Simplified Easy French Cruller How to and Recipe

As a person who doesn’t like eggs (not scrambled, not fried, not omelettes, not quiche not boiled not runny, not hard, not in a house, not with a mouse…) I sometimes struggle to find breakfast restaurants that I enjoy. Most places serve mostly egg dishes and a couple of waffles or pancakes for good measure.Read more

Dark Magic Chocolate Mocha Brownies

You know, for as many posts as I’ve written about how I’m not really into coffee… I make a lot of coffee flavored desserts. Now, I already know what you’re thinking, MOCHA BROWNIES?! And yes, Mocha, like your Sunday afternoon go to Starbucks drink after Church Service. That warm, chocolatey beverage topped with beyond amazing vanilla whippedRead more

25+ Cozy Winter Drinks

Whelp, it is officially TOO DANG COLD here in Michigan. That means negative wind chills, and drafts that penetrate 3 layers of sweater and a wool coat. There is ice on things that should never have ice on them. Also, it is dark. The days are twilight and overcast almost all the time. So, nowRead more

A Better Sharpie Mug Method

There have been hundreds of tutorials written about the Sharpie Mug method, some using plain Sharpies, others using the oil-based kind. Essentially, you write on a mug in Sharpie and then you bake it until the drawing becomes semi permanent. Sounds amazing huh!? Always excited for new ways of decorating my coffee mug, I’ve had thatRead more

DIY Exfoliating Coconut and Coffee Scrub

I know it doesn’t look like much. I considered not even sharing this Coffee Scrub because it looks, well, like dirt. But let me tell you – you can’t judge this scrub by its color. I’ve been looking for a while for a good facial scrub to use periodically with my DIY Face moisturizer andRead more

How To Make Delicious Cold Brew Coffee

I might be a little late on the cold summer drink bandwagon. I realize that. But I’ve just discovered this concoction and I swear I’ll drink it until mid December! (I’ll report back on the validity of that statement). Now, I’ve shared a few delicious hot drinks like DIY Chai Mix and Hazelnut Mocha, butRead more

Tested Tuesday: FlexBrew 2-Way Coffee Maker by Hamilton Beach

This month I was able to test out the new from Hamilton Beach. The product was provided to me for review, but everything else is 100% my opinion! I like coffee treats. I say treats, because I don’t like plain coffee. But put enough cream, sugar and chocolate in it and I am in! I loveRead more

How To Make Hazelnut Mocha Latte For Two

It took me years to start drinking coffee. I’m not a huge caffeine junky, as I don’t drink soda either, and it just never came up. Then I was introduced to the Burger King Mocha Joe in my college years. It was something like 1/2 coffee, 1/2 liquid vanilla shake mix and 3 pumps ofRead more

Easy DIY Aged Paper

  With Halloween right around the corner (Hello!? What happened to August!?), Renaissance Festival season in full swing, and our DnD adventures winding up, hubby asked me for some aged paper. Now, “paper” has a long history. Papyrus was made in Egypt from the cyperus papyrus plant found along the Nile. Its use dates backRead more