Made this for Melodys Baby Shower 🙂What you need:1 medium watermelontoothpicks4 orange slices4 kiwi slices4 blueberries1 medium cantaloupe, cut into cubes2 cups red grapes2 cups green grapes2 cups blueberries2 cups halved fresh strawberries Directions With a sharp knife, cut a thin slice from bottom of melon it sits flat. Take a sharpie and draw the…
Green Shower Punch / Sherbet Punch
Green Shower Punch / Sherbert Punch This is the punch I made for Melody and Josh’s Baby shower. I was inspired my the recipe that Judith sent me, but I needed it to be green, and I actually forgot the water that was in her recipe but it was still awesome and super easy!! Thanks…
Teddy Bear Baby Shower :)
My husbands Cousins Wife (AKA my really awesome friend Melody) and her Husband Josh are expecting their first child in June and everyone is really excited! They decided not to find out the sex of the baby, so they are doing a teddy bear and green colored theme nursery. YAY! So this weekend I threw…
General Tso's Chicken
General Tso’s Chicken Hubby made dinner tonight. So yummy!! Here is the recipe! 1 1/2 Tablespoon of Oil 1/2 pound of boneless skinless chicken breast 1/2 pound steamed broccoli 1/2 cup General Tso’s Chicken sauce and glaze (we bought ours at Food Lion) Rice Heat oil in skillet and stir fry chicken. Once chicken is…
Barrett Burgers
Barrett Burgers Friday Night my family came over for dinner, and we decided on a cookout. Hubby made the most wonderful burgers!!! So I wanted to post the recipe here for you all! Also we were at Target earlier that day and in the dollar section were these awesome corn on the cob holders! I…
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Chocolate Cake For Mothers Day!!!!!!!!haha that’s Right! Chocolate Cake, with a layer of Strawberry icing, Chocolate icing and topped with Chocolate Covered Strawberries! I made it for my Mother for Mothers Day. She loves Chocolate and Baskets, so I tried out the “Basket Weave” Technique (First Time, I think I did ok)…
I call it Stuffing…. You call it Dressing…….
I call it Stuffing…. You call it Dressing……. Another Key Staple at our house is Stuffing….. or Dressing… which ever you call it! My Grandmother always makes them into patties, and they are always soo soo good! Check it out! Ingredients 1 Box of Cornbread Stuffing 3/4 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 1…
Deviled Eggs
I love Deviled Eggs!! I think they are a MUST for every holiday….. ok… well not for 4th of July cause its just to hot for eggs LOL. But I made them for every holiday and they are SOO simple to make, yet they taste so good!!! Deviled Eggs Ingredients 12 eggs 2 tablespoons Dijon…
So Today…………and Salem
So today we had to again travel to Salem for to the VA hospital. Fun Time……. NOT. But haha I always love my trips to Salem with hubby. The usually start with me sleeping on the way up there haha, we go to the doctors appointment, then we always go to eat somewhere new and…
Tilapia and Broccoli Pasta
Tilapia and Broccoli Pasta Ingredients 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (can substitute butter or oil of preference) 4 tilapia fillets 2 tbsp onion powder 2 tbsp garlic powder 1/2 cup broccoli florettes 2 fl oz Pino Grigio Pasta 3 tablespoons Rosemary Garlic Seasoning Salt and ground pepper to taste A pinch of Old Bay,…
Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Chocolate Chip Pancakes are the best! So much better than regular boring pancakes. haha. We had them for dinner last night…. what? you’ve never had breakfast for dinner…. you should try It! Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 1/4 cup…
Banana Cupcakes with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting
Banana Cupcakes with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting These sounded so good that I had to share!! I think I’ll be making these this week!! Banana Cupcakes with Honey-Cinnamon Frosting Makes 12 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)3/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted1 1/2 cups…
Alejandro's Mexican Grill
I LOVE Mexican Food… and I mean L-O-V-E Mexican food! Last time we went to Roanoke to visit Chocolatepaper we again went with the lunch suggestion of Liz and tried out Alejandro’s Mexican Grill; which is located at 127 Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24011, which is only a few steps from the market. I found…
Silk Dying Eggs
The Old Tradition on dying eggs on Easter just got a whole lot cooler! haha. These are just the shells of the eggs! We carefully poked a hole in the bottoms and tops of each egg and blew the egg out to use for scrambled eggs and omelets. So You Wont Be eatting Dyed Egg…
Easter Kit Kat Cake
This Kit Kat Cake is from Last year, But since Easter is almost here I wanted to share it with you all. Im not sure as to what goodie I’ll make this year 🙂 This Cake is so easy and so fun to make. Not to mention it looks awesome!! I use Boxed Cake Mix…
Cubed Steak Casserole
Cubed Steak Casserole I love recipes that are passed down from person to person. Recipes handed down from generation to generation or Recipes Passed from Friend to Friend. This recipe was given to me from my friend Brandy about 10 years ago. I love it Cubed Steak Casserole (Printable Recipe Here) What you need: Cubed Steak (enough to feed the…
Froggie Cake Pops!
Wanted to Share the Frog Cake pops I made for Alyssa’s Princess and the Frog Birthday Party! To See all of her party Click here: https://bigbearswife.com/2010/03/alyssa-is-5.html
Alyssa is 5!
Princess and the Frog Party My God-daughter Alyssa turned 5 last week and yesterday we had her birthday party! It was a lot of fun. Here are some pictures from the Party. I made the Doll Cake and the Froggie Pops! And the Decorations! She loved her party!!
Princess and the Frog Birthday Cake
As we all know I’m not so good with cake haha, but I tried my hand at it again last night to create my god-daughter a Princess Cake to go along with her Princess and the frog Party that is Today! I think It turned out pretty good for my first doll cake hee hee
Princess and the Frog Start UP
Princess and the Frog My God-daughter Alyssa is turning 5 next week and for the past 4 years it has ALWAYS been the Princess, Princess, Princess everything for her birthday. Well this year thankfully we can change it up a bit haha. Its still Princess BUT instead of all the other Disney Princess stuff we…