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A Pantry Makeover Part 3: Glidden Paint
When we built our house just over five years ago, I was so overwhelmed with decisions that I just took the easy road when it came to our paint colors. With the exception of my daughter’s room, I went all-out subdivision beige. I just couldn’t make another decision. Floors, appliances, windows, furniture, lighting, faucets…I couldn’t do it. So, subdivision beige it was. Over the years, we’ve slowly been updating rooms to fit our taste and decor style. It’s been a slow, arduous process and I…
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Friends of Lemon Sugar Series: More Fudge Less Pudge Brownies
I am excited to bring you the first of many guest posters on Lemon-Sugar! Erin at The Spiffy Cookie is an amazing cook, baker and person. She’s a lot of fun to read, follow and has a ton of fabulous recipes on her site. I mean, cake batter puppy chow?!? Are you kidding me? Amazing. I’m honored to have her contribute today, and ask that you all go pay her a visit and tell her I sent you. Thanks again, Erin – take it away!…
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Just Cherry Pie
It’s just really been a strange week. We were supposed to be in Mexico, celebrating not only our anniversary but my husband’s birthday as well. Because we were planning to lay on the beach and drink fruity drinks to celebrate, I didn’t plan the usual birthday celebration with dinner, guests, dessert and gifts. I feel bad that my hubs kind of got the short end of the birthday stick this year, but promised him that we’ll celebrate his birthday on our rescheduled trip. So, in…
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Tiramisu Macarons
While I was making these the other day, my Mom called me, and asked what I was doing. I told her I was making Macarons, and she said “Macaroons?” No…MacaRONS. Different. Then, I tried to explain to her what they were – kind of like a meringue sandwich cookie, though with an almond-flour base…but I’m still not sure if she knew what I was talking about. So, here you go Mom. MacaRONS. (Mack-uh-RONs). I’m very confident that I didn’t do a good job explaining them…
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Ham & Cheese Pretzel Bites
I think I have a new favorite party food. Seriously, these are amazing. As usual, my husband was my taste-tester, and his review was, “Um, yeah – I could eat like, 500 of those.” And I have to agree. If I wasn’t saving them to serve at my brother’s graduation party, we might have polished off the whole tray. I just made them again to serve at our family 4th of July bash, and they went VERY quickly. They taste like the best soft-pretzel you’ve ever…
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Erin’s favorite recipes from 2012
As we say goodbye to 2012, it’s fun to reflect on everything that happened during the year. My family had a wonderful year full of blessings. We celebrated my parent’s 35th wedding anniversary in May. We traveled to the beach with our extended family, filling up three beach houses. My oldest daughter completed Kindergarten and started 1st grade. We coached T-ball, we celebrated 1st birthdays for my niece and nephew, and found out my brother and sister are expecting again. We attended dance recitals, hosted…
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TUACA Mule and TUACA Root Beer Float
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of TUACA Vanilla Citrus Liqueur for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Today’s post is sponsored by TUACA®. Have you had it yet? TUACA® is “a vanilla citrus liqueur, a brandy, blended with natural sugar, fine spirits and vanilla essences.” Doesn’t that just SOUND amazing? You guys. It’s fantastic. And even better, it puts a delicious twist on one of my favorite drinks, the Moscow Mule. Paired with ginger beer and lemon juice, it’s a totally…
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Cinnamon Roll Scones
These cinnamon “rolls” take 40 minutes from start to finish, including baking time. They don’t have to rise, and they don’t use yeast so they’re more like a cinnamon scone – they have a crumbly texture instead of a smooth bread texture. Nonetheless, when you’re craving cinnamon rolls but don’t have 4 hours to whip some up, these definitely will fit the bill. These are best eaten warm, but a quick zap in the microwave for 2 days after they’re made brings them right back…
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Friends of Lemon Sugar: Reese’s Cake
Today’s guest poster in the Friends of Lemon Sugar series comes to us from BAKE ; a great foodie, lifestyle and photography blog by Jenny. I love to read her posts because they make me happy, and I feel like I’m right there with her. One of my favorite posts of hers is her Neopolitan Cupcakes, a recipe which has inspired me to follow suit! Head over and check out her site, today. You won’t be sorry! Thank you, Jenny for stopping by to share your fabulous…
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Honey Dijon Grilled Chicken
I make my weekly grocery store runs on Saturday or Sunday mornings, and every week, without fail I call my husband at work (he works funky hours) and ask if he has any special requests. The answer I get is usually something like, “Um…maybe some Salmon, Cod if they have it, um…chicken breasts…club soda, bananas…salad stuff…you know…whatever…the usual.” I’m not really sure what’s more frustrating, the fact that I get the same (unprepared) answer every single week, or the fact that I continue to call…
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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies & A Party!
I made these cute little cookies for a friend of mine who was hosting a Stella & Dot Jewelry Party last week. She wanted some cute treats in the Stella & Dot colors, which are green and turquoise. Now, if you follow my {Facebook Page}, you’ve been listening to me complain about my broken stand mixer – it broke while making treats for this party. It was a bad day. I nearly cried. And I’m not kidding. I had to stop and re-think everything I…
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Tortilla Pinwheels
Oh, Tuesday after Labor Day. I have a serious love-hate thing going with you right now. Our summer was magnificent. The weather was just about perfect ALL summer. Our grass never did turn that icky late-summer brown color, it’s still a gorgeous bright green. We sat on the porch almost every evening and just enjoyed the weather while the kids played. I was fortunate to be able to work from home this summer, so I got a lot of quality time with my kids. The…
