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Ashleigh is the creative author of Bee In Our Bonnet, a blog she shares with her talented sister. She is a mom of 3 and has a degree in Elementary Education. Her amazing baking skills can be found right here on Somewhat Simple once a month, but for even more creative inspiration from Ashleigh, please visit http://beeinourbonnet.blogspot.com/
Strawberries and cake are two beautiful things! Put a layer of cream cheese filling between them and you have... tasty beautiful things! Strawberry Cake in a Jar! This is one of my mom's old recipies, but I've added a twist as I baked them in individual portions! I've seen so many adorable desserts in a jar (like on Our Best Bites), and I thought this recipe would work well in a jar too! For the cake: My mom used to use a betty crocker white cake mix, which is good and easy! I … [Read more...]
If you've read Fancy Nancy, then you know that parfaits are very fancy! My daughters and I got a little fancy when we turned a plastic cup into a yummy St. Patrick's Day Parfait! We first came up with this and did Valentine's Day Parfaits, and then my daughter said we should do a little Irish version! Any excuse for a parfait, that one. I tell ya! My kids' favorite part of making seasonal parfaits is decorating their clear tumbler with foam/felt shapes or stickers. Just when you … [Read more...]
It's almost Halloween, but I'm sure you are all done with your Halloween cookies already, so why not make some Handprint Turkey Cookies!? (I know you bloggers are on top of your holiday game! Me, not so much. Still making costumes.) I'm pretty much in love with these! They are one of my favorites that I've ever made! And how perfect would they be as a "place card" on your Thanksgiving table? There's just something about handprint turkeys that are irresistibly darling. They … [Read more...]
Holidays make me nostalgic. I can't help it. I just love to jog down memory lane and remember all of the classic crafts and traditions that I used to do as a kid. Yes, just thinking of these gumdrop turkeys gives me a twinkle in my eye. You remember them, don't you? As I attempted to recreate the cookie version of this craft, I realized my kids had never seen/made them. It was tragic to discover that I hadn't passed on this treasure. So we made the old school version and then I … [Read more...]
Halloween season is upon us, which means it's time to stock up on monster eyeballs! Yes, this is totally necessary for all of your monster needs this season! It is so fast and fun to mass produce these little candies made from royal icing. You will just need 2 colors of royal icing. For the recipe and other tips, see this post on the basics of sugar cookies and royal icing. In order for the eyes to end up flat, we are going to do the "wet on wet" technique. This means that as soon as … [Read more...]
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