Make your own homemade peanut butter with the kids for a fun activity and snack! Just like the delicious natural peanut butter that you grind at the health food store. Peanut butter is delicious on homemade bread or served with a fruit platter. Watch Our Step By Step Video! The kids received a little cookbook for Christmas with easy recipes to make. One of the recipes was for peanut butter. We've made our own peanut butter a few times now, and have experimented with the amount of ... Read More about Homemade Peanut Butter Recipe (Video)
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Easy Cream Puffs Recipe (Video)
Believe it or not, cream puffs are one of the easiest desserts to make! I'll share my easy cream puffs recipe, and you can dress them up however you'd like! My favorite way to enjoy them is with a simple cream filling. French pastries are my absolute favorite. If you like these you might like our homemade cherry turnovers or croissants. Watch Our Step By Step Video! My Sweetheart and I recently celebrated our wedding Anniversary. We had a nice dinner at home with the kids, since it was a ... Read More about Easy Cream Puffs Recipe (Video)
D.A.D. Photo Gift For Dad
Kids will love getting creative to make this gift for Dad! Pose them in the letters: D.A.D., snap a few photos and frame in a photo collage frame. We used 5x7, but any size would work! This post contains affiliate links. Does your dad like root beer? If so, he might like this fun root beer sampler gift! How about candy? You can make him a Father's Day candy gram! This post was originally shared in 2012. These kids are all so big now! I am just thrilled with how our gift for dad ... Read More about D.A.D. Photo Gift For Dad
The Only Pretzel Rolls Recipe You’ll Ever Need (Video)
Buttery, soft and chewy. This pretzel rolls recipe is the only one you will ever need! Use this recipe for sliders, buns, and more! One of our FAVORITE bread recipes is homemade pretzels. Homemade pretzels are one of the first food recipes that I ever shared on Gluesticks. It was a recipe that I bought (yes, bought) in 2007 before the days of Pinterest. Watch our step by step video! I can't remember exactly how much I paid, but it was less than a $1 and has paid for itself over and over ... Read More about The Only Pretzel Rolls Recipe You’ll Ever Need (Video)
Homemade Yum Yum Sauce Recipe (Video)
Make your own homemade Yum Yum Sauce when you're cooking up a stir fry or yummy fried rice at home. This is it, folks! THE famous Japanese steakhouse sauce that they serve at hibachi restaurants! Your fried rice, chicken, hibachi vegetables, and shrimp will never be the same! As an added bonus, here is the best fried rice recipe to go with the sauce! What is Yum Yum Sauce? Sometimes called pink sauce, Japanese shrimp sauce, Benihana Yum Yum sauce, or hibachi shrimp sauce, this is the ... Read More about Homemade Yum Yum Sauce Recipe (Video)
Fresh Strawberry Pie Recipe (Video)
This fresh strawberry pie is so easy to make and is absolutely delicious! Make your own pie crust or use a pre-made graham cracker crust. It's up to you! I like using the same crust recipe that I use when making my banana cream pie. It's strawberry season here in Virginia and we've been busy. We made a giant batch of strawberry freezer jam and have been eating strawberries like they are going out of style. Watch our step by step video! My friend, Stephanie, brought me a fresh strawberry ... Read More about Fresh Strawberry Pie Recipe (Video)
Just Like Grandma’s Crispy Waffles Recipe (Video)
Crispy, buttery, and absolutely the best around. This crispy waffles recipe is so delicious and are just like the ones that my grandma used to make! Note: these waffles must be made in a Belgian waffle maker. Watch our step by step video! My Grandma Eva always made the best waffles for us when we would stay with her. THE BEST. Super light and crispy. They melted in your mouth. She also had so many delicious things to put on them. Homemade jams, pear conserve, homemade maple syrup (well, ... Read More about Just Like Grandma’s Crispy Waffles Recipe (Video)
DIY Travel Diaper Changing Pad & Playtime Mat Tutorial
I decided that Ruby needed a changing pad the other day. One that could fit easily in my diaper bag and hold a diaper and a few things. I also wanted something that was large enough to lay out and let her play on while at friends' homes or at church. You might also like our fabric diaper pouch sewing tutorial or fabric baby shoes pattern! She is at the age where she really enjoys playing and chewing on toys...and rolling around. I'd prefer that she stop growing so fast and not do those ... Read More about DIY Travel Diaper Changing Pad & Playtime Mat Tutorial
How to Make Glycerin Soap With Kids: Melt and Pour Method
How to make glycerin soap with kids! Use melt and pour glycerin blocks to create fun soaps with kids! Experiment with different colors, soap molds, and scents to create unique combinations. This post contains affiliate links. You might also like our DIY gummy soaps. They make bath time fun! We made homemade soap for the first time last week and it was SO MUCH FUN! I had no idea how easy it was to make and inexpensive! For some reason I thought it had to be done in a double boiler, mix ... Read More about How to Make Glycerin Soap With Kids: Melt and Pour Method
