Valentine’s Day

Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Buttercream Truffles

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! You know how I told you guys that we don’t really celebrate V-day around here? Well, I was telling the truth, but you wanna know what I woke up to this morning?? I’ll tell you what. A Valentine’s Day gift. That’s right. The Hubster got up early, went downstairs, and set ...

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Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Turtle Thumbprints

Monday, February 11, 2013

No lies here… I’m a chocolates for Valentine’s Day kinda girl. I know. I love an excuse for chocolate. Hard to believe, huh? We aren’t Valentine’s Day celebrators ’round these parts. Sometimes, we make homemade cards. Those are fun. Sometimes, I’ll make a slightly fancier dinner. But we don’t exchange gifts or anything like that. ...

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It’s a Very Harry Potter Valentine’s Day! {Free Printable Cards}

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

I didn’t make any food for you guys today. Sorry. But there’s Harry Potter. Do you forgive me? I knew you would! It’s gettin’ all crafty up in here. So, I saw these fantastic Harry Potter Valentine’s Day cards by Yenniper months and months ago, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about them. ...

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Cinnamon Sugar Nutella-filled Soft Pretzel Bites

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Happy World Nutella Day! Seriously, whoever decided to make this day happen is pretty much the smartest person who ever lived. To celebrate, I made soft pretzels. That I filled with Nutella. And topped with butter and cinnamon-sugar. Then I ate too many, woke up, and had the rest for breakfast. I love my job....

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Cinnamon Red Hots Shortbread Cookies

Monday, February 4, 2013

So, I didn’t watch the Super Bowl yesterday. In fact, I didn’t even know it was Super Bowl Sunday until right around lunchtime, when I saw something mentioned on Facebook. I’m sure it’s no great surprise that I’m not into sports. I mean, I dunno…I grew up watching football, cheering on the Colts. Basketball was ...

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Homemade Meringue Candy Necklaces

Thursday, February 9, 2012

I made the funnest thing ever this week. I couldn’t even begin to tell you what inspired it or how I thought it up. All I know is, I’m super glad about it. I wanted jewelry for Valentine’s Day; edible jewelry that I could share with my peeps (that’s you). What’s better than a candy ...

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Virtual Valentine’s Day Party: Have Your Cake (and Cookies) and Eat It, Too!

Monday, February 6, 2012

I am so excited to be celebrating Valentine’s Day today with some of my very favorite bloggers! Miss Shelly, the funny and super creative lady behind Cookies and Cups was so sweet to organize this little virtual get together, and I’m thrilled and honored to be partying with such talented women. I’ve always liked Valentine’s ...

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Sweet Cherry Chip Cupcakes

Friday, February 3, 2012

I have a secret, you guys. We finally got news about where we’re transferring to! Wait…I should back up a bit… Okay, well, most of you know that I’m a military wife. The hubster is a Coast Guardsman. We move around a lot. So far, in the length of our *thisclose* to being 10 years ...

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Happy Valentine Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake

Monday, February 14, 2011

In all honesty, we’re not big Valentine’s Day celebrators in our house. We’re a pretty close family, so Valentine’s Day is more of a chance to eat special sweets and get crafty than it is anything else. We never spend money for Valentine’s Day…only handmade cards allowed. It’s been a tradition for several years now, ...

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Sweet Valentine Petit Fours

Thursday, February 10, 2011

I’ve never made petit fours before. Can you believe that?! Never. I’ve always had a small obsession with them, though. When I was a little girl, I read the American Girls series. In one of them, one of the girls attended a birthday party where petit fours were served and I was swept away! They ...