Happy Easter!

My sister and I took our girls to Lens Friends in Huntingdon Valley, PA a few weeks ago – and walked away with some fantastic pictures on CD that WE TOOK!!  If you’re local, definitely check them out – you book a session and use their backgrounds, props (or bring your own) and take pictures … Read more

How to Make Chocolate Covered Pretzels and Oreos

Chocolate makes just about anything taste better, in my humble opinion.  This week I treated myself to the Wilton Chocolate Pro and today I had the first chance to give it a whirl.  The neat thing about this contraption is that it eliminates the (annoying) need to heat and reheat chocolate as you work with … Read more

How to Hard Boil an Egg

Easter is right around the corner – which means you just might find yourself dyeing some hard boiled eggs in the next few days.  Tonight as I stared at the 2 dozen eggs that we will be dyeing on Saturday, I decided to go ahead and hard boil them now and get that step out … Read more

Easter Candy Making with Chocolate Candy Melts

I am by NO means a chocolatier – unless, of course, eating a lot of chocolate qualifies you as some sort of expert.  But I doubt it. This morning Lily, my stepmom and myself tried our hand at some Easter candy making and I have to say – they didn’t turn out half bad!  I … Read more

Easter Peep and Jellybean Centerpiece

I am FAR from the first person to think of this centerpiece idea – Pinterest is just loaded with different renditions. You can choose between different jellybeans, different colored Peeps and pick your favorite type of flower to place inside.  (The most common flowers that I have seen used are tulips.) I chose purple bunny … Read more