Whatever holiday you celebrate, you need to make this recipe – it’s amazing.”) (pin/source)
6. Chocolate, Nut, and Dried Fruit Covered Matzah (pin/source)

Please indulge in at least one of these treats for me, okay?

View these and more Passover recipes on my Spring Holiday Inspiration and Sweet Treats Recipes to Try Pinterest boards.

(images obtained via Pinterest)

More Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs

There are so many creative ways to decorate eggs for Spring. First I want to show you some Easter projects from our house, then I’ll share some of my favorite egg decorating ideas from Pinterest.

This year we’ve dyed eggs with natural ingredients:

Dying eggs naturally with ingredients from the kitchen pantry

(Above, the deep red eggs on the left were dyed with red onion skins and cabbage; the egg on the right is immersed in a saffron dye bath.)

We’ve also decoupaged small tissue paper circles to our eggs for a fun color-mixing lesson:

Tissue paper circles decoupage Easter eggs

(Using skewers laid across shallow slits made in a toddler-sized shoe box worked perfectly for securing the eggs and allowing us to decorate the entire egg at once without get our fingers dirty or having to wait for the egg to dry while we worked!)

Last year we decorated oversized paper mache eggs with brightly colored tissue paper:

Here are some other fun ideas from my Spring Holiday Inspiration board on Pinterest:

Featured above:
1. Eggs decorated with edible ink pens (pin/source)
2. No dye Easter eggs (pin/source)
3. Decoupage flowered Easter eggs (pin/source)
4. Dip dyed eggs (pin/source)
5. Silhouette Easter Eggs (pin/source)
6. Washi tape Easter eggs (pin/source)
7. Melted crayon Easter eggs (pin/source)

I am blown away by the creativity out there on the web!

View these and many more Spring holiday crafts and activities on my Spring Holiday Inspiration Pinterest board.

(images obtained via Pinterest)